Détours en Tournugeois
Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer.
- Culture
- Tournus
- 56 min from Beaune
€195one way from Beaune with a private driver
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At a glance
- Nearby
- Viré-Clessé
- Organised by
- Le Galpon
- Official website
- tournus-tourisme.com
Getting there
Private driver from Beaune: 56 min by road (67 km), €195 one way for the whole car.
Coming by train or plane? Transfers from stations and airports →
About the event
Détours en Tournugeois is a festival of street arts and popular music that tours the villages around Tournus each summer. Around thirty companies take part, with brass bands, open-air dances and circus.
What to expect
Shows run from afternoon until late at night in village squares and streets. There is a bar and food on site, and the atmosphere is that of a village fête with a strong programme. In 2026 the festival opened on Sunday 23 August in Ozenay, moved to Tournus on Wednesday 26 August and to Viré on the Thursday and Friday, then spent Saturday 29 August in Tournus before a last evening in Viré.
History
The festival has become an annual end-of-summer fixture in the Mâconnais-Tournugeois. Its 2026 anniversary edition put live, popular and shared music at its heart, with professional fanfares, amateur orchestras, bandstand concerts and dances, plus some fifteen circus and street-theatre companies.
It is run by Le Galpon, an arts venue at 17 rue des Granges in Tournus. The 2026 edition celebrated two anniversaries: 20 years of Impérial Kikiristan, the street-music company that founded Le Galpon, and 40 years of Jazz en Herbe, a course that since 1986 has given generations of musicians the urge to play together outdoors.
Good to know
Tips for the day
Most shows are pay-what-you-wish. Viré sits in the heart of the Viré-Clessé vineyard, so an afternoon of tasting can lead into the festival evening; with a driver, getting home after the last dance is simple. Tournus is under an hour from Beaune.
Around here
What to combine with Détours en Tournugeois on the same day, nearest first.
- Wine festival
Les Vin’dredis de la Halle
Friday evenings through the summer, from late MayGevrey-Chambertin - Culture
Lumières à Beaune
Every evening from late June to late September, and from the Vente des Vins weekend in November to early JanuaryBeaune
- Wine festival
Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay
A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the eveningChardonnay
Viré-Clessé
14 km awayMontagny
24 km awayGivry
28 km away
Questions
The 2027 dates of Détours en Tournugeois have not been announced yet. Usual timing: late August; in 2026 it opened on 23 August in Ozenay, then ran from 26 to 29 August in Viré and Tournus.. The organiser publishes them on tournus-tourisme.com.
Did you know? Around thirty companies take over the villages of the Mâconnais-Tournugeois each year.
Sources
A private driver for the day
No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass.