Not to be missed in bordeaux in 2020!
Since ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ awoke,
there is rarely a moment when there isn’t something fun and celebratory happening in Bordeaux.
Below are a just a handful of the events scheduled for 2020.
Contact us to book your trip around one of these events.
June 2020
The Bordeaux Wine Festival 2020 / Bordeaux Fête le Vin!
Postponed to June 2021
The biennial event eagerly awaited by Bordeaux residents and visitors from around the world.
On a 1.2 km stretch along the river, visitors will meet the winemakers and merchants from across the Bordeaux region. Nearly 80 appellations will welcome visitors to pop-up wines stands hosted by winegrowers. Spread over the entire length of the event, the wine stands will alternate with gourmet stands run by regional artisans and chefs sharing their delicious delicacies and dishes. In the heart of the event, the “Pavillon de l'Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux”, will offer various workshops and masterclasses on the art of wine tasting.
With hundreds of thousands of visitors, the Bordeaux Wine Festival is now the biggest oeno-touristic event in Europe.
Fête de la Musique
June 21
Bordeaux will join thousands of other cities, towns and villages across France in the annual national festival of music during which the streets will be alive with music. It is a magical and joyous experience, especially here in Bordeaux.
July 2020
Cognac Blues Passion Festival
2020 edition canceled
This is the 27th edition of this blues festival. Held in Cognac, enjoy performanced by internationally renowned artists, young talented singers and first-time bands.
Médoc Music Festival /
Estivales de Musique en Médoc
July 1 to July 15
The Médoc Music Festival is the only festival in France or in the world to present a program dedicated to young winners of international competitions. In 2003, Régine Roux created the Association "Estivales de Musique en Médoc". Driven by the ambition to discover the most promising talents in classical music, she imagined the festival where the most prestigious wine estates in Médoc serve as a showcase for the artists as exceptional as the wine produced. Today, the festival is recognized as a springboard for these talented young artists.
September 2020
The Marathon du Médoc
September 12
The 2020Marathon through the prestigious vineyards of Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe, Médoc and Haut-Médoc, will welcome over 9,000 runners, many of them dressed in creative costumes. Along the route, the runners will indulge themselves in oysters, steak and many different wines amongst other delicacies. Running a full 26 miles on rich food and wine might not sound like a great idea and it is for this very reason that this is the most heavily medically supervised marathon on the world, and one of the most fun to watch!
Registration opens the beginning of March 2020. More details can be found at the official website.
October 2020
Harvest / Les Vendanges
One could argue that the annual schedule of the Bordeaux region revolves around the harvesting of the region’s most precious product, the grapes. For several weeks, the usually quiet vineyards of Bordeaux burst into a hive of activity during the harvest. The bounty of another year’s worth of hard work and dedication are gathered and sorted before the vinification process begins. These days, if you’re lucky and you plan far enough ahead in advance, you can take part in the harvest and witness this fascinating centuries-old process firsthand.
November 2020
Harvest / Les Vendanges
One could argue that the annual schedule of the Bordeaux region revolves around the harvesting of the region’s most precious product, the grapes. For several weeks, the usually quiet vineyards of Bordeaux burst into a hive of activity during the harvest. The bounty of another year’s worth of hard work and dedication are gathered and sorted before the vinification process begins. These days, if you’re lucky and you plan far enough ahead in advance, you can take part in the harvest and witness this fascinating centuries-old process firsthand.