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.
The Escapades des Vins de Bandol is the consortium's flagship weekend, a five-kilometre gourmand walk through the vines hosted each year by a different Bandol estate.
Tip: Book the Saturday walk in advance via the Bandol Maison des Vins. The participating roster usually includes Domaine de la Begude, Domaines Bunan, Chateau Canadel, Domaine la Suffrene, Moulin de la Roque and Domaine Ray-Jane.
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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