Event Details
Wine Harvest on the Butte: Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre 2026
From 7 to 11 October 2026, the hill of Montmartre in Paris's 18th arrondissement transforms into a five-day harvest celebration centred on the legendary Clos Montmartre, one of the last working vineyards within the city limits of Paris. The 93rd edition of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre places music at its heart as the universal language connecting cultures and generations. Hundreds of thousands of visitors attend each year, with free entry to concerts, the Grand Parade, and festivities stretching across the entire neighbourhood around Sacré-Cœur.
Highlights 2026
- Ban des Vendanges on 10 October (9:45 AM): traditional ceremony marking the official opening of the grape harvest at Clos Montmartre
- Grand Défilé on 10 October (11:45 AM): grand parade featuring over 50 brotherhoods from across France marching through the 18th arrondissement
- Parcours du Goût (10 to 12 October): gourmet trail with producers and winemakers from all French regions, around Sacré-Cœur
- Décibels Vendanges: free concerts spanning pop, rock, funk, rap and electronic music at various neighbourhood venues
- Scène des Vendanges at the Arènes de Montmartre (9 to 11 October): conferences, tastings and acoustic concerts
- Bal de clôture on 11 October (4:30 PM): closing ball with DJ set at Square Louise-Michel
- Cérémonie des non-demandes en mariage on 11 October at Place des Abbesses
- Guided vineyard tours of Clos Montmartre with historian Jean-Manuel Gabert
Day-by-Day Program
Wednesday, 7 October: The festival opens with an evening launch party at the Mairie du 18e (7:00 to 9:30 PM). During the afternoon, the Boum des bambins children's party takes place at Gymnase Bertrand Dauvin (2:00 to 4:30 PM) and a warm concert called Vibrations at Hôpital Bretonneau (3:00 to 4:30 PM).
Thursday, 8 October: The Grande Chorale des enfants fills Square Louise-Michel with schoolchildren's voices (1:50 PM and 3:00 PM). The evening brings a rhetoric festival at the Centre culturel de l'Union de la Jeunesse Internationale (6:00 to 8:00 PM) and the popular Nocturne running race around Montmartre (7:30 to 9:30 PM).
Friday, 9 October: The Scène des Vendanges opens at the Arènes de Montmartre (noon to 8:30 PM) with tastings, talks and acoustic performances. A brass and percussion fanfare, Symphonie urbaine, animates the Grand Parquet area (4:30 to 7:30 PM). The evening closes with a Lied and Mélodie concert at the Mairie du 18e (7:30 PM).
Saturday, 10 October: The centrepiece of the festival. The Ban des Vendanges (9:45 AM) marks the symbolic start of the harvest at the Clos Montmartre. The Grand Défilé follows at 11:45 AM, bringing the whole neighbourhood to life with brass bands and costumed brotherhoods. A musical picnic takes place at Jardin Jane Vialle (2:30 PM). The Parcours du Goût stays open until 11:00 PM.
Sunday, 11 October: The whimsical Cérémonie des non-demandes en mariage at Place des Abbesses (10:30 AM) draws couples from across Paris for a lighthearted celebration of love without a proposal. The Block Party at Espace de Glisse (2:00 to 5:00 PM) closes the day before the Bal de clôture with a festive DJ set at Square Louise-Michel (4:30 to 7:30 PM).
Admission & Tickets
Entry to the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre is completely free. Concerts, the Grand Parade, the closing ball and the vast majority of events require no ticket whatsoever. The Parcours du Goût is free to walk, though purchases from producers and winemakers are paid directly at each stand. Bottles of Clos Montmartre wine are available at the Musée de Montmartre while stocks last.
Getting There
- Métro Line 12: Lamarck-Caulaincourt or Abbesses stations
- Métro Line 2: Anvers or Barbès-Rochechouart stations
- Funiculaire de Montmartre: direct connection to Sacré-Cœur
- Bus lines 30, 31, 54, 80, 85 and Montmartrobus
- Book accommodation in the 18th arrondissement several months in advance.
- The festival spreads across the entire arrondissement; comfortable walking shoes are essential.
- Visit the Parcours du Goût in the afternoon to avoid the busiest queues.
History & Background
The Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre is inseparable from the story of the Clos Montmartre vineyard. Planted in 1933 on the initiative of local residents to save a plot of land at the corner of Rue des Saules and Rue Saint-Vincent from property development, the vineyard hosted its first harvest celebration in 1934 under the patronage of Mistinguett and Fernandel. Today the Clos encompasses 1,556 vines and remains the only vineyard on the right bank of the Seine within the Paris city limits. The festival it inspired now attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world each October to the slopes beneath Sacré-Cœur.
