Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bordeaux, Frankrijk

Druk — Christmas holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal))

Druk — Winter (February) holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal))

Druk — Winter (February) holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter weekend

  4–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Easter Monday is a public holiday and the long weekend is spring's first big getaway: motorways and TGVs fill, towns that draw holidaymakers get busy and some rooms are priced up, and many shops close on the Monday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter weekend, Spring holidays in Frankrijk

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter weekend (4–6 apr), Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — May holidays and ponts, Spring holidays in Frankrijk

• Feestdag

  May holidays and ponts

  1–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  1 May, 8 May, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday are public holidays, and the French bridge the gaps with a day off, the pont. Expect four-day weekends of busy trains, jammed roads and full rooms in towns that draw visitors, and near-total closures on 1 May. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: May holidays and ponts (1–25 mei)

Topdrukte — Bordeaux Fete le Vin, Bastille Day (14 juillet)

• Festival

  Bordeaux Fete le Vin

  7–11 jul · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The quays become a four-day tasting on alternate years, next from 7 to 11 July 2027 alongside the tall ships. In the years between, the river festival takes roughly the same slot. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Bastille Day (14 juillet)

  13–14 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  14 July is the national holiday: towns hold fireworks on the evening of the 13th or 14th, often with a firemen's ball, a parade or a concert, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  The August emptying

  1–25 aug · meestal

  Bordelais leave for the Arcachon coast and the neighbourhood restaurants shut in rotation for two or three weeks, a paper note on the door. The centre keeps working; the quartiers do not. Bron ↗

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Oyster season on the Bassin

  1 sep – 30 apr · meestalPlukseizoen

  The huts at Cap Ferret and Gujan-Mestras, an hour west, sell by the dozen with a glass of white from September through the winter. The fortnight before Christmas is when they are busiest.

• Seizoen

  Vendanges in the vineyards

  5 sep – 15 okt · meestalOogsttijd

  Picking runs through September and into October across the Medoc and the right bank. Chateaux that take visitors often close their doors while the crop is coming in, so book tastings before you travel.

Druk — All Saints (autumn) holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal)), Vendanges in the vineyards (5 sep – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas market, All Saints (autumn) holidays in Frankrijk

• Festival

  Christmas market

  27 nov – 27 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The Allees de Tourny chalets line the Quinconces daily from the end of November into the days after Christmas, open into the evening. The trams get slow on the last two weekends. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas market, Christmas holidays in Frankrijk

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Oyster season on the Bassin (1 sep – 30 apr (meestal)), Christmas market (27 nov – 27 dec (meestal))