--- title: "Marché de Noël de Nolay 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A Saturday in mid-December, from morning to late evening, Nolay. A village Christmas market under Nolay's medieval hall, ending with a lantern procession." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-nolay lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/marche-de-noel-de-nolay.png --- # Marché de Noël de Nolay > Marché de Noël de Nolay: a village Christmas market under Nolay's medieval hall, ending with a lantern procession. Nolay's Christmas market fills the town's medieval covered hall and the Place Cattin for one Saturday in mid-December. Local producers and craftspeople sell gifts and festive food, and at dusk children join a lantern procession through the town. In 2025 the market was open from 10:00 to 22:00. ## Key facts - Type: Christmas - Nolay - 26 min from Beaune - Free entry - When: A Saturday in mid-December, from morning to late evening. The 2026 dates are not announced yet. - Venue: [Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nolay-medieval-market-hall) - Entry: Free - Official website: [nolay.com](https://www.nolay.com/evenements/marche-de-noel/) - Where: Nolay · Côte-d'Or - Location: 18 km south-west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 46.9519, 4.6333 - From Beaune: ≈ 26 min · 23 km - €100 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## History The market takes place under Les Halles de Nolay, a covered hall built at the end of the 14th century and roofed with heavy stone slabs, which served as the meeting place of the area's producers until the early 20th century. ## What to expect Stalls offer local produce, crafts and gift ideas, with a bar and food. Children can have their photo taken with Father Christmas and join a floral workshop, and the descente aux lampions, a lantern procession, leaves from the upper school courtyard at 17:30. ## Tips for the day Entry is free, and a hot drink has been offered to visitors on arrival. Nolay is about 18 km from Beaune by a winding road through the Hautes-Côtes, which can be icy on December evenings, so a driver is a comfortable way to stay for the procession. ## Did you know? The hall that shelters the market dates from the end of the 14th century. ## Around Marché de Noël de Nolay What to combine with Marché de Noël de Nolay on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in December 2026 - **Runs Friday, 6 November 2026 – Sunday, 31 January 2027** · [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) - **Runs Friday 6 November – Thursday 31 December 2026** · [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) - **Runs Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Runs Monday, 16 November 2026 – Tuesday, 16 February 2027** · [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) - **Runs Saturday, 28 November 2026 – Sunday, 10 January 2027** · [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) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) ### Nearby - **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) - **Usually the first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00** · [De Cep en Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/de-cep-en-verre-nolay): A weekend of Hautes-Côtes wines, craftspeople and street performers in the old centre of Nolay. (Wine festival · Nolay) - **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, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Paulée du Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault): The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/coup-doeil-coup-de-coeur-auxey-duresses): Auxey-Duresses opens its cellars on the fourth weekend of October, as the vines turn gold. (Wine festival · Auxey-Duresses) - **Monday, 16 November 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [La Paulée de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-meursault): Burgundy's most generous harvest lunch, where every guest brings their finest bottles. (Tradition · Meursault) ### Villages - [Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/maranges) (5 km away): Three villages on the last slopes of the Côte de Beaune, sharing one appellation for bright, fruity reds. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin) (6 km away): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (6 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de La Rochepot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-rochepot) (4 km away): The Pot family's medieval fortress, rebuilt with glazed tile roofs by the Carnot family. - [Château de la Crée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-cree) (6 km away): A 19th-century wine manor in Santenay-le-Haut, above cellars from the time of Nicolas Rolin. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 6 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. ### Things to do - [Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall (Nolay et ses halles médiévales)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nolay-medieval-market-hall), 1 km away: A small medieval market town with a 14th-century hall roofed in heavy Burgundy stone slabs. - [Cirque du Bout du Monde](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cirque-du-bout-du-monde) (4 km away): A limestone amphitheatre near Nolay, with sheer cliffs, a spring-fed waterfall and falcons overhead. - [Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses), Mont de Sène (Montagne des Trois Croix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-de-sene-trois-croix), 5 km away: A 521-metre summit crowned by three crosses, looking over the vineyards of Santenay and the Maranges. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (10 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ## Questions about Marché de Noël de Nolay ### When is Marché de Noël de Nolay 2026? The 2026 dates of Marché de Noël de Nolay have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A Saturday in mid-December, from morning to late evening. The organiser publishes them on nolay.com. ### Where does Marché de Noël de Nolay take place? Marché de Noël de Nolay takes place in Nolay (Côte-d'Or), at Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall. ### Is Marché de Noël de Nolay free to attend? Yes, entry to Marché de Noël de Nolay is free. ### How do you get to Marché de Noël de Nolay from Beaune? Nolay is about 26 min from Beaune by road (23 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €100 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 Noël de Nolay? 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 Noël de Nolay and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:maranges): 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: