Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre 2024 in Paris: the program of festivities

The not-to-be-missed Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre returns to the heights of the hilltop this week, from Wednesday October 9 to Sunday October 13, 2024, with a program as enticing as ever, between the taste trail, the grand parade, Decibels Vendanges concerts, the closing ball and tours of the famous vineyards. Here's the program!

This autumn, the 18th arrondissement of Paris once again lives to the rhythm of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre. The 91st edition of this event awaits you this week, from Wednesday, October 9 to Sunday, October 13, 2024, with a new program rich in diverse and varied entertainment.

This year, the Fête des Vendanges takes us on a dreamlike journey with the theme of the imaginary! "Aspiring to a better world, transforming, giving oneself the strength to invent, accessing the marvellous, the fantastic, creating images, sounds, ideas and thus giving room to inventive, dreamlike, funny artistic forms where street shows, films, street art, unusual concerts, poetry or song mingle..." detail the organizers on their website.

Since 1934, the Clos Montmartre wine festival has been celebrated in October for five joyous days of popular festivities, with a focus on taste and gastronomy! The third-busiest Parisian event after Nuit Blanche and Paris Plages, 500,000 visitors are once again expected to take to the streets of the Butte. Exhibitions, live shows, music, parades, dances, tastings of local and artisanal products and a wide range of other activities are all on offer to delight young and old, tourists and Parisians alike.

So, who has the honor of sponsoring this new edition? Sophie Mounicot and Jérôme Bonaldi have been chosen as godmothers and godfathers of this 2024 edition. They succeed Camélia Jordana, Sandrine Bonnaire, Nolwenn Leroy, Anaïs, Olivia Ruiz, Firmine Richard, Victoria Abril, Naomi Campbell, Carole Bouquet, Angunn and Mistinguett, who was the first godmother of the Vendanges in 1934.

As every year, the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre will delight Parisians with an eclectic and festive program: the taste trail, the children's choir, vineyard tours, the grand parade, Decibels Vendanges concerts and the closing ball. Discover the program for this 91st edition of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre!

Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre 2024, events not to be missed

Launch party

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7pm - Mairie du 18ème arrondissement
Free admission, subject to availability

Join us for the launch of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre, 2024 edition. Join Marco Avallone as master of ceremonies, accompanied by his faithful "Envie de chanter" choir. After the participatory choir, dancer and choreographer Serge Tsakap will perform an enchanted ball.

Decibels Vendanges

October 9 to 12, 2024 - Hasard Ludique, Be-Jazzy and ADN Montmartre
Free, subject to availability

For four days, discover new talent at a series of free concerts at three 18th arrondissement venues: Hasard Ludique, Be-Jazzy and ADN Montmartre.

Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre 2024: the Decibels Vendanges program and free concerts
Vanessee Vulcane, Daysy, Chéri, Yasmin Pigeon, Tianmi and Ella Lewis... All these artists are on the program of the new edition of Decibels Vendanges, the free musical event offered from Wednesday October 9 to Saturday October 12, 2024 in the 18th arrondissement of Paris on the occasion of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre. [Read more]

Vineyard tour

October 9, 10 and 13, 2024 - Vignes du Clos Montmartre (rue des Saules)
By reservation (coming soon)

A true symbol of the capital's rich winegrowing past, the vineyards of Montmartre welcome you this autumn for the new Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre. Each visit will be punctuated by anecdotes relayed by historian and lecturer Jean-Manuel Gabert, a specialist in the history of vines.

The great children's choir

October 10, 2024 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. - Square Louise Michel (place Saint Pierre)
Invitation only

This year, children from schools in the 18th arrondissement will be singing about the imaginary, the dreamy and the magical in a choir directed by music teachers from the City of Paris. To be discovered in the Square Louise Michel, the children will perform Zaho de Sagazan's "La symphonie des éclairs", John Lennon's "Imagine", Yves Duteil's "L'Opéra", Jacques Higelin's "Tombé du ciel" and Thomas Fersen's "La chauve-souris".

The Harvest Night Race

October 10, 2024 at 8 p.m. - Square Louise Michel (place Saint Pierre)
Registration required.

It's the return of the Vendanges night race, with a fluorescent peloton planning a 5 km race.

The taste trail

October 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and October 13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Around Sacré-Coeur (rue Azaïs, rue Saint-Eleuthère, rue Cardinal Guibert, rue Cardinal Dubois, Parvis du Sacré)
Free access

Like every year, you'll find around a hundred producers and winemakers eager to help you discover their regional specialities.

Superbe(s) - participatory dance performance

October 11, 2024 from 6pm to 7:15pm - Esplanade Nathalie Sarraute, in front of Halle Pajol
Free access

In this participatory dance show, the four performers from Compagnie Group Berthe take the audience on a journey through rap, electro, poetic and sometimes absurd sounds.

The harvest ban

October 12, 2020 at 10 a.m. - Vignes du Clos Montmartre (rue des Saules)
By invitation only for parade brotherhoods

During the traditional Ban des Vendanges, which inaugurates the start of the grape harvest, the brotherhoods and folk groups of the Grand Défilé get together to celebrate the Cuvée de l'Imaginaire. The public can watch the event from rue Saint-Vincent and rue des Saules, which run alongside the vineyards.

The big parade

October 12, 2024 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Departure from the Clos Montmartre vineyards
Free admission

More than fifty brotherhoods from France and abroad join forces for the Grand Défilé of the 91st Fête des Vendanges! Accompanied by local residents and sports and cultural associations, the brotherhoods parade to music through the cobbled streets of the 18th arrondissement. This year, the starting point is the Clos de Montmartre vineyards. The parade continues along rue des Saules, rue de l'Abreuvoir, rue Girardon, avenue Junot, rue Caulaincourt and rue du Mont-Cenis, before arriving at the Mairie du 18e arrondissement.

The non-proposal ceremony

October 13, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. - Place des Abbesses
Free admission for visitors. Upon registration

Like every year, the ceremony of non-proposals to marriage provides plenty of laughs. In the Place des Abbesses, the unmarried-to-be line up in front of the Mayor of the 18th arrondissement, Eric Lejoindre, to get the ring off their finger!