The Fete des Vins de Bandol is the appellation's winter showcase, held each first December weekend on the port of Bandol. The 2025 edition gathered 42 Bandol producers; the festival celebrates the newly released vintage and the late-released Bandol reds across an indoor and outdoor tasting setup at the quay.
Tip: Buy the commemorative tasting glass at the entrance for access to all the producer stands. The 2025 dates were 6 and 7 December, and the 2026 edition is expected on the first weekend of December.
Address: Port de Bandol, Quai de l'Embarcadere, 83150 Bandol, France, Provence
Vignobles en Scene (formerly Fascinant Week-end) is the national oenotourism programme held on the third weekend of October across all France's Vignobles & Decouvertes destinations.
Tip: The Bandol consortium publishes the active estates in early October. The 2025 edition ran 17 to 19 October; the 2026 edition lands on the third weekend in the same pattern.
Les Musicales dans les Vignes is the Provençal festival of jazz and classical concerts staged inside vineyards from June through September. The 2026 edition is the 14th annual programme, running across prestigious estates of Provence with each concert pairing music and a tasting of the host domaine's wines.
Tip: The programme refreshes month-by-month; check the Route des Vins du Sud agenda page for the active schedule. Tickets are sold per concert and sell out at the larger Bandol and Cotes de Provence host estates.
Art et Vin is a Var-wide summer programme of artist residencies in domaines, run since 1998 by the Federation des Vignerons Independants du Var.
Tip: Most participating domaines are free to visit during normal cellar hours through the summer. Pair with a tasting; many estates publish custom food-and-wine programmes alongside the installations.
Balades Vigneronnes are guided walks across Bouches-du-Rhone vineyards from spring to autumn, hosted by member estates of Vignerons Independants.
Tip: Walks rotate by month; the Route des Vins du Sud agenda page lists active hosts. The Les Baux biodynamic estates are particularly active in the programme.
Annual wine festival of the AOC Cassis growers, held in 2025 on the Esplanade Aristide Briand. The 2025 programme (17 and 18 May) included a Sunday mass followed by the danse de la souche and a blessing, tastings with a 10 euro glass for the Cassis estates, masterclasses with chef sommeliers, children's workshops and a gastronomic aioli on the Saturday. A listing of the town's events shows 16 and 17 May 2026 as the 90th anniversary celebration of the AOC.
Tip: The aioli, masterclasses and children's workshops were by registration, and the venue has changed between editions, so confirm both first.
Village wine festival in Rognes for the Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation, organised by the festival's own committee. Local producers pour their wines, with live music and food trucks; the 2025 edition was held on Saturday 19 July from 16:00 to 23:00 as an evening edition for the appellation's 40 years, after an edition on 21 July 2024.
Tip: Contact the committee at [email protected] for the programme of the next edition.
Fete des Vins de Bandol runs 5 to 6 December. These are the wine tours and tastings in Provence to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
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