--- title: "Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January, Dijon. Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon.png --- # Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon > Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon: Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. For five weeks each winter, Dijon's Fééries de Noël spread a Christmas market, lights and rides across the city centre. Wooden chalets line Place Darcy and rue de la Liberté, an ice rink and a big wheel fill Place de la République, and vin chaud is never far away. ## Key facts - Type: Christmas - Dijon - 40 min from Beaune - Free entry - When: Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January. The 2026 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Entry: Free - Organised by: [Ville de Dijon](https://www.dijon.fr/) - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3236, 5.0328 - From Beaune: ≈ 40 min · 47 km - €120 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The 2025 to 2026 edition ran from 29 November to 4 January, covering all of the school holidays, with the official lights switched on at the opening. The market gathered 47 chalets, several of them reserved for local craftspeople and associations, and the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin added makers' markets and family activities. ## What to expect Walk from the station end of town along rue de la Liberté to the Palais des Ducs, stopping for waffles, churros, confectionery and vin chaud, and for handmade pottery, jewellery and woodwork. Skate on the 600 square metre rink or take a turn on the 40 metre big wheel. ## Tips for the day The city publishes the dates and programme in November. The centre is largely pedestrian, so a private driver who drops you near Place Darcy and collects you later makes an evening visit easy. ## Did you know? The ice rink on Place de la République is built around the statue of President Sadi Carnot. ## Around Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon What to combine with Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon 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 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) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [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) ### Nearby - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Each year on the weekend after the Saint-Vincent Tournante, usually a Saturday in late January or early February.** · [Saint-Vincent de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-dijon): Dijon honours the patron saint of winegrowers with a parade and a tasting village. (Tradition · Dijon) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [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) - **Every two years, in even-numbered years; recent editions were held in early July. The next is expected in 2028.** · [Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-de-la-vigne-dijon): Dijon's international folk festival, born in 1946 and held every two years. (Culture · Dijon) ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (7 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (10 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (2 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 3 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (7 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [Darcy Garden (Jardin Darcy)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/jardin-darcy), 1 km away: Dijon's first public garden, built over Henry Darcy's reservoir and guarded by a polar bear. - [Porte Guillaume](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/porte-guillaume-dijon) (1 km away): An 18th-century triumphal arch on Place Darcy, built on the site of a medieval city gate. - [Saint-Bénigne Cathedral, Dijon (Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cathedrale-saint-benigne), 1 km away: A Gothic abbey church turned cathedral, above a round crypt from around the year 1000. ### Restaurants - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (1 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion - [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A chef couple from Le Bristol regains a star behind one of Dijon's most ornate Renaissance façades ## Questions about Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon ### When is Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon 2026? The 2026 dates of Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon have not been announced yet. Usual timing: usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.. The organiser publishes them on dijon.fr. ### Where does Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon take place? Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon takes place in Dijon (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon free to attend? Yes, entry to Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon is free. ### How do you get to Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon from Beaune? Dijon is about 40 min from Beaune by road (47 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €120 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 Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:dijon): 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: