--- title: "Jazz Campus en Clunisois 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "About a week in the second half of August, Cluny. One of France's oldest jazz festivals, pairing a week of concerts with a jazz summer school." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/jazz-campus-en-clunisois lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/jazz-campus-en-clunisois.png --- # Jazz Campus en Clunisois > Jazz Campus en Clunisois: One of France's oldest jazz festivals, pairing a week of concerts with a jazz summer school. Jazz Campus en Clunisois combines a festival of adventurous jazz with a summer school for young and amateur musicians. Around fifteen concerts take place in Cluny's historic places, including the abbey, the theatre, the abbey park and the Écuries Saint-Hugues. ## Key facts - Type: Music - Cluny - 1 h 07 from Beaune - When: About a week in the second half of August. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Cluny Abbey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-cluny) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Jazz Campus en Clunisois](https://www.jazzcampus.fr/) - Where: Cluny · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 65 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.4344, 4.6592 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 07 · 87 km - €240 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History Created in 1977, the festival calls itself modest but tenacious, and counts among the two or three oldest in France. The 2026 edition was the 49th, and the organisers have announced that 2027 will celebrate the festival's fiftieth anniversary. It is run by the Jazz Campus en Clunisois association, formed around its founder and artistic director, Didier Levallet, and about thirty volunteers keep the festival village and its bar, the box office and the musicians' transfers going. ## What to expect Evenings bring inventive contemporary jazz and improvised music, while by day the summer school runs orchestra classes, collective improvisation, vocal workshops and a brass band, whose students often surface in the town. ## Tips for the day Tickets are sold online; the full price was 18 euros in 2026, and members of the association, with membership from 10 euros, could buy a festival pass for 100 euros (50 euros for students) covering every concert except the Saturday 22 August show at 9 pm. Tickets are also sold at the Cluny tourist office, 6 rue Mercière, open daily from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, and at the door while seats last, though many concerts sell out. The nearest stations are Mâcon-Loché TGV and Mâcon-Ville, and a greenway links Mâcon to Cluny for cyclists (27 km). Cluny is roughly an hour and a quarter from Beaune, and late finishes in August make a return with a driver the sensible choice. ## Did you know? Founded in 1977, the festival marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2027. ## Around Jazz Campus en Clunisois What to combine with Jazz Campus en Clunisois on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in August 2027 - **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 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) - **Runs Tuesday 6 July – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Montréal en Lumière](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/montreal-en-lumiere): A night-time walk through the history of a medieval hill village, told by some sixty costumed performers. (Culture · Montréal) - **Runs Monday 19 July – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Les Grandes Heures de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grandes-heures-de-cluny): A summer festival of classical music in Cluny's churches, with a wine tasting after each concert. (Music · Cluny) ### Nearby - **Friday 4 – Sunday 20 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marchés de Noël de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marches-de-noel-de-cluny): Weekend Christmas markets in the historic Écuries de Saint-Hugues, in the heart of Cluny. (Christmas · Cluny) - **The week of Ascension in May; the 14th festival ran from 12 to 17 May 2026.** · [Festival Cluny Danse](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-cluny-danse): Contemporary dance in the streets and theatres of Cluny over the Ascension week. (Culture · Cluny) - **A Saturday night in late May or early June; the 89th gala was held on 30 May 2026.** · [Grand Gala des Arts et Métiers de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grand-gala-de-cluny): A black-tie night in the abbey of Cluny, run by engineering students for more than 5,000 guests. (Culture · Cluny) - **Six days around the turn of July and August; the 2026 festival ran from 28 July to 2 August.** · [Festival de Lournand](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-lournand): Six summer evenings of theatre, circus and music on a village square just north of Cluny. (Culture · Lournand) - **The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.** · [Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse): The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. (Wine festival · Viré) - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Tournuscimes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/la-tournuscimes): Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais. (Sport · Chardonnay) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (14 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (18 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (21 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. ### Châteaux - [Château de Lourdon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-lourdon) (3 km away): The ruined hilltop fortress of the abbots of Cluny, where the monks once hid their treasures. - [Château de Berzé-le-Châtel](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-berze-le-chatel) (6 km away): The largest medieval fortress of southern Burgundy, built to shield Cluny, with terraced gardens and its own wine. - [Château de Boutavent](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-boutavent) (6 km away): A spur-top castle that guarded the Grosne valley for the lords of Brancion, then for Cluny. ### Things to do - [Cluny Abbey (Abbaye de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-cluny), 1 km away: The remains of the largest church in medieval Christendom, heart of a monastic order that spread across Europe. - [Cluny Market (Marché de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-de-cluny), 1 km away: A Saturday morning market in the streets of Cluny's medieval town, right beside the abbey. - [Tour des Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/tour-des-fromages-cluny) (1 km away): A tower of the abbey wall of Cluny, with 120 steps up to the best view of the abbey town. ## Questions about Jazz Campus en Clunisois ### When is Jazz Campus en Clunisois 2027? The 2027 dates of Jazz Campus en Clunisois have not been announced yet. Usual timing: About a week in the second half of August; the 2026 festival ran from 15 to 22 August.. The organiser publishes them on jazzcampus.fr. ### Where does Jazz Campus en Clunisois take place? Jazz Campus en Clunisois takes place in Cluny (Saône-et-Loire). ### Is Jazz Campus en Clunisois free to attend? No, Jazz Campus en Clunisois is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Jazz Campus en Clunisois from Beaune? Cluny is about 1 h 07 from Beaune by road (87 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €240 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 Campus en Clunisois? 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 Campus en Clunisois and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:cluny): 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: