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2011

 

 

Throughout the year there are many brocantes, foires and wine festivals in the nearby villages

 

The following days are holidays in France.  Saturday and Sunday holidays are not compensated, and day is lost.

 

                                                                                         New Year's Day               Saturday 1st January

                                                                                         Easter Monday                 Monday 25th April

                                                                                         Labour Day                      Sunday  1st May 

                                                                                         1945 Victory Day             Sunday 8th May 

                                                                                         Ascension                         Thursday 2nd June

                                                                                         Whit Monday                    Monday 13th June

                                                                                         Bastille Day                       Thursday 14th July

                                                                                         Assumption                       Monday 15th August

                                                                                         All Saints' Day                   Tuesday 1st November

                                                                                         Remembrance Day            Friday 11th November

                                                                                         Christmas Day                   Sunday 25th December

 

 

This year Fontaines will be holding one brocante (car-boot sale):-

May 8th and 9th

 

 

Carnival of Chalon sur Saone

25th February to 6th March 

Parades, music, dancing, shows, etc, etc.  Details on www.carnavaldechalon.com

 

 

25th Montgolfiades

10th to 13th June 

Around 50 hot air balloons will take to the air at Chalon.  On Sunday afternoon there will be a family event, which will continue until the balloons take off at about 6.30pm at the Praire Saint-Nicholas.

 

International festival of Baroque opera at Beaune  Cello Silhouette Clip Art 

2nd to 25th July (Unconfirmed)

 

 

 Bastille Day fireworks 

13th and 14th July 

Fontaines holds its firework celebration on the evening of 13th July at 22.30 hours followed by a free dance

Chalon waits until the 14th and holds it over water, which enhances the display.

 

 

Annual street theatre in Chalon

20th to 24th July 

French street artists unite to provide four days of free entertainment.

Chalon dans la Rue sets out to explore different contemporary genres and help the development of more poetic urban spaces,

providing a colourful and entertaining landscape.www.chalondanslarue.com

 

 

11h annual jazz festival at Beaune  

16th to 18th September (open air)

13th to 15th October

Jazz and wine

www.jazzabeaune.com

 

 

The 151st wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune

18th, 19th and 20th November 

 The famous wine sale takes place on the 20th November; but the full weekend is taken up with abundant wine and cheese tastings, music, craft demonstrations, contests, and street processions.  Join the famous - tickets for the wine sale can be purchased. 

La Petite Maison is within 20 or 25 minutes of Beaune going by car or train.

 

 

6th Beaune Blues & Boogie Festival 

 4th to 8th December 

 

 

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Brian & Isabel Warshaw 
13 la Platière, 71150 Fontaines, France
Telephone/Fax: 00 33 (3) 85 91 47 27

Email: enquiries@burgundyholidays.co.uk

 

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