--- title: "Saint-Vincent de Chitry 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Chitry honours Saint Vincent with a parade, mulled wine for all and a Sunday of tastings." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-chitry lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/saint-vincent-de-chitry.png --- # Saint-Vincent de Chitry > Saint-Vincent de Chitry: Chitry honours Saint Vincent with a parade, mulled wine for all and a Sunday of tastings. Every January the small wine village of Chitry, south-east of Auxerre, holds its own Saint-Vincent. Growers parade through the streets with their brotherhood and a brass band, mulled wine is served to everyone, and on the Sunday the village's wines are open for tasting. ## Key facts - Type: Tradition - Chitry - 1 h 44 from Beaune - When: A weekend in January, close to the feast of Saint Vincent on 22 January. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) - Where: Chitry · Yonne - Location: 120 km north-west of Beaune · Chablis & Auxerrois - Coordinates: 47.7623, 3.7014 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 44 · 154 km - €385 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 feast has been held for decades: the 2018 edition was the 34th. It was interrupted by the pandemic, returned in 2023 and was celebrated again in 2025. Chitry has had its own appellation, Bourgogne Chitry, since 1993. The vineyard covers about 80 hectares, split between Chardonnay for the whites and Pinot Noir for the reds and rosés, and the village is also known for its Aligoté. ## What to expect In recent editions the Saturday has begun in the late afternoon with the parade of growers and the procession of Saint Vincent, led by the Confrérie des Trois Ceps and a brass band from Chablis, followed by mass and mulled wine for all. On the Sunday afternoon visitors can taste Aligoté and the white and red Chitry wines with the growers. ## Tips for the day The dates are announced locally a few weeks ahead, usually on the growers' social media page, Bourgogne Chitry. Streets in the centre close during the parade. Chitry is about 1 hour 35 minutes from Beaune, and being driven means you can enjoy the mulled wine and the tastings without a thought for the road home. ## Did you know? The growers of Chitry produce about 300,000 bottles a year from roughly 80 hectares of vines. ## Around Saint-Vincent de Chitry What to combine with Saint-Vincent de Chitry on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in January 2027 - **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, 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) - **Runs Friday, 4 December 2026 – Sunday, 3 January 2027** · [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) - **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) ### Nearby - **The weekend before Christmas.** · [Marché du Réveillon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-du-reveillon-saint-bris-le-vineux): A Christmas food market held in the medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. (Christmas · Saint-Bris-le-Vineux) - **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) - **The last weekend of January, on the Saturday.** · [Saint-Vincent de Coulanges-la-Vineuse](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-coulanges-la-vineuse): A village feast for the patron saint of wine growers, with a parade, mulled wine and the new vintage. (Tradition · Coulanges-la-Vineuse) - **Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 February 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Saint-Vincent tournante du Chablisien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante-du-chablisien): The winter wine festival of the Chablis vineyard, hosted by a different village each year. (Tradition · Maligny, 2027 host) ### Villages - [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) (5 km away): Burgundy's Sauvignon village, built over a maze of medieval cellars. - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) (6 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) (9 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) (9 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) (13 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) (15 km away): A family château above the Chablis vineyards, with a rare sundial and moon dial, and biodynamic wines. ### Things to do - [Domaine Clotilde Davenne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-clotilde-davenne) (4 km away): An oenologist's own domaine in Préhy, with small plots from Chablis to Saint-Bris and Irancy and visits in English. - [Domaine Pierre-Louis et Jean-François Bersan](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-pierre-louis-et-jean-francois-bersan) (4 km away): A father-and-son estate whose wines age in a maze of medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. - [Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-marc-brocard) (5 km away): A large family estate in Préhy, a pioneer of biodynamics in Chablis, with a panoramic tasting cellar. ## Questions about Saint-Vincent de Chitry ### When is Saint-Vincent de Chitry 2027? The 2027 dates of Saint-Vincent de Chitry have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A weekend in January, close to the feast of Saint Vincent on 22 January.. ### Where does Saint-Vincent de Chitry take place? Saint-Vincent de Chitry takes place in Chitry (Yonne). ### How do you get to Saint-Vincent de Chitry from Beaune? Chitry is about 1 h 44 from Beaune by road (154 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €385 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 Saint-Vincent de Chitry? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Saint-Vincent de Chitry 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: