What's On in Burgundy 2012?

The year ahead…a brief run down of the highlights to look out for in 2012 from motor sports to concerts, exhibitions and spectacles. If your special interest is wine, see Gourmet Traveller.

February 2012

St. Vincent Celebrations Courgis (Chablis) Feb 5
Historic Places Open All Year
Chalon-sur-Saône Carnival Feb 24-Mar 4

March 2012

Historic Places Open All Year
Cirque de Soleil, Zenith Dijon Mar 9-11
Gourmet Fair, Marsannay-la-Côte Mar 10-11
Swan Lake, Ballet St Petersburg, Zenith Dijon Mar 15
Wine fair Auxerre Mar 16-18
Fête du Crémant, Châtillon-sur-Seine Mar 17
Launch of Museum-Park Alésia Mar 26

Nuits au Grand Jour - Wine Auction, Nuits St. Georges Mar 17-18
Salon des Vins Nevers Mar 25-27
International Festival Detective Films Beaune Mar 28-April 1
Journées des Metiérs et Arts Mar 30 - April 1

April 2012

Châteaux open their doors for the season
Concert season opens Château Ancy le Franc April 1
Foire Antiquités Brocante, Nolay April 7-9
Bol d'Or Classic Magny Cours April 14-15
Autun Book Fair, Place du Champs de Mars, April 14-15
AJA v. Paris St. Germain April 15
Quarré-les-Tombes Craft Fair
Classic Days, Magny Cours April 28-29

May 2012

AJA v Girordins de Bordeaux May 5
Salon des Antiquaires et de Brocante, Dijon May 11-20
GT Days Magny Cours, May 12-13
Olympique de Marseille v AJA May 12
Nikolaj Znaider violin, Colin Davis, Opéra Dijon May 17
Nuits des Musées May 19
Fleur de Vigne, Auxerre May 20
Coupes Moto Légende celebrates 20 yrs May 26-27
Hot Air Balloon Festival , Chalon-sur-Saône May 26-28
Book Fair, Festival du Mot Charité-sur-Loire May 30-June 3
Fête de la Bague, Semur-en-Auxois May 31

June 2012

Garden Open Days June 1-3
Equi'Passion Horse Show, Saulieu
L'Age d'Or Dijon Prenois June 23-24
Blues Festival Le Creusot, June
Montbard Jazz Festival June 29-July 3
Festival les Musicaves, Givry

July 2012

International Festival of Baroque Music, Beaune
Tour de France June 30 - July 22
Nuits-St-Georges Music Festival July 3-7
Couches Jazz Festival July 4-7
Tour de France in Mâcon, July 11
Festival of Sens, Garçon la Note
Grand Prix de Camions, Magny Cours July 14-15
Festival 4-14 Franco-American food and music Dijon
Bastille Day, Fireworks throughout the region July 14
Musique en Morvan around Autun July 14-28
Chalon dans la Rue – Transnational Street Artist Festival July 18-22
Buxy Music Festival, Buxy, part of the Chalon festivities
Festival du Chablisien, Chablis July 19-26
Bach to Bacchus, Meursault, July 21-24
Fête de la Madeleine, Son et Lumière Vézelay
Son et Lumière Vézelay
Festival Rotruenge, St Bris le Vineaux, medieval music July 29-Aug 4

July & August 2012

Historic Pageant, Château St. Fargeau, La Puisaye
Son et Lumière, Cathedral St. Etienne, Auxerre
Les Grandes Heures de Cluny July 22-Aug 14
Festival of Courtyards, Water and Gardens, Beaune
Grand Roman Spectacle, Amphitheatre Autun July 25-Aug 4

AUGUST 2012

Festival of Retro Cinema Beaune July 30-Aug 27
Cajun Music Festival, Saulieu Aug 2-6
Fête de la Moisson St Père-sous-Vézelay
Firework night Semur-en-Auxois Aug 14
Wine Fair Pouilly-sur-Loire Aug 15
Fête de la Vielle, hurdy-gurdy festival Anost Aug 15-19
Fête du Charolais, Saulieu Aug 23-26
Music Festival Vézelay Aug 23-26
Marché Bio Vézelay - Organic market
Blues Festival Charité-sur-Loire Aug 23-24
Fête de la Vigne, Dijon Aug 27-Sept 2

SEPTEMBER 2012

Montbard Foire Regionale
Fête du Cassis, Concoeur nr Nuits St. Georges
Velotour, Dijon,
Foire de Auxerre,
Musique au Chambertin, Gevrey-Chambertin
Journées du Patrimoine - Heritage Day Sept 15-16
Horse Fair, Nevers

OCTOBER 2012

Trophée Historique de Bourgogne Dijon Prenois Oct 6-7
World Superbike Championship Magny Cours Oct 5-7
Festival Sacred Music of the World
Bol d’Or, Magny-Cours Oct 20-21
Autumn Fair, St. Brisson, Morvan
Beaune Jazz Festival
Fête des Vins, Chablis,

November 2012

Dijon International Gastronomy Fair Oct 31-Nov 11
Antiques Fair Les Halles Beaune
Nevers Jazz Festival Nov 10-17
Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction Nov 16-18
Beaujolais Nouveau, celebrations in the villages of Beaujolais
Marché des Plaisirs Gourmands, Mâcon

December 2012

Christmas Market Châtillon-sur-Seine
Dijon Christmas Market
Historic Places Open All Year
Marché de Noël Semur en Auxois
Marché au Chocolat, Santenay
Marché de Noël, St. Florentin
Nutcracker, Ballet St. Petersburg, Zenith Dijon Dec 15
Blues Boogie Festival Beaune
Autun Christmas Market
Christmas Market, Solstice d'Hiver, Bibracte
Son et lumière, Palais des Ducs, Dijon
Fête du Sapin, buy your tree, Saulieu
Brocante, Art, Wine, Château Ancy-le-Franc
Marché de Noël Cosne-sur-Loire

JANUARY 2013

St.Vincent Celebrations
Festival of Contemporary Dance, Art Danse Dijon
Historic Places Open All Year

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