--- title: "Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A Saturday in mid or late January, Vézelay. The winter feast of the Vézelay growers, with mass, mulled wine, a procession and a long banquet." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-des-quatre-coteaux-du-vezelien lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/saint-vincent-des-quatre-coteaux-du-vezelien.png --- # Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien > Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien: the winter feast of the Vézelay growers, with mass, mulled wine, a procession and a long banquet. Each January the Confrérie des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien honours Saint Vincent, patron saint of wine growers, in the villages below the hill of Vézelay. The day brings together a mass, a procession, a tasting of Vézelay wines and a banquet that runs well into the evening. ## Key facts - Type: Tradition - Vézelay - 1 h 27 from Beaune - When: A Saturday in mid or late January. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Père](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-notre-dame-saint-pere) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Official website: [vinsdevezelay.com](https://www.vinsdevezelay.com/evenements) - Where: Vézelay · Yonne - Location: 95 km north-west of Beaune · Yonne - Coordinates: 47.4606, 3.7650 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 27 · 123 km - €320 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## History The brotherhood exists to promote the wines of the Vézelien, and above all the Vézelay appellation, shared by four communes: Vézelay, Saint-Père, Asquins and Tharoiseau. Besides the Saint-Vincent, it also organises the Paulée du Vézelien in October. The 2026 feast, on 17 January, began with mass in the morning, followed by mulled wine, a procession through the village and a tasting of Vézelay wines at the château of Tharoiseau, before a banquet at Montillot. ## What to expect This is a village celebration rather than a large festival. Growers and members of the brotherhood lead the procession, mulled wine is served after mass, and the tasting is a chance to meet the producers of the Vézelay appellation. The banquet is the great social moment of the local wine year. ## Tips for the day In 2026 the full day, including the banquet, cost 51 euros, plus 6 euros for the tasting glass, and had to be booked by early January. Dress for a cold day on foot. The villages of the Vézelien are about 1 hour 30 minutes from Beaune, and a driver means the banquet can last as long as it likes. ## Did you know? In 2019 Vézelay hosted Burgundy's great Saint-Vincent Tournante, and about 20,000 people came to celebrate its new status as a village appellation. ## Around Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien What to combine with Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien 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 - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Paulée du Vézelien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-vezelien): A harvest-end day of parades through the four villages of the Vézelay appellation, ending with the blessing of the vintage. (Wine festival · Vézelay, Saint-Père, Asquins and Tharoiseau) - **Thursday, 22 July 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Pèlerinage de sainte Marie-Madeleine](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/pelerinage-sainte-marie-madeleine-vezelay): Vézelay's pilgrimage on the feast of Mary Magdalene, whose relics drew medieval crowds to the hill. (Tradition · Vézelay) - **Four days in late August, from Thursday to Sunday.** · [Rencontres musicales de Vézelay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/rencontres-musicales-de-vezelay): Four days of choral and vocal music in and around the basilica of Vézelay at the end of summer. (Music · Vézelay) - **Two weekends in late July and early August, at nightfall.** · [Montréal en Lumière](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/montreal-en-lumiere): A night-time walk through the history of a medieval hill village, told by some sixty costumed performers. (Culture · Montréal) - **A weekend in early October.** · [Fête de l’Automne et des Associations du Morvan](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-l-automne-et-des-associations-du-morvan): The Morvan's autumn fair at the park headquarters, with farm produce, fruit pressing and local societies. (Food & markets · Saint-Brisson) - **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) ### Villages - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) (29 km away): The red wine village of the Yonne, set in a bowl of vines and cherry trees. ### Châteaux - [Château de Vault-de-Lugny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vault-de-lugny) (8 km away): A moated castle with a tall square keep near Avallon, now an intimate five-star hotel. - [Château de Bazoches](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bazoches) (9 km away): The castle Vauban bought with a royal reward, and turned into a workshop for his military engineers. - [Château de Chastellux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chastellux) (12 km away): A towered fortress at the gateway to the Morvan, still lived in by the family of its name. ### Things to do - [Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Père](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-notre-dame-saint-pere) (1 km away): A luminous Gothic church at the foot of Vézelay hill, with a 50-metre bell tower and a carved porch restored after Viollet-le-Duc. - [Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vézelay (Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/basilique-de-vezelay), 1 km away: A Romanesque masterpiece crowning a hill, where Saint Bernard preached the Second Crusade. - [Maison Jules-Roy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-jules-roy-vezelay) (1 km away): The writer Jules Roy's last home in Vézelay, with his study kept as he left it and terraced gardens facing the basilica. ### Restaurants - [Le Valucien](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-valucien-vault-de-lugny) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred table with Mauritian accents inside a moated castle near Avallon. ## Questions about Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien ### When is Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien 2027? The 2027 dates of Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A Saturday in mid or late January.. The organiser publishes them on vinsdevezelay.com. ### Where does Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien take place? Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien takes place in Vézelay (Yonne). ### Is Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien free to attend? No, Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Saint-Vincent des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien from Beaune? Vézelay is about 1 h 27 from Beaune by road (123 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €320 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 des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien? 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 des Quatre Coteaux du Vézelien 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:notredamestpere): 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: