--- title: "Festival de Lournand 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Six days around the turn of July and August, Lournand. Six summer evenings of theatre, circus and music on a village square just north of Cluny." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-lournand lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/festival-de-lournand.png --- # Festival de Lournand > Festival de Lournand: Six summer evenings of theatre, circus and music on a village square just north of Cluny. The Festival de Lournand turns the square of a small village five minutes from Cluny into an open-air theatre for six days. Evening shows mix masked theatre, acrobatics, clowning, music and poetic circus, with a guinguette before and after. ## Key facts - Type: Culture - Lournand - 1 h 06 from Beaune - When: Six days around the turn of July and August. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Château de Lourdon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-lourdon) - Organised by: [Un p’tit air de Festival](https://festival-lournand.com/) - Where: Lournand · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 65 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.4508, 4.6450 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 06 · 85 km - €235 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 Run by the association Un P'tit Air de Festival, it has become one of the main summer events of the Clunisois, spreading in recent years to other villages of the area and to afternoon shows for families in Cluny. ## What to expect Arrive early for a drink and a bite at the festival guinguette, then settle in for the evening show. Afternoon shows for all ages take place in Cluny. ## Tips for the day Tickets range from free to around 20 euros depending on the show and are sold online. Lournand is a small village with limited parking; being dropped off and collected after the show is simpler, and Beaune is about an hour and a quarter away. ## Did you know? In 2026 the festival launched Vélostival: discounted bike hire from Cluny's old station, then along the Voie Verte to the festival. ## Around Festival de Lournand What to combine with Festival de Lournand on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in July 2027 - **Runs Thursday 6 May – Saturday 31 July 2027** · [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) - **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 Wednesday 16 June – Saturday 31 July 2027** · [Le Parcours des Tréteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/parcours-des-treteaux-pernand-vergelesses): A theatrical tasting walk through Pernand-Vergelesses, with six food and wine stops. (Culture · Pernand-Vergelesses) - **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) ### 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) - **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 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) - **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) - **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) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (15 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) (20 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) (23 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) (1 km away): The ruined hilltop fortress of the abbots of Cluny, where the monks once hid their treasures. - [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. - [Château de Berzé-le-Châtel](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-berze-le-chatel) (8 km away): The largest medieval fortress of southern Burgundy, built to shield Cluny, with terraced gardens and its own wine. ### Things to do - [Cluny National Stud (Haras national de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/haras-national-de-cluny), 2 km away: A national stud founded under Napoleon, built on the site of Cluny's great abbey church. - [Cluny Market (Marché de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-de-cluny), 2 km away: A Saturday morning market in the streets of Cluny's medieval town, right beside the abbey. - [Église Notre-Dame de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-notre-dame-cluny) (2 km away): Cluny's Gothic parish church, watched over by fifty carved faces and the three-faced Pidou-Berlu. ## Questions about Festival de Lournand ### When is Festival de Lournand 2027? The 2027 dates of Festival de Lournand have not been announced yet. Usual timing: Six days around the turn of July and August; the 2026 festival ran from 28 July to 2 August.. The organiser publishes them on festival-lournand.com. ### Where does Festival de Lournand take place? Festival de Lournand takes place in Lournand (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to Festival de Lournand from Beaune? Lournand is about 1 h 06 from Beaune by road (85 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €235 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 de Lournand? 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 de Lournand 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=chateau:lourdon): 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: