--- title: "Marché du Réveillon 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The weekend before Christmas, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. A Christmas food market held in the medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-du-reveillon-saint-bris-le-vineux lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/marche-du-reveillon-saint-bris-le-vineux.png --- # Marché du Réveillon > Marché du Réveillon: a Christmas food market held in the medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. Just before Christmas, the winegrowers of Saint-Bris-le-Vineux open their cellars for the Marché du Réveillon, a market for the festive table that moves from cellar to cellar. Stalls sell wines, snails, poultry, game, foie gras, cheeses and Burgundy truffles, along with local crafts. ## Key facts - Type: Christmas - Saint-Bris-le-Vineux - 1 h 35 from Beaune - When: The weekend before Christmas. The 2026 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) - Official website: [saint-bris-le-vineux.fr](https://saint-bris-le-vineux.fr/agenda/marche-du-reveillon/) - Where: Saint-Bris-le-Vineux · Yonne - Location: 120 km north-west of Beaune · Chablis & Auxerrois - Coordinates: 47.7441, 3.6478 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 35 · 140 km - €390 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day). ## History The market is organised by the winegrowers of Saint-Bris. Its name refers to the réveillon, the long French Christmas Eve dinner, and it is timed so that visitors can stock up for it: the 2024 edition was held on 21 and 22 December. The setting is the real draw. A network of vaulted cellars runs beneath the streets of Saint-Bris, some of them dating back to the 12th century, and they are often called the most impressive in Burgundy. ## What to expect Walk from cellar to cellar, down stone steps into vaulted rooms, and shop among growers and food producers. The growers sell their own wines, including the Saint-Bris, the only Burgundy appellation made from Sauvignon, so it is also a chance to stock the cellar for the holidays. Above ground, the Gothic church and its painted Tree of Jesse are worth a look. ## Tips for the day The village publishes the dates in the autumn. Dress warmly and wear sensible shoes, as the cellars are cool and reached by steps. Saint-Bris is about 1 hour 35 minutes from Beaune; with a driver nobody has to drive home, and you can carry back a boot full of Christmas shopping. ## Did you know? The market takes place in cellars that form a maze beneath the village, some of them dating back to the 12th century. ## Around Marché du Réveillon What to combine with Marché du Réveillon 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 - **A weekend in January, close to the feast of Saint Vincent on 22 January.** · [Saint-Vincent de Chitry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-chitry): Chitry honours Saint Vincent with a parade, mulled wine for all and a Sunday of tastings. (Tradition · Chitry) - **A weekend in mid-April.** · [Course de côte d’Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/course-de-cote-d-irancy): A motor-racing hill climb on the road out of Irancy, held while the cherry trees are in blossom. (Sport · Irancy) - **Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 July 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Notes d’été à Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/notes-d-ete-a-irancy): A summer music festival in the church of Irancy, the red wine village of the Yonne. (Music · Irancy) - **Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Vins de Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-vins-de-chablis): Chablis celebrates its new vintage every year on the fourth weekend of October. (Wine festival · Chablis) - **Saturday, 24 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon de Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-de-chablis): A festive marathon through the Chablis vineyards, run in costume on the Saturday of the wine festival. (Sport · Chablis) - **A weekend in early December.** · [Marché de Noël de La Chablisienne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-la-chablisienne): A weekend of local crafts and festive wines at the cooperative cellar of Chablis before Christmas. (Christmas · Chablis) ### Villages - [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) (1 km away): Burgundy's Sauvignon village, built over a maze of medieval cellars. - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) (4 km away): The red wine village of the Yonne, set in a bowl of vines and cherry trees. - [Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chablis) (14 km away): Burgundy's northern outpost, where Chardonnay grows on fossil-rich limestone above the river Serein. ### Châteaux - [Château Long-Depaquit](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-long-depaquit) (14 km away): An 18th-century château in the heart of Chablis, home of the grand cru La Moutonne. - [Château de Maligny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-maligny) (16 km away): A castle above the Serein north of Chablis, whose name lives on in the Durup family's wines. - [Château de Béru](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beru) (19 km away): A family château above the Chablis vineyards, with a rare sundial and moon dial, and biodynamic wines. ### Things to do - [Domaine Pierre-Louis et Jean-François Bersan](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-pierre-louis-et-jean-francois-bersan) (1 km away): A father-and-son estate whose wines age in a maze of medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. - [Caves Bailly Lapierre](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caves-bailly-lapierre) (3 km away): Crémant de Bourgogne aged in vast medieval stone quarries above the river Yonne. - [Site archéologique d’Escolives-Sainte-Camille](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/site-archeologique-escolives-sainte-camille) (4 km away): The baths of a Gallo-Roman villa on the Via Agrippa, built on reused carved stones, with a Merovingian cemetery among the ruins. ## Questions about Marché du Réveillon ### When is Marché du Réveillon 2026? The 2026 dates of Marché du Réveillon have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the weekend before Christmas.. The organiser publishes them on saint-bris-le-vineux.fr. ### Where does Marché du Réveillon take place? Marché du Réveillon takes place in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux (Yonne). ### How do you get to Marché du Réveillon from Beaune? Saint-Bris-le-Vineux is about 1 h 35 from Beaune by road (140 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €390 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 du Réveillon? 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 du Réveillon and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:stbris): 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: