--- title: "Fête de la Pressée 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days, Chenôve. The dukes' giant wine presses come back to life in Chenôve's old village." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-pressee-chenove lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/fete-de-la-pressee-chenove.png --- # Fête de la Pressée > Fête de la Pressée: the dukes' giant wine presses come back to life in Chenôve's old village. Once a year, the old village of Chenôve, just south of Dijon, turns medieval for a weekend. The enormous presses of the dukes of Burgundy are set to work, visitors taste bourru, the freshly pressed grape juice, and craftspeople and performers in costume fill the lanes. ## Key facts - Type: Tradition - Chenôve - 40 min from Beaune - Free entry - When: Usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Venue: [Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pressoirs-des-ducs-chenove) - Entry: Free - Official website: [chenove.fr](https://chenove.fr/les-pressoirs-des-ducs-de-bourgogne) - Where: Chenôve · Côte-d'Or - Location: 30 km north of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2919, 5.0004 - From Beaune: ≈ 40 min · 42 km - €140 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 Fête de la Pressée was created in 1986 to celebrate the presses of the dukes of Burgundy, listed as historic monuments since 1934. It is organised by the town with the association of the Fête de la Pressée, and in 2016 it celebrated its 30th edition. The presses, with those of the Clos de Vougeot, are the largest and oldest in the region. ## What to expect Watch the presses and a mobile press at work, taste bourru and Chenôve wines, and wander among falconers, archers, blacksmiths, dyers and other crafts. Local food includes gougères, snails and bread baked in the village, and there are games and a teaching farm for children. ## Tips for the day Entry has been free. The fête fills the lanes of the old village, so arriving with a private driver saves looking for a parking space. The Heritage Days weekend also opens other sites in Dijon and along the Côte, so it is easy to build a full day around it. ## Did you know? The presses' movable stone counterweights weigh 4 and 8 tonnes, and tradition nicknamed the counterweight the Margot, after Margaret of Burgundy. ## Around Fête de la Pressée What to combine with Fête de la Pressée on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in September 2027 - **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 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) - **A three-day weekend in early September; the 2026 fête ran from 4 to 6 September.** · [Fête de la Vigne de Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-vigne-givry): Givry's traditional village fête on the eve of the harvest, with music, a flea market and local wine. (Tradition · Givry) - **Usually one day in September or early October.** · [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) - **Usually a Sunday in mid September.** · [Vélotour Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velotour-dijon): A playful bike ride through Dijon that opens places normally closed to cyclists. (Sport · Dijon) - **Late September, over four days from Thursday to Sunday (24 to 27 September in 2026)** · [Festival d’automne Jazz O’Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-jazz-o-verre-beaune): Four days of jazz in Beaune at the end of September, in the spirit of a good glass of wine. (Music · Beaune) ### Nearby - **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) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **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) - **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 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) - **Friday 27 – Sunday 29 August 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Golden Coast Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/golden-coast-festival-dijon): Three days of French and international rap in a park on the edge of Dijon. (Music · Dijon) ### Villages - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (3 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (5 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (5 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (3 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. - [Château de Couchey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couchey) (4 km away): A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (6 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. ### Things to do - [Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy (Pressoirs des ducs de Bourgogne)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pressoirs-des-ducs-chenove), 1 km away: Two giant 15th-century wine presses of the dukes of Burgundy, in the old village of Chenôve. - [Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses (Chartreuse de Champmol et Puits de Moïse)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chartreuse-de-champmol), 3 km away: Claus Sluter's Well of Moses, a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, in the dukes' vanished charterhouse. - [International City of Gastronomy and Wine (Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-gastronomie-vin-dijon), 4 km away: Burgundy's showcase of French food and wine, set in a hospital founded in 1204. ### Restaurants - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (4 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion ## Questions about Fête de la Pressée ### When is Fête de la Pressée 2027? The 2027 dates of Fête de la Pressée have not been announced yet. Usual timing: usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days.. The organiser publishes them on chenove.fr. ### Where does Fête de la Pressée take place? Fête de la Pressée takes place in Chenôve (Côte-d'Or), at Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy. ### Is Fête de la Pressée free to attend? Yes, entry to Fête de la Pressée is free. ### How do you get to Fête de la Pressée from Beaune? Chenôve is about 40 min from Beaune by road (42 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €140 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 la Pressée? 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 la Pressée 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: