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Paris, France
Facts checked on 4 October 2026 against the organisers' own pages and official tourism sites, listed at the end of this page.
The 93rd Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre runs from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 11 October 2026, and every event on the official programme is free. It celebrates the harvest of the Clos Montmartre, the small vineyard the City of Paris planted in 1933 on rue des Saules, and the harvest has been celebrated there since 1934, on the second weekend of October.
Most visitors come for the Parcours du Goût, the food and wine trail around the Sacré-Cœur, and for Saturday morning on the hill, when the harvest is proclaimed at the vineyard and the big parade sets off. The rest of the programme spreads across the whole 18th arrondissement, with music as the 2026 theme.
Saturday is the day the oldest rituals happen. The Ban des Vendanges, which opens the harvest, takes place in the Clos Montmartre from 9:45 to 11:30, and the Grand Défilé parade follows from 11:45 to 13:30, both starting at the vineyard on rue des Saules. The food trail is open from 10:00 to 23:00 the same day.
The festival ends on Sunday with a closing ball and DJ set in Square Louise Michel (Place Saint-Pierre), from 16:30 to 19:30.
The Parcours du Goût fills the streets around the Sacré-Cœur (rue Azaïs, rue Saint-Éleuthère, rue du Cardinal Guibert, rue du Cardinal Dubois and the square in front of the basilica). It runs on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October from 10:00 to 23:00, and on Sunday 11 October from 10:00 to 19:00.
Wine on the trail is served in a printed glass instead of plastic. When you leave, hand it in at one of five collection points: for each glass returned, a donation goes to the Restos du Cœur food charity.
Entry is free, but some events need a place booked on the festival website: the guided visits of the vineyard (7, 8, 9 and 11 October), the talks and tastings on the Scène des Vendanges in the Arènes de Montmartre, the Saturday tours of the 18th in a vintage bus, and the Sunday "non-proposal" ceremony at Place des Abbesses. Bookings opened in late August and mid-September, so check what is left before you go.
If you want an evening on the food trail, make it Friday. The trail keeps the same hours on Friday and Saturday (10:00 to 23:00), but the funicular runs until 01:45 on Friday and stops at 19:00 on Saturday.
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Checked on 4 October 2026. Dates and prices change: confirm with the organiser before you book.