Events, festivals and concerts in France this weekend of November 14: wine in Beaune, photography in Paris, manga in Nancy, books in Périgueux, cinema in Brest and comedy in the Aisne.
Saturday evening, in Burgundy. The Château du Clos de Vougeot hosts the Chapter of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin on 14 November 2026, and the Hospices wine sale takes over in Beaune on Sunday. Events, festivals and concerts in France this weekend of November 14: wine in Beaune, photography in Paris, manga in Nancy, books in Périgueux, cinema in Brest and comedy in the Aisne.
The Trois Glorieuses of Beaune
Established in 1934 by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, the Trois Glorieuses de Beaune were born in the middle of an economic crisis, to revive the reputation and the sales of Burgundy wines after the crash of 1929.
On Saturday 11/14/2026, in the evening, the Château du Clos de Vougeot welcomes the Chapter of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. This black-tie gala dinner gathers several hundred guests around the induction of new knights, Burgundian songs and speeches.
On Sunday, everything happens under the Halles de Beaune.
The Hospices de Beaune wine sale draws buyers from around the world to a charity auction whose first public edition goes back to 1859. It sells the wines of an estate built on donations accumulated since Nicolas Rolin founded the Hospices in 1443. Sotheby's has run it since 2021, and its results serve as a barometer for Burgundy wine prices.
The Chapter is by invitation or limited seats. The wine sale remains open to the public for tastings.
From the Grand Palais to the cinemas of Aubenas
Paris Photo fills the Grand Palais through Sunday 15 November: more than 220 exhibitors, open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, full price 30 euros. In Nancy, Anim'Est has gathered manga, anime, cosplay and video games at the Centre Prouvé since 2003, with more than a hundred exhibitors and three stages.
The Brest European Short Film Festival, founded in 1986, runs through 15 November at the Quartz: more than 150 films in three competitions, European, French and Breton. In the Ardèche, the Rencontres des Cinémas d'Europe open on Saturday in Aubenas for nine days, with more than 80 films from 20 countries at 11 venues.
In Conches-en-Ouche, the Celtes en Ouche Festival, created in 2009, lights up its Grand Fest-Noz on Saturday night at the village hall, with four bands. On Sunday, a recital of Celtic harp, guitar and song in the church. In Fontenay-le-Comte, Jazz sur Camembert closes its edition on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the municipal theatre, an Italian-style theatre of 257 seats.
Admission is free at the Festival du Livre Gourmand in Périgueux, from 13 to 15 November: authors, chefs and producers meet around a village of local flavours, at an event born in 1990 as a book fair. Also free, the Foire aux Santons de Marseille, created in 1803, opens on 14 November on the Quai du Port with about twenty santon makers, who sell handmade nativity figurines from Provence.
In Ambleny, in the Aisne, the Festival du Rire reaches its 4th edition: four comedians on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the salle de la Vigne Catherine, four more on Sunday at 5:30 p.m., including Romain Barreda and Kenny Martineau. One euro per ticket sold goes to the Secours Catholique de l'Aisne.
There, an evening costs 18 euros, the two-day pass 30.