--- title: "Fête de la Truffe impériale 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The last Saturday of October, Châtillon-sur-Seine. Burgundy truffles, truffle dogs and cooking contests with an imperial twist at Châtillon-sur-Seine." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-truffe-imperiale-chatillon-sur-seine lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/fete-de-la-truffe-imperiale-chatillon-sur-seine.png --- # Fête de la Truffe impériale > Fête de la Truffe impériale: Burgundy truffles, truffle dogs and cooking contests with an imperial twist at Châtillon-sur-Seine. On the last Saturday of October, Châtillon-sur-Seine holds the Fête de la Truffe impériale, a day devoted to the Burgundy truffle. There is a market of truffles and local produce, demonstrations of truffle hunting, cooking contests for the public and for professionals, and tastings of regional specialities. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Châtillon-sur-Seine - 1 h 27 from Beaune - When: The last Saturday of October. The 2026 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Châtillonnais Museum and the Vix Treasure](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-pays-chatillonnais-tresor-de-vix) - Official website: [tourisme-chatillonnais.fr](https://tourisme-chatillonnais.fr/fr/decouvrir/fetes-locales) - Where: Châtillon-sur-Seine · Côte-d'Or - Location: 95 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.8607, 4.5749 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 27 · 124 km - €320 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## History The imperial name recalls a truffle meal prepared for Napoleon when he passed through Châtillon in 1805, as a friend of Marshal Marmont. Châtillon has held the label Ville impériale since 2020, and the festival draws on that history. ## What to expect Watch trained dogs track down truffles, follow the cooking contests and browse the market for truffles and regional produce. It is an easy way to see, smell and taste the Burgundy truffle in its season, in a town better known for the Trésor de Vix. ## Tips for the day The date follows the usual rule, but check the tourist office's programme before travelling, as truffle supply varies from year to year. Châtillon is about 1 hour 45 minutes from Beaune; a driver lets you pair the fête with the Trésor de Vix and a Crémant tasting in the Châtillonnais. ## Did you know? The festival's imperial theme comes from a truffle meal served to Napoleon in Châtillon in 1805. ## Around Fête de la Truffe impériale What to combine with Fête de la Truffe impériale on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in October 2026 - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [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) - **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)** · [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) - **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) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Venise au Palais](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/venise-au-palais-ancy-le-franc): Venetian carnival costumes parade through a Renaissance palace designed by an Italian architect. (Culture · Ancy-le-Franc) - **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) ### Nearby - **The third Saturday of March.** · [Fête du Crémant et Tape-Chaudrons](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-du-cremant-et-tape-chaudrons): Châtillon-sur-Seine chases away winter with a carnival parade, clanging cauldrons and Crémant de Bourgogne. (Wine festival · Châtillon-sur-Seine) - **Monday, 16 November 2026 – Tuesday, 16 February 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Noël à l’abbaye de Fontenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/noel-a-l-abbaye-de-fontenay): A giant crèche, illuminated gardens and a Christmas market at a UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey. (Christmas · Marmagne) - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marché de la Saint-Simon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-la-saint-simon-flavigny): Flavigny's great autumn fair, with crafts, farm produce and aniseed sweets in the lanes of a hilltop village. (Food & markets · Flavigny-sur-Ozerain) - **Saturday, 28 November 2026 – Sunday, 10 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/exposition-de-creches-flavigny-sur-ozerain): About ninety nativity scenes light up the windows of a medieval hilltop village through the Christmas season. (Christmas · Flavigny-sur-Ozerain) - **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) ### Things to do - [Châtillonnais Museum and the Vix Treasure (Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, Trésor de Vix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-pays-chatillonnais-tresor-de-vix), 1 km away: Home of the Vix krater, the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity. - [Douix Spring (Source de la Douix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/source-de-la-douix), 1 km away: A powerful karst spring bursting from a limestone cliff in the heart of Châtillon-sur-Seine. - [Forests National Park (Parc national de forêts)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-national-de-forets), 17 km away: France's newest national park, created to protect vast lowland forests of oak and beech. ### Restaurants - [Château de Courban](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/chateau-de-courban) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred country-house orangery in the far north of Côte-d'Or, on the edge of the national forest park ### Guides about Fête de la Truffe impériale - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) ## Questions about Fête de la Truffe impériale ### When is Fête de la Truffe impériale 2026? The 2026 dates of Fête de la Truffe impériale have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the last Saturday of October.. The organiser publishes them on tourisme-chatillonnais.fr. ### Where does Fête de la Truffe impériale take place? Fête de la Truffe impériale takes place in Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or). ### How do you get to Fête de la Truffe impériale from Beaune? Châtillon-sur-Seine is about 1 h 27 from Beaune by road (124 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €320 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 Truffe impériale? 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 Truffe impériale 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:vix): 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: