--- title: "Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The Ascension weekend, Saulieu. Saulieu's food fair on Ascension weekend, with cooking contests in a town famous for its great chefs." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-du-grand-morvan lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/journees-gourmandes-du-grand-morvan.png --- # Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan > Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan: Saulieu's food fair on Ascension weekend, with cooking contests in a town famous for its great chefs. Each year over the Ascension weekend, Saulieu hosts the Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan et des Pays de Bourgogne. The fair brings together the flavours of the Morvan and Burgundy, with cooking demonstrations and competitions for cooks and for dining-room staff. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Saulieu - 57 min from Beaune - When: The Ascension weekend, from Thursday to Sunday. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [François Pompon Museum](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-francois-pompon) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Association Pour la Promotion des Produits Gourmands du Grand Morvan](https://journeesgourmandessaulieu.com/) - Official website: [tourisme.saulieu-morvan.fr](https://tourisme.saulieu-morvan.fr/evenement-gourmands/les-journees-gourmandes/bonjour-tout-le-monde-j-gourmandes/) - Where: Saulieu · Côte-d'Or - Location: 55 km north-west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.2797, 4.2302 - From Beaune: ≈ 57 min · 70 km - €200 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## History Saulieu stands on the old road from Paris to Lyon, and its Côte d'Or restaurant was made famous by Alexandre Dumaine and later by Bernard Loiseau. The town's museum devotes a room to them, and the gourmet weekend carries on that reputation. The 2025 edition ran from Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June, from 10 am to 6 pm each day. ## What to expect Stroll through a fair of Morvan and Burgundian specialities, watch chefs at work in live demonstrations and follow the cooking and table-service competitions. It is a good weekend to stock up on local produce and to book a table at one of the town's restaurants. ## Tips for the day Entry is 3 euros according to the tourist office. Ascension moves each year, so check the dates with the Saulieu tourist office. Saulieu is about an hour from Beaune; combine the fair with the Basilique Saint-Andoche and the Musée François Pompon, and let your driver handle the road after a long lunch. ## Did you know? Saulieu's museum has a room devoted to Alexandre Dumaine and Bernard Loiseau, the chefs who made the town's Côte d'Or restaurant famous. ## Around Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan What to combine with Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in May 2027 - **Usually the first weekend of May, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 17:00** · [Bienvenue à Savigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/bienvenue-a-savigny): Savigny-lès-Beaune's growers open their cellars on the first weekend of May. (Wine festival · Savigny-lès-Beaune) - **Long held over five days in late August and early September; in 2026 it moved to a May weekend and an early-October weekend.** · [Festival Musique au Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-musique-au-chambertin): Classical concerts and tastings in the wine villages around Gevrey-Chambertin since 1988. (Music · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [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) - **Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in May** · [Festival De Bach à Bacchus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-bach-a-bacchus-meursault): Meursault's summer festival of music and wine, with concerts in the village and tastings with the musicians. (Music · Meursault) - **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 Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening; in 2026 it fell on 14 May.** · [Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chardonnay-day): The world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name. (Wine festival · Chardonnay) ### Nearby - **A weekend in early October.** · [Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-l-automne-et-des-associations-du-morvan): The Morvan's autumn fair at the park headquarters, with farm produce, fruit pressing and local societies. (Food & markets · Saint-Brisson) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **Two weekends in late July and early August, at nightfall.** · [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) ### Châteaux - [Château de Missery](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-missery) (11 km away): An 18th-century château set on a moated medieval platform, framed by its old round towers. - [Château de La Roche-en-Brenil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-roche-en-brenil) (12 km away): A moated château on the edge of the Morvan, saved from demolition by the writer Charles de Montalembert. - [Château de Mont-Saint-Jean](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-mont-saint-jean) (13 km away): A hilltop medieval stronghold with a keep and ramparts, above a village of old stone houses. ### Things to do - [François Pompon Museum (Musée François Pompon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-francois-pompon), 1 km away: Sleek animal sculptures by the Saulieu-born artist who made the famous White Bear. - [Basilica of Saint-Andoche, Saulieu (Basilique Saint-Andoche)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/basilique-saint-andoche-saulieu), 1 km away: A Romanesque church on the old Paris to Lyon road, famous for its carved capitals. - [Museum of the Resistance in the Morvan (Musée de la Résistance en Morvan)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-de-la-resistance-en-morvan), 10 km away: The story of the Morvan maquis, told in the heart of the forests where they fought. ### Restaurants - [La Côte d’Or (Relais Bernard Loiseau)](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-cote-d-or-saulieu), 1 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars: Bernard Loiseau's house in Saulieu: two stars and a century of Burgundian grand cuisine ## Questions about Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan ### When is Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan 2027? The 2027 dates of Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the Ascension weekend, from Thursday to Sunday.. The organiser publishes them on tourisme.saulieu-morvan.fr. ### Where does Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan take place? Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan takes place in Saulieu (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan free to attend? No, Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan from Beaune? Saulieu is about 57 min from Beaune by road (70 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €200 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 Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan 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:pompon): 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: