--- title: "Foulée des Vendanges 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "17 Oct 2026, Savigny-lès-Beaune. A harvest-time road race through the village, château park and vineyards of Savigny-lès-Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foulee-des-vendanges-savigny lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/foulee-des-vendanges-savigny.png --- # Foulée des Vendanges > Foulée des Vendanges: a harvest-time road race through the village, château park and vineyards of Savigny-lès-Beaune. The Foulée des Vendanges is a running race through the streets of Savigny-lès-Beaune, the park of its château and the surrounding vineyards. Adults choose between a 10 km, a half marathon and a women-only 5 km, and children have their own short races. The 2026 edition is the 35th. ## Key facts - Type: Sport - Savigny-lès-Beaune - 10 min from Beaune - When: Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: A Saturday in October, at harvest time (17 October in 2026) - Venue: [Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-savigny-les-beaune) - Nearby: [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Comité d’organisation de la Foulée des Vendanges](https://foulee-des-vendanges.com/) - Where: Savigny-lès-Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Location: 4 km north of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0617, 4.8188 - From Beaune: ≈ 10 min · 6 km - €60 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## History More than 900 runners take part in the 10 km, a fast race often won in just over thirty minutes. Since the event began, each edition has been sponsored by well-known names from sport, who come to encourage the runners and meet the public, and the women's 5 km carries the name of the sprinter Murielle Hurtis. ## What to expect Races start and finish at the Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune. Children run 1 or 2 km through the village, and there is a family race for the youngest. Every runner in the 10 km and the half marathon receives a bottle of Burgundy. ## Tips for the day Registration is compulsory and online; in 2026 the 10 km cost 17 euros, the half marathon 21 euros and the 5 km 13 euros, while the children's races were free. The race falls on the Vignobles en Scène weekend, so it is easy to add a tasting or dinner, and a driver can handle the transfers. ## Did you know? Every runner in the 10 km and the half marathon receives a bottle of Burgundy. ## Around Foulée des Vendanges What to combine with Foulée des Vendanges 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 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) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [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) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune): Burgundy's great charity wine auction, first held in 1859 and now staged each November in Beaune's covered halls. (Wine auction · Beaune) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Le Festi’Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festi-noel-marche-de-noel-beaune): Beaune's Christmas market by the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, with crafts, treats and mulled wine. (Christmas · Beaune) ### Villages - [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) (1 km away): A true wine village in the Rhoin valley, known for the sayings carved on its houses. - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (3 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Pernand-Vergelesses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses) (3 km away): A steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. ### Châteaux - [Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-savigny-les-beaune) (1 km away): A 14th-century castle with four round towers, and a park full of fighter jets. - [Château de Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton) (3 km away): The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (3 km away): A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. ### Things to do - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (1 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. - [Maison Louis Jadot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-louis-jadot-beaune) (3 km away): A Beaune wine house founded in 1859, known for its Bacchus label, with a shop and visits at its winery. - [Domaine Baptiste Guyot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-baptiste-guyot-beaune) (4 km away): A small family estate on the western edge of Beaune, where the town meets the vines. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (4 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) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ## Questions about Foulée des Vendanges ### When is Foulée des Vendanges 2026? Foulée des Vendanges 2026 takes place in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune): Saturday, 17 October 2026. ### Where does Foulée des Vendanges take place? Foulée des Vendanges takes place in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Côte-d'Or), at Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune. ### Is Foulée des Vendanges free to attend? No, Foulée des Vendanges is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Foulée des Vendanges from Beaune? Savigny-lès-Beaune is about 10 min from Beaune by road (6 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €60 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 Foulée des Vendanges? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Foulée des Vendanges and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:savigny&date=2026-10-17): 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: