--- title: "Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "28 Nov – 10 Jan 2027, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain. About ninety nativity scenes light up the windows of a medieval hilltop village through the Christmas season." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/exposition-de-creches-flavigny-sur-ozerain lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/exposition-de-creches-flavigny-sur-ozerain.png --- # Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël > Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël: About ninety nativity scenes light up the windows of a medieval hilltop village through the Christmas season. Every winter the people of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain set up nativity scenes in their windows, and the whole village becomes a Christmas trail. About ninety lit windows can be seen each evening from late November to early January. ## Key facts - Type: Christmas - Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - 1 h 02 from Beaune - When: Saturday, 28 November 2026 – Sunday, 10 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: From late November to early January, every evening from 4.30 pm to 9 pm - Venue: [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain) - Organised by: [Flavigny Animations](https://flavignyanimations.wordpress.com/) - Official website: [flavignyanimations.wordpress.com](https://flavignyanimations.wordpress.com/les-animations/lexposition-de-creches/) - Where: Flavigny-sur-Ozerain · Côte-d'Or - Location: 60 km north-west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.5128, 4.5319 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 02 · 77 km - €215 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## History The village association Flavigny Animations held its first exhibition in 2009, on the initiative of Carole Drogoul and Bruno Cogourdant, who were inspired by Poffabro, a village north of Venice. The first edition showed 30 nativity scenes; today there are about 90. Since 2016 the theme has been widened to 'crèches et féerie de Noël'. The organisers aim to renew about 80 per cent of the displays every year, so returning visitors always find something new. ## What to expect Walk the lanes after dark and look up at the windows: the scenes are artistic, childlike, handmade, traditional, modern or abstract, and come from all over the world, as varied as the villagers who make them. In mid-December the village also holds a Christmas market, on 12 and 13 December in 2026. ## Tips for the day The windows are lit every evening from 4.30 pm to 9 pm, so plan a late-afternoon visit, perhaps after the Anis factory. Wear good shoes, as the streets are steep and cobbled in places. Flavigny is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Beaune, and a driver makes the dark winter road home an easy one. ## Did you know? The residents themselves install the nativity scenes, in their own windows or a neighbour's, and about 80 per cent of them change every year. ## Around Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël What to combine with Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in November 2026 - **Runs Sunday 11 October – Monday 30 November 2026** · [Marché aux truffes de Noyers](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-truffes-de-noyers): Burgundy truffles, a giant omelette and a clanging bell in the medieval squares of Noyers. (Food & markets · Noyers) - **Runs Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Les Symphonies d’Automne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/symphonies-d-automne-macon): Mâcon's festival of the voice, built around an international competition for young opera singers. (Music · Mâcon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) ### Nearby - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marché de la Saint-Simon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-la-saint-simon-flavigny): Flavigny's great autumn fair, with crafts, farm produce and aniseed sweets in the lanes of a hilltop village. (Food & markets · Flavigny-sur-Ozerain) - **The last weekend of August.** · [Mystère de sainte Reine](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mystere-de-sainte-reine): A village pageant retelling the martyrdom of Saint Reine, with torchlit and costumed processions. (Tradition · Alise-Sainte-Reine) - **Monday, 31 May 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Fête de la Bague](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-bague-semur-en-auxois): France's oldest horse race, run every 31 May along the chestnut-lined mall of Semur-en-Auxois. (Tradition · Semur-en-Auxois) - **Monday, 16 November 2026 – Tuesday, 16 February 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Noël à l’abbaye de Fontenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/noel-a-l-abbaye-de-fontenay): A giant crèche, illuminated gardens and a Christmas market at a UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey. (Christmas · Marmagne) - **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) - **The Ascension weekend, from Thursday to Sunday.** · [Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-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) ### Châteaux - [Château de Bussy-Rabutin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bussy-rabutin) (5 km away): The home of a disgraced courtier in exile, painted wall to wall with portraits and mottoes. - [Château de Frôlois](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-frolois) (8 km away): A stern medieval castle on a rocky spur, with warm period rooms that open in summer. - [Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marigny-le-cahouet) (8 km away): A moated castle of the plain, with towers, a drawbridge and a Gothic Revival gate. ### Things to do - [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain) (1 km away): A walled hilltop village of stone lanes, medieval gates and aniseed sweets, facing the Alésia battlefield. - [Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-genest-flavigny) (1 km away): A village church with galleries on two levels, a carved Gothic tribune and a hundred statues, now under restoration inside. - [Les Anis de Flavigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/anis-de-flavigny) (1 km away): Aniseed sweets made in a Benedictine abbey, with a Carolingian crypt beneath the workshops. ## Questions about Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël ### When is Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël 2026? Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël 2026 takes place in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain: Saturday, 28 November 2026 – Sunday, 10 January 2027. ### Where does Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël take place? Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël takes place in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (Côte-d'Or), at Flavigny-sur-Ozerain. ### How do you get to Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël from Beaune? Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is about 1 h 02 from Beaune by road (77 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €215 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 Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:flavigny&date=2026-11-28): 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: