--- title: "Marathon des Grands Crus 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "11 Oct 2026, Dijon (Route des Grands Crus). A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/marathon-des-grands-crus.png --- # Marathon des Grands Crus > Marathon des Grands Crus: a marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. For one Sunday in October, the Route des Grands Crus between Dijon and Vougeot is closed to traffic and handed over to runners and skaters. The Marathon des Grands Crus offers a full marathon, a half marathon starting in Chambolle-Musigny, a 10 km and a 23 km roller race. ## Key facts - Type: Sport - Dijon - 40 min from Beaune - When: Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually a Sunday in mid October - Venue: [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus) - Nearby: [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Organised by: [AM Sports](https://amsports.fr/) - Official website: [marathondesgrandscrus.com](https://www.marathondesgrandscrus.com/) - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 19 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.3096, 5.0458 - From Beaune: ≈ 40 min · 47 km - €120 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 event is organised by AM Sports, a Dijon roller club, and holds its 7th edition on 11 October 2026, with up to 8,000 participants expected after about 7,000 in 2025. The course crosses Dijon, Chenôve, Marsannay-la-Côte, Couchey, Fixin, Brochon, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot. ## What to expect Runners start and finish on the Cours du Général de Gaulle in Dijon, except for the half marathon, which leaves from Chambolle-Musigny by shuttle. Along the route, villages put on music and refreshment stops with Burgundy produce. Skaters take over the road in the afternoon for their own race and a roller ride. ## Tips for the day Entries open in winter and the half marathon has sold out months ahead. The Route des Grands Crus is closed for most of the day, so plan tastings in villages off the course or after the roads reopen. A private driver who knows the closures can bring supporters to the finish and runners home afterwards. ## Did you know? On race day the Route des Grands Crus, often called the Champs-Élysées of Burgundy, is closed entirely to traffic. ## Around Marathon des Grands Crus What to combine with Marathon des Grands Crus on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in October 2026 - **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) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **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 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Venise au Palais](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/venise-au-palais-ancy-le-franc): Venetian carnival costumes parade through a Renaissance palace designed by an Italian architect. (Culture · Ancy-le-Franc) - **An autumn Sunday, usually in late October, sometimes followed by a second market in November.** · [Marché aux truffes de Noyers](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-truffes-de-noyers): Burgundy truffles, a giant omelette and a clanging bell in the medieval squares of Noyers. (Food & markets · Noyers) ### Nearby - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **Each year on the weekend after the Saint-Vincent Tournante, usually a Saturday in late January or early February.** · [Saint-Vincent de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-dijon): Dijon honours the patron saint of winegrowers with a parade and a tasting village. (Tradition · Dijon) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [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) ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (6 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) (9 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (2 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 5 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (7 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [Consortium Museum](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/consortium-museum) (1 km away): A pioneering contemporary art centre founded in 1977, in a building remodelled by Shigeru Ban. - [Museum of Burgundian Life (Musée de la Vie bourguignonne Perrin de Puycousin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-vie-bourguignonne), 1 km away: Everyday life in old Burgundy, with costumes and a street of Dijon shops, in a convent cloister. - [Dijon Museum of Sacred Art (Musée d’Art sacré de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-art-sacre-dijon), 1 km away: Treasures from the churches of Côte-d'Or, shown in the domed church of the Bernardine nuns. ### Restaurants - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion - [CIBO](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cibo-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred table in old Dijon that sources everything within 200 kilometres ## Questions about Marathon des Grands Crus ### When is Marathon des Grands Crus 2026? Marathon des Grands Crus 2026 takes place in Dijon (Route des Grands Crus): Sunday, 11 October 2026. ### Where does Marathon des Grands Crus take place? Marathon des Grands Crus takes place in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), at Route des Grands Crus. ### How do you get to Marathon des Grands Crus from Beaune? Dijon is about 40 min from Beaune by road (47 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €120 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 Marathon des Grands Crus? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Marathon des Grands Crus 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 for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:dijon&date=2026-10-11): 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: