Events and festivals in Burgundy-Franche-Comté on October 10-11, 2026: the Marathon des Grands Crus runs through the vineyards from Dijon to Vougeot, Donzy et Dragons stages a life-size mystery, Rap2Days opens in Lons-le-Saunier.
Place de la Libération, Dijon. The Marathon des Grands Crus sends off its races there, along the Route des Grands Crus de Bourgogne. Events and festivals in Burgundy-Franche-Comté on October 10-11, 2026: the Marathon des Grands Crus runs through the vineyards from Dijon to Vougeot, Donzy et Dragons stages a life-size mystery, Rap2Days opens in Lons-le-Saunier.
The Marathon des Grands Crus, from Dijon to Vougeot
The Marathon des Grands Crus is run on Saturday and Sunday (10/10/2026), starting in Dijon. Created in 2019 by Thomas Dauvergne and backed by the AM Sports club, it draws more than 7,000 participants every year.
The races are a 42.195 km marathon, a 21.1 km half marathon, a 10 km and a 5 km. Roller skaters get a 23 km race, and a running and roller relay challenge is reserved for young people.
Every race follows the Route des Grands Crus.
The course crosses Chenôve, Marsannay-la-Côte, Couchey, Fixin, Brochon, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot, in the Côte de Nuits. The Burgundy vineyard climats it passes through are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Along the course, aid stations offer local specialties, regional cheeses and a selection of Grands Crus. A festive village welcomes participants, and shuttles leave from the finish village.
A life-size mystery, rap and gardens: from Donzy to Arc-et-Senans
Donzy et Dragons, organized by the Compagnie Les Volkanik, holds its 4th edition from October 9 to 11 in the village hall of Donzy, in the Nièvre. Board games, role-playing games and card games are free to play from age 6, and « Very Cold Case », a life-size mystery with actors, unfolds in the village streets.
Rap takes over Lons-le-Saunier: Rap2Days starts on October 10 and runs through October 31, with concerts, open mic, DJ sets, workshops and a showcase contest for artists from the region, in several venues across the city including the Darius Club and the Cinéma des 4C. In Vesoul, the Festival Jacques Brel opens the season of the Théâtre Edwige Feuillère and celebrates French-language song until October 17, with singer Coline Rio as this year's patron.
At the AtraXion exhibition center in Andelnans, 5 km south of Belfort, the Belfort Wedding Show, organized by Y Organisation, gathers dress makers, caterers, photographers, florists and wedding planners. Admission is 6 €, free for under-16s.
In the Jura, Zig Zag, the art biennale, opens 45 artists' studios, in Jura-Nord and Jura-Sud, until October 18, from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday and Sunday, free of charge. In Arc-et-Senans, the Saline Royale Gardens Festival shows, in this UNESCO World Heritage monument, its nine 400 m² gardens created by landscape students, until October 18, included in the Saline admission ticket.