Foire Internationale de Bordeaux at the Parc des Expositions is the 10-day spring fair with 800 exhibitors and a major Gastronomie section, the Salon de l'Agriculture Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Trophee Gustave food competition.
Tip: Tickets around €8 online; the gastronomie pavilion is the strongest, with Aquitaine producers and tastings.
Address: Parc des Expositions, Cours Jules Ladoumegue, 33300 Bordeaux
Jurade de Saint-Emilion Printemps in Saint-Emilion is the medieval wine guild's spring procession, with robed Jurats parading through the streets and a public banquet of Aquitaine cuisine paired with Saint-Emilion grand crus.
Tip: Tickets to the banquet sell out months ahead; the parade itself is free and best watched from Place du Clocher.
Jurade de Saint-Emilion Printemps in Saint-Emilion is the medieval wine guild's spring procession, with robed Jurats parading through the streets and a public banquet of Aquitaine cuisine paired with Saint-Emilion grand crus.
Tip: Tickets to the banquet sell out months ahead; the parade itself is free and best watched from Place du Clocher.
Les Epicuriales transforms the Allees de Tourny into an open-air dining quarter for nearly three weeks, with around twenty restaurants serving €15 lunch menus and evening dinners hosted by starred chefs and Aquitaine producers.
Tip: Entry is free; lunch sittings run quickly and turn over in under an hour, the headline starred-chef dinners ticket separately and book out fast.
Bordeaux Fete le Vin in Bordeaux's Garonne quays is the city's wine festival along the UNESCO riverfront, with appellation pavilions, masterclasses and tastings. The 2026 edition was cancelled by CIVB to consolidate budget for 2027, when the festival returns alongside the Tall Ships Race.
Tip: Skip 2026 (no edition); the next festival runs 7-11 July 2027 with the Tall Ships Race fleet on the quays, the biggest edition in years.
