--- title: "Show les papilles 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "10 Oct 2026, Dijon (Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin). Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/show-les-papilles-dijon.png --- # Show les papilles > Show les papilles: Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. Show les papilles is Dijon métropole's free festival of taste, a day of tastings, chef demonstrations and meetings with local producers at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. It celebrates the know-how behind Dijon's mustard, gingerbread, cassis and wines. ## Key facts - Type: Food & markets - Dijon - 40 min from Beaune - Free entry - When: Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually one day in September or early October - Venue: [International City of Gastronomy and Wine](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-gastronomie-vin-dijon) - Entry: Free - Organised by: [Dijon métropole](https://www.dijon-metropole.fr/) - Official website: [citedelagastronomie-dijon.fr](https://www.citedelagastronomie-dijon.fr/agenda/show-les-papilles-3/) - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3169, 5.0294 - From Beaune: ≈ 40 min · 47 km - €120 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The festival is part of Dijon métropole's yearly celebration of gastronomy and reached its eighth edition in September 2025. It is now held at the Cité, which opened in spring 2022. Heritage businesses such as Mulot et Petitjean, Fallot, Lejay Lagoute and Védrenne have offered free tastings. The 2026 edition takes place on Saturday 10 October. ## What to expect Taste regional products for free, watch pastry chefs and cooks at work, join workshops and meet producers and artisans across three themes: heritage know-how, everyday cooking and the food of tomorrow. The Cité's wine school runs paid tasting initiations the same day. ## Tips for the day Entry is free and the site is accessible for people with reduced mobility. Masterclasses need booking. The Cité is a short walk from Dijon station, and a private driver can combine it with an afternoon on the Route des Grands Crus, which begins nearby. ## Did you know? The Cité occupies Dijon's former general hospital, which cared for patients on the site from 1204 until 2015. ## Around Show les papilles What to combine with Show les papilles 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)** · [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) - **An autumn Sunday, usually in late October, sometimes followed by a second market in November.** · [Marché aux truffes de Noyers](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-truffes-de-noyers): Burgundy truffles, a giant omelette and a clanging bell in the medieval squares of Noyers. (Food & markets · Noyers) ### Nearby - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [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) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [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) - **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) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon) ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (6 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (9 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (2 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 3 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (6 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [International City of Gastronomy and Wine (Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-gastronomie-vin-dijon), 1 km away: Burgundy's showcase of French food and wine, set in a hospital founded in 1204. - [Arquebuse Botanical Garden (Jardin de l’Arquebuse)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/jardin-de-l-arquebuse), 1 km away: A botanical garden, natural history museum and planetarium beside Dijon station. - [Saint-Philibert Church, Dijon (Église Saint-Philibert)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-philibert), 1 km away: Dijon's only Romanesque church, once the winegrowers' parish, now closed for a long restoration. ### Restaurants - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (1 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson ## Questions about Show les papilles ### When is Show les papilles 2026? Show les papilles 2026 takes place in Dijon (International City of Gastronomy and Wine): Saturday, 10 October 2026. ### Where does Show les papilles take place? Show les papilles takes place in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), at International City of Gastronomy and Wine. ### Is Show les papilles free to attend? Yes, entry to Show les papilles is free. ### How do you get to Show les papilles from Beaune? Dijon is about 40 min from Beaune by road (47 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €120 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 Show les papilles? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Show les papilles and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:dijon&date=2026-10-10): 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: