--- title: "Marché de la Saint-Simon 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "18 Oct 2026, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain. Flavigny's great autumn fair, with crafts, farm produce and aniseed sweets in the lanes of a hilltop village." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-la-saint-simon-flavigny lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/marche-de-la-saint-simon-flavigny.png --- # Marché de la Saint-Simon > Marché de la Saint-Simon: Flavigny's great autumn fair, with crafts, farm produce and aniseed sweets in the lanes of a hilltop village. On the second-to-last Sunday of October, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain fills its medieval lanes with the Marché de la Saint-Simon, a traditional autumn fair. Stalls of crafts, farm produce and bric-a-brac line the streets, with free concerts and tastings along the way. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - 1 h 02 from Beaune - When: Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: The second-to-last Sunday of October, from 9 am until nightfall - Venue: [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Flavigny Animations](https://flavignyanimations.wordpress.com/) - Official website: [flavignyanimations.wordpress.com](https://flavignyanimations.wordpress.com/les-animations/le-marche-de-la-saint-simon/) - Where: Flavigny-sur-Ozerain · Côte-d'Or - Location: 60 km north-west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.5128, 4.5319 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 02 · 77 km - €215 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## History When Flavigny was the chief town of its canton, local people traded their produce at regular markets, and the Saint-Simon market was the last and most important of the season, the moment to stock up for winter. The village association Flavigny Animations has gradually revived it since the early 1980s. Its name recalls the consecration of Flavigny's abbey church on 28 October 878, the feast of the apostles Simon and Jude. Relics of both saints are still kept in the church of Saint-Genest. ## What to expect The fair is built around four themes: crafts, gastronomy, a flea market and local producers. Taste charcuterie, farm cheeses, honey, walnuts and pastries, try the famous Anis in the Carolingian crypt, and sample the wines of the Domaine de Flavigny-Alésia or the beers of the village brewery. Bargain hunters arrive from 9 am for the flea market. ## Tips for the day Entry is through a compulsory car park at 3 euros per vehicle, with a small tin of Anis offered, and horse-drawn carriages and buses carry visitors up to the village. Traffic is one-way, in by the Pouillenay road and out by the Vitteaux road. Flavigny is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Beaune, and with a driver you can enjoy the tastings without a thought for the road home. ## Did you know? Flavigny's abbey church was consecrated on 28 October 878, the feast of Saints Simon and Jude, and relics of both are still kept in the village. ## Around Marché de la Saint-Simon What to combine with Marché de la Saint-Simon 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) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) ### Nearby - **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) - **The last weekend of August.** · [Mystère de sainte Reine](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mystere-de-sainte-reine): A village pageant retelling the martyrdom of Saint Reine, with torchlit and costumed processions. (Tradition · Alise-Sainte-Reine) - **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) - **Monday, 16 November 2026 – Tuesday, 16 February 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Noël à l’abbaye de Fontenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/noel-a-l-abbaye-de-fontenay): A giant crèche, illuminated gardens and a Christmas market at a UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey. (Christmas · Marmagne) - **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) - **The Ascension weekend, from Thursday to Sunday.** · [Journées gourmandes du Grand Morvan](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-du-grand-morvan): Saulieu's food fair on Ascension weekend, with cooking contests in a town famous for its great chefs. (Food & markets · Saulieu) ### Châteaux - [Château de Bussy-Rabutin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bussy-rabutin) (5 km away): The home of a disgraced courtier in exile, painted wall to wall with portraits and mottoes. - [Château de Frôlois](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-frolois) (8 km away): A stern medieval castle on a rocky spur, with warm period rooms that open in summer. - [Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marigny-le-cahouet) (8 km away): A moated castle of the plain, with towers, a drawbridge and a Gothic Revival gate. ### Things to do - [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain) (1 km away): A walled hilltop village of stone lanes, medieval gates and aniseed sweets, facing the Alésia battlefield. - [Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-genest-flavigny) (1 km away): A village church with galleries on two levels, a carved Gothic tribune and a hundred statues, now under restoration inside. - [Les Anis de Flavigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/anis-de-flavigny) (1 km away): Aniseed sweets made in a Benedictine abbey, with a Carolingian crypt beneath the workshops. ## Questions about Marché de la Saint-Simon ### When is Marché de la Saint-Simon 2026? Marché de la Saint-Simon 2026 takes place in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain: Sunday, 18 October 2026. ### Where does Marché de la Saint-Simon take place? Marché de la Saint-Simon takes place in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (Côte-d'Or), at Flavigny-sur-Ozerain. ### Is Marché de la Saint-Simon free to attend? No, Marché de la Saint-Simon is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Marché de la Saint-Simon from Beaune? Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is about 1 h 02 from Beaune by road (77 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €215 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 Marché de la Saint-Simon? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Marché de la Saint-Simon 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 for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:flavigny&date=2026-10-18): 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: