Events and festivals in Burgundy-Franche-Comté on November 14 and 15, 2026: Fenêtres sur Courts opens in Dijon, Beaune runs and raises a glass around the Wine Auction, Vesoul makes room for cosplay.
Start at 2 pm, avenue de la République. In Beaune, on Saturday, November 14, the Vente des Vins half marathon sends its runners onto the Côte de Beaune. Events and festivals in Burgundy-Franche-Comté on November 14 and 15, 2026: Fenêtres sur Courts opens in Dijon, Beaune runs and raises a glass around the Wine Auction, Vesoul makes room for cosplay.
Eight days of short films in Dijon
Fenêtres sur Courts starts on 11/14/2026 in Dijon. It runs until November 21, with screenings in seven cultural venues across the city, including the Eldorado cinema and the Atheneum, for this international short film festival.
Four official competitions structure the programme, with screenings outside competition on top.
Animation, documentary, fiction, experimental film: every genre of the short is on screen. Directors from the region, from France and from abroad show works that are often little known, and the festival acts as a springboard for the youngest of them.
Created in 1995 by the director of the Eldorado cinema, the festival has been run by the association Plan9 since 2012, and it is the only one in Burgundy to hold the recognition of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Close to 5,000 spectators follow each edition. Tickets and passes are sold through the festival.
Vineyards, cosplay and opera voices
In Beaune, the Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne, the oldest wine event in the world, takes place on November 13 and 14 at the Palais des Congrès, from 9 am to 7 pm on Saturday. Entry is paid and gives access to tastings of the 84 Burgundy appellations. The Trois Glorieuses de Beaune, founded in 1934, put the Chapitre du Clos de Vougeot on Saturday and the Vente des Vins des Hospices on Sunday.
The Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins crosses Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Monthélie over 21.1 kilometres, the Foulées covering 10.4, and draws more than 5,000 participants, side races included. The first edition, in 1986, had 450 runners.
Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm: Geek Legends takes over the Parc des Expositions in Vesoul. Video games, manga, role-playing games, fan club exhibitions. Arcade cabinets and retro consoles sit beside the latest releases. The cosplay contest takes 24 entrants a day, free registration from 10 am.
Besançon screens African cinema until November 15 with Lumières d'Afrique, most sessions taking place at the Mégarama Beaux-Arts. Born in 1996 from an initiative of 18 associations, the festival has three competitions and a section for young audiences, Afrimômes.
In Mâcon, Symphonies d'Automne, founded in 1993, pairs, until the same day, a vocal music festival with an international opera singing competition, in three public rounds. The final is played with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon.
In Cluny, the fourth edition of the Rencontres des pensées de l'écologie runs from November 13 to 15 at the Arts et Métiers campus. Round tables, talks and workshops bring together researchers, campaigners, elected officials and journalists. The third edition, in October 2025, drew 800 people.
Concerts and an open stage at the Espace Pasteur in Arbois: Chansons d'automne fills both days. The association L'Oreille en fête runs it, and also stages "Chansons en fête" in spring at Salins-les-Bains. In Belfort, the Festival des Solidarités offers films, debates and shows from November 13 to 29, coordinated by the Collectif Festisol Belfort.
In Vesoul, a Geek Legends day pass costs 10 euros, the weekend pass 15, and children aged 3 to 10 pay half price.