--- title: "Jazz à Couches 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Four days in early July, Couches. A village jazz festival under canvas, with international names, a free Off and a wine-tasting concert." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/jazz-a-couches lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/jazz-a-couches.png --- # Jazz à Couches > Jazz à Couches: a village jazz festival under canvas, with international names, a free Off and a wine-tasting concert. Every July the small town of Couches puts up a big top for Jazz à Couches, which reached its 39th edition in 2026. Evening concerts bring well-known French and international artists, while free concerts fill the town square. ## Key facts - Type: Music - Couches - 35 min from Beaune - When: Four days in early July, Wednesday to Saturday. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/maranges) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Association du festival de jazz](https://www.jazzacouches.fr/) - Where: Couches · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 25 km south-west of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.8661, 4.5672 - From Beaune: ≈ 35 min · 35 km - €125 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 Now in its fourth decade, the festival keeps the local Big Band de Couches on its bill beside visiting stars. Each edition has a theme; in 2026 it was the voice, with Marion Rampal, Youn Sun Nah and Sanseverino on the programme. ## What to expect There are three strands: ticketed evening concerts under the tent at the leisure ground, a free Off in the open air on Place de la République for emerging artists, and Jazz à du Goût, a concert with wine tasting at the Prieuré Saint-Georges on the Saturday afternoon. From 2026 all tent concerts are seated. ## Tips for the day Book early, as the most popular nights sell out. Couches is about 35 minutes from Beaune on country roads, and a late finish under the tent is easier with a driver waiting outside. ## Did you know? The 2026 edition was the 39th, and both the Friday night under the tent and the Jazz à du Goût tasting concert sold out. ## Around Jazz à Couches What to combine with Jazz à Couches on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in July 2027 - **Runs Thursday 6 May – Saturday 31 July 2027** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Runs Tuesday 25 May – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Les Vin’dredis de la Halle](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vindredis-halle-chambertin): Summer Friday tastings and gourmet evenings at the Halle Chambertin in Gevrey. (Wine festival · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **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 Wednesday 16 June – Saturday 31 July 2027** · [Le Parcours des Tréteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/parcours-des-treteaux-pernand-vergelesses): A theatrical tasting walk through Pernand-Vergelesses, with six food and wine stops. (Culture · Pernand-Vergelesses) - **Runs Thursday 24 June – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [L’Été Frappé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-ete-frappe-macon): A free summer-long festival of concerts and shows in the streets and parks of Mâcon. (Music · Mâcon) - **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) ### Nearby - **The first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 7pm; the 2026 Ronde was on 1 and 2 August.** · [La Ronde du Couchois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/ronde-du-couchois): An open-cellar weekend hopping between the villages of the little-known Côtes du Couchois. (Wine festival · Couches) - **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, 12 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail de Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-de-santenay): A December trail race over the hills of Santenay, from 8.5 km to about 26 km. (Sport · Santenay) - **A Saturday in mid-December, from morning to late evening** · [Marché de Noël de Nolay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-nolay): A village Christmas market under Nolay's medieval hall, ending with a lantern procession. (Christmas · Nolay) - **Usually Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00** · [Du Côté des Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/du-cote-des-maranges): Open cellars in the Maranges, the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, over Easter weekend. (Wine festival · Cheilly, Dezize and Sampigny-lès-Maranges) - **Usually the first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00** · [De Cep en Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/de-cep-en-verre-nolay): A weekend of Hautes-Côtes wines, craftspeople and street performers in the old centre of Nolay. (Wine festival · Nolay) ### Villages - [Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/maranges) (8 km away): Three villages on the last slopes of the Côte de Beaune, sharing one appellation for bright, fruity reds. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (11 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (12 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Couches](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couches) (2 km away): A medieval fortress above the Creuse valley, with a Flamboyant chapel and its own vineyard. - [Château de Dracy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-dracy) (3 km away): A castle of 1547 on a hillside near Couches, with a long 18th-century wine cellar. - [Château de Mercey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-mercey) (6 km away): An early 17th-century manor with square towers and a dovecote, above the Maranges vineyards. ### Things to do - [Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses), Mont de Sène (Montagne des Trois Croix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-de-sene-trois-croix), 10 km away: A 521-metre summit crowned by three crosses, looking over the vineyards of Santenay and the Maranges. - [Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall (Nolay et ses halles médiévales)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nolay-medieval-market-hall), 11 km away: A small medieval market town with a 14th-century hall roofed in heavy Burgundy stone slabs. - [Antonin Rodet](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey) (12 km away): A Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (15 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (15 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. ## Questions about Jazz à Couches ### When is Jazz à Couches 2027? The 2027 dates of Jazz à Couches have not been announced yet. Usual timing: Four days in early July, Wednesday to Saturday; the 2026 festival ran from 1 to 4 July.. The organiser publishes them on jazzacouches.fr. ### Where does Jazz à Couches take place? Jazz à Couches takes place in Couches (Saône-et-Loire). ### Is Jazz à Couches free to attend? No, Jazz à Couches is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Jazz à Couches from Beaune? Couches is about 35 min from Beaune by road (35 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €125 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 Jazz à Couches? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Jazz à Couches 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:maranges): 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: