--- title: "Les Symphonies d’Automne 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "3–15 Nov 2026, Mâcon. Mâcon's festival of the voice, built around an international competition for young opera singers." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/symphonies-d-automne-macon lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/symphonies-d-automne-macon.png --- # Les Symphonies d’Automne > Les Symphonies d’Automne: Mâcon's festival of the voice, built around an international competition for young opera singers. Each November Mâcon becomes a small capital of singing. The Symphonies d'Automne combine concerts and choirs with an International Lyric Singing Competition whose finalists perform with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon at the Théâtre de Mâcon. ## Key facts - Type: Music - Mâcon - 1 h 16 from Beaune - When: Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: About two weeks in early November - Nearby: [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon) - Organised by: [Mâcon Symphonies](https://symphonies-automne.fr/) - Official website: [macon-tourisme.com](https://www.macon-tourisme.com/blog/temps-fort/les-symphonies-dautomne/) - Where: Mâcon · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 80 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.3069, 4.8287 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 16 · 103 km - €275 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The association Mâcon Symphonies created the festival in 1993, and it has grown over more than thirty years into a fixture of the town's cultural year. Each edition has a theme; the 33rd, in 2026, looks to Australia, after the far North in 2025. ## What to expect The quarter-finals, semi-final and grand final of the singing competition are open to the public, so visitors can follow young singers from around the world as they progress. Around them are films, family shows, choral concerts and recitals. ## Tips for the day Check the programme for competition sessions and ticketed concerts. November evenings are dark and often wet, and Mâcon is about an hour from Beaune, so being driven to the theatre and back is a comfortable way to spend an evening at the final. ## Did you know? The competition's final is sung with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon on the stage of the town theatre. ## Around Les Symphonies d’Automne What to combine with Les Symphonies d’Automne on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in November 2026 - **Runs Sunday 11 October – Monday 30 November 2026** · [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) - **Runs Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026** · [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) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [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) ### Nearby - **Friday, 4 December 2026 – Sunday, 3 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [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) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vins de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vins-de-macon): A tour de France of wine in Mâcon, on the weekend of the historic Concours des Grands Vins de France. (Wine festival · Mâcon) - **A Friday and Saturday evening in late May; in 2026, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 May, from 6 pm to 1 am.** · [Les Mâcon Wine Note](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/macon-wine-note): Two evenings of Mâcon wines and live music at a pop-up wine bar on the banks of the Saône. (Wine festival · Mâcon) - **A weekend in mid-June; the 2026 ride was on 13 and 14 June.** · [La Vélo Gourmande en Sud Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velo-gourmande-en-sud-bourgogne): A gourmet cycle ride through the Mâconnais, with tastings and chefs' dishes at every stop. (Food & markets · Mâcon) - **From late June to late August; the town's programme for 2026 ran from 24 June to 30 August.** · [L’Été Frappé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-ete-frappe-macon): A free summer-long festival of concerts and shows in the streets and parks of Mâcon. (Music · Mâcon) - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Tournuscimes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/la-tournuscimes): Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais. (Sport · Chardonnay) ### Villages - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (7 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (9 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (16 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Chazoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chazoux) (4 km away): A modest wine estate house near Mâcon that hides richly painted rooms and a landscaped park. - [Château de Vinzelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vinzelles) (7 km away): Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. - [Château de Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fuisse) (7 km away): The Vincent family's historic estate in Pouilly-Fuissé, home of the appellation's only monopole premier cru. ### Things to do - [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon (Musée des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon), 1 km away: Mâcon's museum of art and archaeology, in a 17th-century convent, with rooms devoted to Lamartine. - [Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-macon) (1 km away): Mâcon's largest church, a neo-Romanesque landmark whose twin spires rise above the Saône. - [Pont Saint-Laurent](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pont-saint-laurent-macon) (1 km away): The oldest bridge across the Saône, joining Mâcon to the Ain on twelve stone arches. ### Restaurants - [La Huchette](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-huchette-replonges) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Bresse produce with a Mediterranean accent, just across the Saône from Mâcon. - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ## Questions about Les Symphonies d’Automne ### When is Les Symphonies d’Automne 2026? Les Symphonies d’Automne 2026 takes place in Mâcon: Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 November 2026. ### Where does Les Symphonies d’Automne take place? Les Symphonies d’Automne takes place in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire). ### How do you get to Les Symphonies d’Automne from Beaune? Mâcon is about 1 h 16 from Beaune by road (103 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €275 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 Les Symphonies d’Automne? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Les Symphonies d’Automne and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:ursulines&date=2026-11-03): 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: