--- title: "Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A weekend in early October, Saint-Brisson. The Morvan's autumn fair at the park headquarters, with farm produce, fruit pressing and local societies." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-l-automne-et-des-associations-du-morvan lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/fete-de-l-automne-et-des-associations-du-morvan.png --- # Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan > Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan: the Morvan's autumn fair at the park headquarters, with farm produce, fruit pressing and local societies. Each autumn the Parc naturel régional du Morvan holds a two-day fête at its headquarters, the Maison du Parc in Saint-Brisson. Farmers and craftspeople sell their produce, local associations show their work and visitors can have their own fruit pressed. The 2026 edition is free and open to all. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Saint-Brisson - 1 h 04 from Beaune - Free entry - When: A weekend in early October. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Last edition: took place on Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October 2026 - Venue: [Morvan Regional Nature Park](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-naturel-regional-du-morvan) - Entry: Free - Organised by: [Parc naturel régional du Morvan](https://www.parcdumorvan.org/) - Official website: [parcdumorvan.org](https://www.parcdumorvan.org/le-parc/la-maison-du-parc/les-animations-expositions/la-fete-de-lautomne-et-des-associations-du-morvan/) - Where: Saint-Brisson · Nièvre - Location: 65 km north-west of Beaune · Nièvre - Coordinates: 47.2758, 4.0966 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 04 · 82 km - €230 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## History The fête is organised by the regional nature park and gathers the producers of the Morvan Terroirs association together with many of the clubs and societies of the massif. The 2026 edition is the 20th: the pastry chef Lucile Vigilant of the Relais Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu has created a birthday cake made with Morvan chestnuts, and gives a cookery show on the Sunday. ## What to expect Browse the big market of farm produce and local crafts, visit exhibitions on autumn fruit and forest wildlife, and bring your own fruit and bottles to the pressing workshop, where juice is charged by the litre on booking. That weekend the Maison des Hommes et des Paysages museum is free and the Musée de la Résistance offers a reduced rate. Food comes from the park's bistro and food trucks. ## Tips for the day Entry is free. Saint-Brisson is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Beaune, and the Lac des Settons is close by for a walk; with a driver nobody has to drive home, and you can bring back a boot full of Morvan produce. ## Did you know? Visitors can bring their own fruit and empty bottles and have their juice pressed on the spot. ## Around Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan What to combine with Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in October 2027 - **Runs Monday 6 September – Sunday 31 October 2027** · [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) - **Runs Wednesday 29 September – Sunday 31 October 2027** · [Tribu Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/tribu-festival-dijon): Dijon's festival of world music, jazz and adventurous sounds, at the turn of October. (Music · Dijon) - **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) - **Early October, on a Saturday, with starts from late morning (3 October in 2026)** · [L’Automnale](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-automnale-beaune-cyclos): An autumn cycling tour of the Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, from 44 to 90 km. (Sport · Beaune) - **Usually a weekend in October, from Friday to Sunday.** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) - **An October weekend, Saturday evening and Sunday (10 and 11 October in 2026)** · [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) ### Nearby - **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) - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Paulée du Vézelien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-vezelien): A harvest-end day of parades through the four villages of the Vézelay appellation, ending with the blessing of the vintage. (Wine festival · Vézelay, Saint-Père, Asquins and Tharoiseau) - **A Saturday in mid or late January.** · [Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-des-quatre-coteaux-du-vezelien): The winter feast of the Vézelay growers, with mass, mulled wine, a procession and a long banquet. (Tradition · Vézelay, Saint-Père, Asquins and Tharoiseau) - **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) - **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) - **Two weekends in late July and early August, at nightfall.** · [Montréal en Lumière](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/montreal-en-lumiere): A night-time walk through the history of a medieval hill village, told by some sixty costumed performers. (Culture · Montréal) ### Châteaux - [Château de La Roche-en-Brenil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-roche-en-brenil) (14 km away): A moated château on the edge of the Morvan, saved from demolition by the writer Charles de Montalembert. - [Château de Ménessaire](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-menessaire) (16 km away): A Morvan castle under glazed-tile roofs, with a rediscovered 17th-century painted ceiling and guest rooms. - [Château de Chastellux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chastellux) (20 km away): A towered fortress at the gateway to the Morvan, still lived in by the family of its name. ### Things to do - [Morvan Regional Nature Park (Parc naturel régional du Morvan)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-naturel-regional-du-morvan), 1 km away: Burgundy's little mountain of granite, forests and lakes, with its park headquarters at Saint-Brisson. - [Museum of the Resistance in the Morvan (Musée de la Résistance en Morvan)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-de-la-resistance-en-morvan), 1 km away: The story of the Morvan maquis, told in the heart of the forests where they fought. - [Pierre-qui-Vire Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-la-pierre-qui-vire), 10 km away: A living Benedictine monastery deep in the Morvan forest, beside a legendary rocking stone. ### Restaurants - [La Côte d’Or (Relais Bernard Loiseau)](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-cote-d-or-saulieu), 10 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars: Bernard Loiseau's house in Saulieu: two stars and a century of Burgundian grand cuisine ## Questions about Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan ### When is Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan 2027? The 2027 dates of Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A weekend in early October.. The organiser publishes them on parcdumorvan.org. ### Where does Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan take place? Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan takes place in Saint-Brisson (Nièvre), at Morvan Regional Nature Park. ### Is Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan free to attend? Yes, entry to Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan is free. ### How do you get to Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan from Beaune? Saint-Brisson is about 1 h 04 from Beaune by road (82 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €230 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 Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:morvan): 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: