--- title: "Festival Cluny Danse 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The week of Ascension in May, Cluny. Contemporary dance in the streets and theatres of Cluny over the Ascension week." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-cluny-danse lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/festival-cluny-danse.png --- # Festival Cluny Danse > Festival Cluny Danse: Contemporary dance in the streets and theatres of Cluny over the Ascension week. Festival Cluny Danse brings professional companies of contemporary dance and circus to Cluny, alongside local schools and conservatoires who perform before the headliners. Free workshops and a public flash mob invite everyone to join in. ## Key facts - Type: Culture - Cluny - 1 h 07 from Beaune - When: The week of Ascension in May. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Cluny Abbey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-cluny) - Organised by: [Compagnie Le grand jeté](https://legrandjete.com/) - Official website: [festivalclunydanse.com](https://www.festivalclunydanse.com/) - Where: Cluny · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 65 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.4344, 4.6592 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 07 · 87 km - €240 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 reached its 14th edition in 2026 and is organised by Le grand jeté, a contemporary dance company. Its shows are pay-what-you-wish, to keep culture open to everyone: at each performance volunteers pass a hat through the audience, and the money helps balance the festival's budget, since the artists themselves are paid under contract. ## What to expect Performances take place in the streets and venues of the medieval town, from energetic contemporary pieces to circus and inclusive dance projects. Workshops are free and open to all levels. In 2026 the Saturday evening brought Mosaïk by Mourad Merzouki's company, and at midday the public joined a flash mob on Place du Commerce, choreographed by Sylvain Riéjou. The festival also works to limit its footprint: it encourages refillable bottles at water points, favours local, seasonal food and sorts and composts its waste. ## Tips for the day Shows are pay-what-you-wish; a few need a reservation, and masterclasses cost 10 euros. If it rains, every show still goes ahead in an indoor venue such as the Théâtre de Cluny or the Écuries Saint-Hugues. Vibrating vests, which let deaf and hard-of-hearing spectators feel the music, can be borrowed at the festival's info point in the Parc Abbatial. Cluny is roughly an hour and a quarter from Beaune; an Ascension weekend day here can combine the abbey, a show and dinner, with a driver for the return. ## Did you know? Amateur dancers from the region's conservatoires, schools and associations perform on stage before the professional companies. ## Around Festival Cluny Danse What to combine with Festival Cluny Danse 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) - **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 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 - **Friday 4 – Sunday 20 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marchés de Noël de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marches-de-noel-de-cluny): Weekend Christmas markets in the historic Écuries de Saint-Hugues, in the heart of Cluny. (Christmas · Cluny) - **A Saturday night in late May or early June; the 89th gala was held on 30 May 2026.** · [Grand Gala des Arts et Métiers de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grand-gala-de-cluny): A black-tie night in the abbey of Cluny, run by engineering students for more than 5,000 guests. (Culture · Cluny) - **From mid or late July to about 10 August; the 2026 festival ran from 19 July to 10 August.** · [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) - **Six days around the turn of July and August; the 2026 festival ran from 28 July to 2 August.** · [Festival de Lournand](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-lournand): Six summer evenings of theatre, circus and music on a village square just north of Cluny. (Culture · Lournand) - **About a week in the second half of August; the 2026 festival ran from 15 to 22 August.** · [Jazz Campus en Clunisois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/jazz-campus-en-clunisois): One of France's oldest jazz festivals, pairing a week of concerts with a jazz summer school. (Music · Cluny) - **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) ### 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. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (18 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (21 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. ### Châteaux - [Château de Lourdon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-lourdon) (3 km away): The ruined hilltop fortress of the abbots of Cluny, where the monks once hid their treasures. - [Château de Berzé-le-Châtel](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-berze-le-chatel) (6 km away): The largest medieval fortress of southern Burgundy, built to shield Cluny, with terraced gardens and its own wine. - [Château de Boutavent](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-boutavent) (6 km away): A spur-top castle that guarded the Grosne valley for the lords of Brancion, then for Cluny. ### Things to do - [Cluny Abbey (Abbaye de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-cluny), 1 km away: The remains of the largest church in medieval Christendom, heart of a monastic order that spread across Europe. - [Cluny Market (Marché de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-de-cluny), 1 km away: A Saturday morning market in the streets of Cluny's medieval town, right beside the abbey. - [Tour des Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/tour-des-fromages-cluny) (1 km away): A tower of the abbey wall of Cluny, with 120 steps up to the best view of the abbey town. ## Questions about Festival Cluny Danse ### When is Festival Cluny Danse 2027? The 2027 dates of Festival Cluny Danse have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the week of Ascension in May; the 14th festival ran from 12 to 17 May 2026.. The organiser publishes them on festivalclunydanse.com. ### Where does Festival Cluny Danse take place? Festival Cluny Danse takes place in Cluny (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to Festival Cluny Danse from Beaune? Cluny is about 1 h 07 from Beaune by road (87 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €240 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 Festival Cluny Danse? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Festival Cluny Danse 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=driver&place=sight:cluny): 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: