Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan
Saulieu's food fair on Ascension weekend, with cooking contests in a town famous for its great chefs.
- Food & markets
- Saulieu
- 57 min from Beaune
€200one way from Beaune with a private driver
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- Nearby
- François Pompon Museum
- Entry
- Paid or by invitation
- Official website
- tourisme.saulieu-morvan.fr
Getting there
Private driver from Beaune: 57 min by road (70 km), €200 one way for the whole car.
Coming by train or plane? Transfers from stations and airports →
About the event
Each year over the Ascension weekend, Saulieu hosts the Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan et des Pays de Bourgogne. The fair brings together the flavours of the Morvan and Burgundy, with cooking demonstrations and competitions for cooks and for dining-room staff.
What to expect
Stroll through a fair of Morvan and Burgundian specialities, watch chefs at work in live demonstrations and follow the cooking and table-service competitions. It is a good weekend to stock up on local produce and to book a table at one of the town's restaurants.
History
Saulieu stands on the old road from Paris to Lyon, and its Côte d'Or restaurant was made famous by Alexandre Dumaine and later by Bernard Loiseau. The town's museum devotes a room to them, and the gourmet weekend carries on that reputation.
The 2025 edition ran from Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June, from 10 am to 6 pm each day.
Good to know
Tips for the day
Entry is 3 euros according to the tourist office. Ascension moves each year, so check the dates with the Saulieu tourist office. Saulieu is about an hour from Beaune; combine the fair with the Basilique Saint-Andoche and the Musée François Pompon, and let your driver handle the road after a long lunch.
Around here
What to combine with Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan on the same day, nearest first.
- Music
Festival Musique au Chambertin
Long held over five days in late August and early SeptemberGevrey-Chambertin - Culture
Mois des Climats
Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early JulyBeaune - Music
Festival De Bach à Bacchus
Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in MayMeursault - Wine festival
Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay
A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the eveningChardonnay
- Food & markets
Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan
A weekend in early OctoberSaint-Brisson - Tradition
Fête de la Bague
The race is run every 31 May, whatever the day of the week, amid about ten days of festivities in late May and early JuneSemur-en-Auxois
Questions
The 2027 dates of Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the Ascension weekend, from Thursday to Sunday.. The organiser publishes them on tourisme.saulieu-morvan.fr.
Did you know? Saulieu's museum has a room devoted to Alexandre Dumaine and Bernard Loiseau, the chefs who made the town's Côte d'Or restaurant famous.
Sources
A private driver for the day
No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass.