--- title: "Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "31 Oct – 11 Nov 2026, Dijon. Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon.png --- # Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon > Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon: Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. The Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon is one of France's major fairs and the largest popular event in Burgundy. Created in 1921, it fills Dijon's exhibition park each autumn, with a gastronomy hall, cooking demonstrations and tastings alongside stands for crafts, home and leisure. The 2026 edition is the 96th. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Dijon - 40 min from Beaune - When: Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually twelve days spanning late October and early November, around the 11 November holiday - Nearby: [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Dijon Bourgogne Events](https://dijonbourgogne-events.com/) - Official website: [foirededijon.com](https://www.foirededijon.com/) - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3298, 5.0544 - From Beaune: ≈ 40 min · 47 km - €120 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 Gaston Gérard, mayor of Dijon, founded the fair in 1921 to revive the old culinary traditions of Burgundy, its famous wines and the cuisine of its dukes. It quickly drew large crowds and the attention of the country's food writers. Gérard's name also lives on in poulet Gaston Gérard, a chicken dish with mustard, Comté and cream created by his wife in 1930. ## What to expect Spend a few hours in the gastronomy hall, tasting regional produce and wine and watching chefs at work. Demonstrations, cooking contests and workshops let you pick up tricks of the trade from professionals, and each year a guest country brings its own specialities. About 450 exhibitors fill 24,000 square metres, and the fair stays open late on some evenings, when the food halls are at their liveliest. ## Tips for the day The fair is held at the Parc des expositions et des congrès, on boulevard de Champagne, north-east of the city centre; the Auditorium and Poincaré stops of tram line T1 are a few minutes' walk away. Check opening times, late openings and prices on the fair's website before you go. Dijon's exhibition park is about 40 minutes from Beaune by the A31, and the streets around it are busy at weekends and on the 11 November holiday, so a private driver dropping you at the entrance is the calmer choice, especially after a few tastings in the gastronomy hall. ## Did you know? Poulet Gaston Gérard was born in 1930 when the mayor's wife, cooking for the critic Curnonsky, is said to have spilled paprika and saved the dish with wine, mustard, cheese and cream. ## Around Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon What to combine with Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon 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 - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · 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 Sunday from late June to late September.** · [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) - **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) ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (8 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (11 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (1 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 3 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Vantoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vantoux) (8 km away): An early 18th-century château north of Dijon, built for a first president of the Parlement. ### Things to do - [Monument à Sadi Carnot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/monument-sadi-carnot-dijon) (1 km away): A marble and bronze memorial of 1899 to the assassinated President Sadi Carnot, rising from the fountains of Place de la République. - [Hôtel de Vogüé](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-de-vogue) (1 km away): An early 17th-century magistrate's mansion with a glazed tile roof, just behind Notre-Dame. - [Saint-Michel Church, Dijon (Église Saint-Michel de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-michel-dijon), 1 km away: A late Gothic church behind a Renaissance façade with classical orders stacked one above another. ### Restaurants - [L’Aspérule](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-asperule-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Keigo Kimura's intimate Dijon dining room: French technique, Japanese restraint - [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A chef couple from Le Bristol regains a star behind one of Dijon's most ornate Renaissance façades - [CIBO](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cibo-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred table in old Dijon that sources everything within 200 kilometres ### Guides about Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) ## Questions about Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon ### When is Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon 2026? Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon 2026 takes place in Dijon: Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026. ### Where does Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon take place? Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon takes place in Dijon (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon free to attend? No, Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon from Beaune? Dijon is about 40 min from Beaune by road (47 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €120 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 Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon 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 for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:dijon&date=2026-10-31): 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: