--- title: "Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chardonnay-day lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/chardonnay-day.png --- # Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay > Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay: the world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name. Chardonnay Day began as an online celebration of the grape, but in the Mâconnais village of Chardonnay it is a real party. Growers of the Mâcon-Chardonnay appellation gather on the church square to pour their wines, with music and food until late. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Chardonnay - 59 min from Beaune - When: A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) - Official website: [tournus-tourisme.com](https://www.tournus-tourisme.com/temps-fort/le-chardonnay-day/) - Where: Chardonnay · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 55 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.5153, 4.8528 - From Beaune: ≈ 59 min · 73 km - €210 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The international Chardonnay Day was created in California as a social-media event. Since 2015 the producers of Mâcon-Chardonnay and their partners have invited visitors to celebrate it where the grape's name comes from, and the tenth anniversary was marked in 2025. ## What to expect From 4pm the church square fills with stands: in 2026, thirteen estates poured Mâconnais wines, with gyropod rides through the vines, craft stalls, roaming organists, a wine bar, food and a concert. ## Tips for the day Chardonnay is a small village about an hour's drive from Beaune, with limited parking on a busy evening. Being dropped at the square and collected after the concert is the relaxed way to do it. Check the local tourist office for the year's date and programme. ## Did you know? Over its first ten years the Chardonnay village celebration served more than 100,000 glasses, with more than 1,000 visitors each year. ## Around Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay What to combine with Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in May 2027 - **Usually the first weekend of May, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 17:00** · [Bienvenue à Savigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/bienvenue-a-savigny): Savigny-lès-Beaune's growers open their cellars on the first weekend of May. (Wine festival · Savigny-lès-Beaune) - **Long held over five days in late August and early September; in 2026 it moved to a May weekend and an early-October weekend.** · [Festival Musique au Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-musique-au-chambertin): Classical concerts and tastings in the wine villages around Gevrey-Chambertin since 1988. (Music · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in May** · [Festival De Bach à Bacchus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-bach-a-bacchus-meursault): Meursault's summer festival of music and wine, with concerts in the village and tastings with the musicians. (Music · Meursault) - **The week of Ascension in May; the 14th festival ran from 12 to 17 May 2026.** · [Festival Cluny Danse](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-cluny-danse): Contemporary dance in the streets and theatres of Cluny over the Ascension week. (Culture · Cluny) - **A weekend in May.** · [Fêtes médiévales de Semur-en-Auxois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-medievales-de-semur-en-auxois): A weekend of medieval fantasy, music and a banquet beneath the towers of Semur-en-Auxois. (Tradition · Semur-en-Auxois) ### Nearby - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Tournuscimes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/la-tournuscimes): Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais. (Sport · Chardonnay) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marché de Noël de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-tournus): A Christmas market of makers and local producers inside the abbey halls of Tournus. (Christmas · Tournus) - **A weekend in late March; the 2026 fair was held on 21 and 22 March.** · [Les Oenogourmandes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/les-oenogourmandes-tournus): A wine and food fair in the medieval halls of Tournus abbey, every March. (Wine festival · Tournus) - **The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.** · [Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse): The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. (Wine festival · Viré) - **A weekend in mid or late July; the 2025 weekend was held on 19 and 20 July.** · [Week-end médiéval de Brancion](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/week-end-medieval-de-brancion): Knights, archers and falconers bring the hilltop village of Brancion back to the Middle Ages for a weekend. (Tradition · Martailly-lès-Brancion) - **Late August; in 2026 it opened on 23 August in Ozenay, then ran from 26 to 29 August in Viré and Tournus.** · [Détours en Tournugeois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/detours-en-tournugeois): Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer. (Culture · Tournus) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (7 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (25 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (27 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. ### Châteaux - [Château de Messey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-messey) (3 km away): A fortified house near Tournus, reborn as an organic wine estate with rooms and winegrowers' cottages. - [Château d’Ozenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ozenay) (3 km away): A stone-roofed manor beside a Romanesque church, held by one family for some four hundred years. - [Château de Cruzille](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-cruzille) (5 km away): A fortress on a spur above Cruzille, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Liberation of 1944. ### Things to do - [Cave de Lugny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cave-de-lugny) (5 km away): A 1927 cooperative, the leading producer of Mâcon-Villages, with a shop below the Charmes vineyard. - [Musée du Vélo Michel Grézaud](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-velo-michel-grezaud-tournus) (7 km away): Nearly 200 bicycles, from an 1818 draisine to a carbon racing machine, in a former starch factory south of Tournus. - [Hôtel-Dieu de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-dieu-de-tournus) (7 km away): A 17th-century hospital with its wards, oak box beds and one of the oldest apothecaries in France. ### Restaurants - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014. - [Le Raisin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-raisin-pont-de-vaux) (11 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family house in the Bresse, a short hop across the Saône from the Mâconnais vineyards. - [Aux Terrasses](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aux-terrasses-tournus) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. ## Questions about Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay ### When is Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay 2027? The 2027 dates of Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening; in 2026 it fell on 14 May.. The organiser publishes them on tournus-tourisme.com. ### Where does Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay take place? Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay takes place in Chardonnay (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay from Beaune? Chardonnay is about 59 min from Beaune by road (73 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €210 for the whole car, up to 4 guests, with no parking to find and nobody at the wheel after a glass of wine. ### Can we book a private driver for Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:vire): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: