--- title: "Les Festives de Meloisey 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Every other July, a Hautes-Côtes village becomes a festival of wine bars, crafts and French song." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festives-de-meloisey lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/festives-de-meloisey.png --- # Les Festives de Meloisey > Les Festives de Meloisey: Every other July, a Hautes-Côtes village becomes a festival of wine bars, crafts and French song. Les Festives de Meloisey is a village festival held every two years in Meloisey, in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune above Pommard. Over a July weekend, wine bars pour the wines of the village's growers, more than 60 craftspeople set up in the streets and a show starts every hour. The festival is held in odd-numbered years. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Meloisey - 15 min from Beaune - Free entry - When: Every two years, in odd-numbered years, over a weekend in mid to late July. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) - Entry: Free - Official website: [facebook.com](https://www.facebook.com/festivesdemeloisey/) - Where: Meloisey · Côte-d'Or - Location: 8 km west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0317, 4.7362 - From Beaune: ≈ 15 min · 10 km - €70 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 Festives were created to promote Meloisey and its residents, associations, walking trails, heritage, vineyards and winegrowers. Run by volunteers, the festival has become a biennial event, held in 2021, 2023 and 2025. ## What to expect Wine bars serve the village growers' wines with local produce, and craftspeople exhibit throughout the streets. The programme is entirely French-language, from bands to theatre; in 2025 it included a play by the troupe Les Mille et Une Vignes. Children have their own activities, from face painting to pottery, and the Saturday ends late with fireworks. ## Tips for the day Entry is free. In 2025 the festival ran from 11:00 to midnight on the Saturday and from 10:00 to 19:00 on the Sunday. Meloisey is a small hill village with limited parking, and after a late evening with fireworks, a driver back to Beaune, about 15 minutes away, is the easiest way home. ## Did you know? The festival takes place only every other year, and entry is free. ## Around Les Festives de Meloisey What to combine with Les Festives de Meloisey 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 - **Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Saint-Vincent Tournante](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante): Burgundy's winter wine festival, hosted by a different village each January. (Tradition · Volnay, 2027 host) - **Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday** · [Le Printemps de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie): Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. (Wine festival · Monthelie) - **Usually the last Saturday of June, from morning until late evening** · [Elégance des Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/elegance-des-volnay): A June day in Volnay to meet some thirty growers and taste the village's climats. (Wine festival · Volnay) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail du Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-montrachet): A semi-nocturnal trail race through the vines and woods above Chassagne-Montrachet. (Sport · Chassagne-Montrachet) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) ### Villages - [Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-romain) (4 km away): A cliff-ringed village above the Côte de Beaune, known for crisp whites, fresh reds and wide views. - [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay) (5 km away): A hillside village high above the vines, loved for the finesse of its red wines. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (5 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. ### Châteaux - [Château fort de Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-saint-romain) (4 km away): Medieval castle ruins on a rocky spur, with wide views over the Saint-Romain cliffs. - [Château de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie) (5 km away): An 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. - [Château de la Commaraine](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-commaraine) (5 km away): A towered château in the heart of Pommard, set in its own walled Premier Cru vineyard. ### Things to do - [Domaine Christophe Vaudoisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-christophe-vaudoisey-volnay) (5 km away): A Volnay family estate since 1804, now in its ninth generation, receiving visitors by appointment in the village. - [Domaine Michel Lahaye](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-michel-lahaye-pommard) (5 km away): A family estate on Pommard's church square, with a tasting room in its old stable and a log fire in winter. - [Domaine Guillaume Baduel](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-guillaume-baduel-pommard) (5 km away): A young Pommard domaine run by the sixth generation of a wine family, where some vines are still ploughed by horse. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ## Questions about Les Festives de Meloisey ### When is Les Festives de Meloisey 2027? The 2027 dates of Les Festives de Meloisey have not been announced yet. Usual timing: every two years, in odd-numbered years, over a weekend in mid to late July. The organiser publishes them on facebook.com. ### Where does Les Festives de Meloisey take place? Les Festives de Meloisey takes place in Meloisey (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Les Festives de Meloisey free to attend? Yes, entry to Les Festives de Meloisey is free. ### How do you get to Les Festives de Meloisey from Beaune? Meloisey is about 15 min from Beaune by road (10 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €70 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 Festives de Meloisey? 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 Festives de Meloisey 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:pommard): 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: