--- title: "Les Mâcon Wine Note 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A Friday and Saturday evening in late May, Mâcon. Two evenings of Mâcon wines and live music at a pop-up wine bar on the banks of the Saône." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/macon-wine-note lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/macon-wine-note.png --- # Les Mâcon Wine Note > Les Mâcon Wine Note: Two evenings of Mâcon wines and live music at a pop-up wine bar on the banks of the Saône. For two evenings each spring, the producers of the Mâcon appellation set up a large temporary wine bar on the Esplanade Lamartine, beside the Saône, and pour their wines in front of a concert stage. It is the most relaxed introduction to the Mâconnais there is. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Mâcon - 1 h 17 from Beaune - When: A Friday and Saturday evening in late May. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon) - Organised by: [Union des Producteurs de Vins Mâcon](https://www.vins-macon.com/) - Official website: [macon-tourisme.com](https://www.macon-tourisme.com/blog/temps-fort/les-macon-wine-note/) - Where: Mâcon · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 80 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.3063, 4.8340 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 17 · 104 km - €275 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 The festival celebrates the Mâcon appellation, created in 1937, in its three tiers: Mâcon, Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon followed by a village name. It returns to the quays each spring. The growers' union, the Union des Producteurs de Vins Mâcon, describes it as a big open-air Mâcon wine bar run by the appellation's own producers and a popular festival for all ages, and it carries the Vignobles & Découvertes label. ## What to expect Cooperatives such as Lugny, Azé, Igé and the Vignerons des Terres Secrètes stand beside family estates such as Château de la Greffière and Lacharme et Fils in La Roche-Vineuse and Domaine des Chenevières in Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, pouring whites, reds and rosés by the glass. A food area pairs local produce and seafood with the wines, and several bands follow one another on stage each evening until late at night. ## Tips for the day Entry cost 8 euros in 2026; wine by the glass was 3 euros, grape juice 2 euros and a bottle 15 euros. The nearest car parks are the Lamartine and Les Halles car parks. Mâcon is about an hour from Beaune. The evenings run late, and a driver waiting at the quay means nobody has to drive home late. ## Did you know? With more than 900 growers, the Mâcon appellation is the largest vineyard area in Burgundy and accounts for about 16 per cent of Burgundy's wine. ## Around Les Mâcon Wine Note What to combine with Les Mâcon Wine Note 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 - **Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Les Symphonies d’Automne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/symphonies-d-automne-macon): Mâcon's festival of the voice, built around an international competition for young opera singers. (Music · Mâcon) - **Friday, 4 December 2026 – Sunday, 3 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Contes & Lumières](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/contes-et-lumieres-macon): Mâcon's month of Christmas lights, parades, tales and concerts, free and open to all. (Christmas · Mâcon) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vins de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vins-de-macon): A tour de France of wine in Mâcon, on the weekend of the historic Concours des Grands Vins de France. (Wine festival · Mâcon) - **A weekend in mid-June; the 2026 ride was on 13 and 14 June.** · [La Vélo Gourmande en Sud Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velo-gourmande-en-sud-bourgogne): A gourmet cycle ride through the Mâconnais, with tastings and chefs' dishes at every stop. (Food & markets · Mâcon) - **From late June to late August; the town's programme for 2026 ran from 24 June to 30 August.** · [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) - **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 - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (8 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) (10 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (16 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Chazoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chazoux) (4 km away): A modest wine estate house near Mâcon that hides richly painted rooms and a landscaped park. - [Château de Vinzelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vinzelles) (7 km away): Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. - [Château de Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fuisse) (8 km away): The Vincent family's historic estate in Pouilly-Fuissé, home of the appellation's only monopole premier cru. ### Things to do - [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon (Musée des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon), 1 km away: Mâcon's museum of art and archaeology, in a 17th-century convent, with rooms devoted to Lamartine. - [Pont Saint-Laurent](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pont-saint-laurent-macon) (1 km away): The oldest bridge across the Saône, joining Mâcon to the Ain on twelve stone arches. - [Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-macon) (1 km away): Mâcon's largest church, a neo-Romanesque landmark whose twin spires rise above the Saône. ### Restaurants - [La Huchette](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-huchette-replonges) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Bresse produce with a Mediterranean accent, just across the Saône from Mâcon. - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ## Questions about Les Mâcon Wine Note ### When is Les Mâcon Wine Note 2027? The 2027 dates of Les Mâcon Wine Note have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A Friday and Saturday evening in late May; in 2026, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 May, from 6 pm to 1 am.. The organiser publishes them on macon-tourisme.com. ### Where does Les Mâcon Wine Note take place? Les Mâcon Wine Note takes place in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to Les Mâcon Wine Note from Beaune? Mâcon is about 1 h 17 from Beaune by road (104 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €275 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 Les Mâcon Wine Note? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Les Mâcon Wine Note 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:ursulines): 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: