What's On in Burgundy 2010?

The year ahead…a brief run down of the highlights to look out for in 2010 from motor sports to concerts, exhibitions and spectacles. If your special interest is wine, see Gourmet Traveller.

January 2010

Images et Lumières Beaune, to Jan 31
' Los Angeles - landscape and body' in photos, Chalon to Jan 31
L'Abbaye de Cluny celebrates 1100 yrs to Sept 2010
St.Vincent Celebrations, Tonnerre Jan 16-17
Historic Places open over the winter
Festival of Contemporary Dance, Art Danse Dijon Jan 23-31
St. Vincent Celebrations, Chassagne-Montrachet, Jan 30-31

February 2010

Chalon-sur-Saône Carnival
Rhorer conducts Mozart and Haydn, Opéra Dijon Feb 3 2010
Concert by Arsys de Bourgogne, Auxerre, Feb 5

March 2010

'Mourners' exhib.Met. Museum of Art New York USA Mar 2–May 23
Cirque de Pékin, Zenith, Dijon, Mar 6
Start of the Concert Season at Château Ancy-le-Franc Mar 7
Wildlife photographic exhib, St. Jean de Losne Mar 12-14
Irish revelry for St. Patrick, Zenith Dijon Mar 13
P Jeffrey's Tribute to Thélonious Monk, Auxerre Jazz Club, Mar 19
Fête du Crémant, Châtillon-sur-Seine Mar 20

Nuits au Grand Jour - Wine Auction, Nuits St. Georges Mar 27-28

April 2010

Châteaux open their doors for the season

International Festival Detective Films Beaune

Foire Antiquités Brocante, Nolay

Autun Book Fair, Place du Champs de Mars, Autun
Equibourgogne Horse Show, Saulieu
Wine Fair Montbard April 17-18
Red Army choir, Auxerrexpo April 25
Quarré-les-Tombes Craft Fair

May 2010

Salon des Antiquaires et de Brocante, Dijon
Nuits des Musées, May 15
Fête Fleur de Vigne, Quais de Yonne, Auxerre
Medieval Fair, Semur-en-Auxois
Coupes Moto Légende, Dijon-Prenois May 29-30
Hot Air Balloon Festival , Chalon-sur-Saône
Vide Greniers and Brocantes in Burgundy villages (antique fairs)
Fêtes de la Bague, Semur-en-Auxois May 31

June 2010

Festival les Musicaves, Givry
Art exhibition dans la rue, Montbard, June 13
Open air Jazz Festival, Montbard June 25-27
Concert by Arsys de Bourgogne, Opéra Dijon, June 11
'Mourners' exhib. Saint Louis Art Museum USA (June 20–Sept 6)
L'Age d'Or Dijon Prenois June 19-20

July 2010

Couches Jazz Festival
Meursault Music Festival
Nuits St. Georges Music Festival July 6-10
International Festival of Baroque Music, Beaune
Tour de France in Gueugnon July 9
Bastille Day, Fireworks throughout the region July 14
Antiquarian Book Fair Charité-sur-Loire
Chalon dans la Rue – Transnational Street Artists Festival,
Buxy Music Festival, Buxy, part of the Chalon festivities
Annual Pilgrimage, Vézelay,
Musique en Morvan around Autun
Trotting race meeting La Clayette July 25

July & August 2010

Son et Lumière, Château St. Fargeau, La Puisaye
Son et Lumière, Cathedral St. Etienne, Auxerre
Concerts at Cluny
Festival of Courtyards, Water and Gardens, Beaune
Festival of Retro Cinema Beaune

august 2010

Festival Rotruenge, St Bris le Vineaux, medieval music
Grand Roman Spectacle, Amphitheatre Autun
Cajun Music Festival, Saulieu Aug 5-8
Fête de la Moisson St Père-sous-Vézelay
Fête du Charolais, Saulieu
Music Festival Vézelay Aug 19-22
Fête de la Vielle, hurdy-gurdy festival Anost
Château Ancy-le-Franc by Candlelight

September 2010

Montbard Foire Regionale Sept 3-6
Fête du Cassis, Concoeur nr Nuits St. Georges
Musique au Chambertin, Gevry-Chambertin
Bol d’Or, Magny-Cours
Beaune Jazz Festival
Antiques Fair, Beaune
Horse Fair, Nevers

October 2010

World Superbike Championship Magny Cours Oct 1-3
Trophée Historique de Bourgogne Dijon Prenois Oct 2-3
'Mourners' exhib Dallas Museum of Art USA(Oct 3–Jan 2, 2011)
Festival Sacred Music of the World
Salon Pains Vins Fromages, Beaune
Fête du Vin Bourru Nuits-St-Georges
Chablis Wine Festival

November

Dijon International Gastronomy Fair
Nevers Jazz Festival
Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction
Beaujolais Nouveau, celebrations in the villages of Beaujolais
Marché des Plaisirs Gourmands, Mâcon
Historic Places Open All Year

December 2010

Truffle market Noyers-sur-Serein
Dijon Christmas Market
Christmas Market Semur-en-Auxois
Blues Boogie Festival Beaune
Son et lumière, Palais des Ducs, Dijon
Christmas Market Châtillon-sur-Seine
Fête du Sapin, buy your tree, Saulieu
Christmas Market, Solstice d'Hiver, Bibracte
Taizé Young Adult European Meeting, Rotterdam, Dec 28-Jan1 2011

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