--- title: "Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Usually a weekend in early March, Marsannay-la-Côte. A long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay.png --- # Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte > Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte: a long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus. For more than forty years, Marsannay-la-Côte has opened the spring with a weekend of food and wine at the Espace du Rocher. Around 45 producers from Burgundy and other French regions bring cheeses, charcuterie, sweets and wines, and the local gourmets' brotherhood welcomes new members. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Marsannay-la-Côte - 35 min from Beaune - When: Usually a weekend in early March. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) - Organised by: [Marsannay Initiatives](https://www.ville-marsannay-la-cote.fr/annuaire-acteurs-locaux/marsannay-initiatives/) - Official website: [ville-marsannay-la-cote.fr](https://www.ville-marsannay-la-cote.fr/evenements/journees-gourmandes/) - Where: Marsannay-la-Côte · Côte-d'Or - Location: 30 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2715, 4.9923 - From Beaune: ≈ 35 min · 40 km - €135 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 The Journées Gourmandes reached their 42nd edition on 7 and 8 March 2026. They were first run by Marsannay's tourist office and, since 2017, by the association Marsannay Initiatives. The Confrérie des Gourmets de Marsannay en Bourgogne takes part each year and inducts new members, as part of its mission to promote the wines of the Côte de Nuits and of Marsannay in particular. ## What to expect Stroll between the stands, taste and buy regional specialities and wines from Burgundy, the Jura, Alsace, the Loire and Champagne, and stay for a meal on site. Music, games and children's activities run through both days, and the brotherhood's inductions add a touch of Burgundian ceremony. ## Tips for the day The fair takes place at the Espace du Rocher, on rue du Rocher in Marsannay-la-Côte, just south of Dijon. In 2026 a free shuttle ran from the Carrefour car park, and the fair fell on the same weekend as the Hospices de Nuits sale, a pairing that makes a fine trip down the Côte with a private driver handling the road between tastings. ## Did you know? The Marsannay appellation covers all three colours, red, white and rosé, though rosé made up only about 6 percent of its wine in 2023. ## Around Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte What to combine with Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in March 2027 - **Runs Friday 26 February – Sunday 7 March 2027** · [Carnaval de Chalon-sur-Saône](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/carnaval-de-chalon-sur-saone): Ten days of parades, brass bands and the burlesque Gôniots, ending with the burning of Old Carnival. (Tradition · Chalon-sur-Saône) - **Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually a Sunday in late March or early April.** · [Trail du Tacot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin): A village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above. (Sport · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) - **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) ### Nearby - **Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/caves-ouvertes-fixin-brochon): Thirteen estates of Fixin and Brochon open their cellars on a December weekend. (Wine festival · Fixin) - **Usually a Sunday in early June.** · [La Patarate Gourmande](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/patarate-gourmande-marsannay): A six-kilometre walk through the Marsannay vineyard with a meal served in five stops. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **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) - **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) - **Every Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend, from Saturday to Monday, in May or June.** · [Reulle-Vergy en fête (Carrefour artisanal)](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/reulle-vergy-en-fete): A Hautes-Côtes village fête of crafts and local food over the Whitsun weekend. (Tradition · Reulle-Vergy) - **Usually a Sunday in mid May.** · [Balade gourmande des Bonnes-Mares aux Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/balade-gourmande-bonnes-mares-musigny): An eight-kilometre gourmet walk between two of Chambolle-Musigny's grands crus. (Food & markets · Chambolle-Musigny) ### Villages - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (1 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) (3 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (5 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. ### Châteaux - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (1 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. - [Château de Couchey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couchey) (2 km away): A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. - [Manoir de la Perrière](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/manoir-de-la-perriere) (4 km away): A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. ### Things to do - [Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy (Pressoirs des ducs de Bourgogne)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pressoirs-des-ducs-chenove), 2 km away: Two giant 15th-century wine presses of the dukes of Burgundy, in the old village of Chenôve. - [Domaine du Clos Saint-Louis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-saint-louis-fixin) (3 km away): A five-generation family domaine in Fixin, with a vine-to-cellar visit and a tasting in a vaulted cellar. - [Saint-Antoine Church, Fixey (Église Saint-Antoine de Fixey)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-antoine-de-fixey), 3 km away: A small Romanesque church above the vines of Fixin, with a stone roof and a glazed-tile bell tower. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (6 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ## Questions about Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte ### When is Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte 2027? The 2027 dates of Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte have not been announced yet. Usual timing: usually a weekend in early March.. The organiser publishes them on ville-marsannay-la-cote.fr. ### Where does Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte take place? Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte takes place in Marsannay-la-Côte (Côte-d'Or). ### How do you get to Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte from Beaune? Marsannay-la-Côte is about 35 min from Beaune by road (40 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €135 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 de Marsannay-la-Côte? 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 de Marsannay-la-Côte 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:marsannay): 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: