--- title: "Détours en Tournugeois 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Late August, Tournus. Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/detours-en-tournugeois lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/detours-en-tournugeois.png --- # Détours en Tournugeois > Détours en Tournugeois: Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer. 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. ## Key facts - Type: Culture - Tournus - 56 min from Beaune - When: Late August. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) - Organised by: [Le Galpon](https://legalpon.com/) - Official website: [tournus-tourisme.com](https://www.tournus-tourisme.com/temps-fort/detours-en-tournugeois/) - Where: Tournus · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 50 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.5617, 4.9097 - From Beaune: ≈ 56 min · 67 km - €195 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 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Did you know? Around thirty companies take over the villages of the Mâconnais-Tournugeois each year. ## Around Détours en Tournugeois What to combine with Détours en Tournugeois on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in August 2027 - **Runs Tuesday 25 May – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Les Vin’dredis de la Halle](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vindredis-halle-chambertin): Summer Friday tastings and gourmet evenings at the Halle Chambertin in Gevrey. (Wine festival · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Runs Sunday 6 June – Thursday 30 September 2027** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Runs Thursday 24 June – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [L’Été Frappé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-ete-frappe-macon): A free summer-long festival of concerts and shows in the streets and parks of Mâcon. (Music · Mâcon) - **Runs Friday 25 June – Thursday 30 September 2027** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Runs Tuesday 6 July – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Montréal en Lumière](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/montreal-en-lumiere): A night-time walk through the history of a medieval hill village, told by some sixty costumed performers. (Culture · Montréal) - **Runs Monday 19 July – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Les Grandes Heures de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grandes-heures-de-cluny): A summer festival of classical music in Cluny's churches, with a wine tasting after each concert. (Music · Cluny) ### Nearby - **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) - **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) - **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 Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening; in 2026 it fell on 14 May.** · [Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chardonnay-day): The world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name. (Wine festival · Chardonnay) - **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) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (14 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (24 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (28 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. ### Châteaux - [Château d’Ozenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ozenay) (5 km away): A stone-roofed manor beside a Romanesque church, held by one family for some four hundred years. - [Château de Messey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-messey) (7 km away): A fortified house near Tournus, reborn as an organic wine estate with rooms and winegrowers' cottages. - [Château de Balleure](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-balleure) (9 km away): Birthplace of the Renaissance historian Pierre de Saint-Julien de Balleure, now a luxury guest house. ### Things to do - [Hôtel-Dieu de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-dieu-de-tournus) (1 km away): A 17th-century hospital with its wards, oak box beds and one of the oldest apothecaries in France. - [Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus (Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-saint-philibert-tournus), 1 km away: One of the great Romanesque churches of France, with unusual crosswise vaults and a complete monastic setting. - [Les Vignerons de Mancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/vignerons-de-mancey-tournus) (1 km away): A growers' cooperative near Tournus, with a free trail on Burgundy wine and tastings of Mâcon-Mancey. ### Restaurants - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (11 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) (14 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) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. ## Questions about Détours en Tournugeois ### When is Détours en Tournugeois 2027? 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. ### Where does Détours en Tournugeois take place? Détours en Tournugeois takes place in Tournus (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to Détours en Tournugeois from Beaune? Tournus is about 56 min from Beaune by road (67 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €195 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 Détours en Tournugeois? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Détours en Tournugeois 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: