Traditional mountain village feasts and festivals
Village festivals are festive and engaging moments for both mountain dwellers and tourists. Traditions and innovations merge between music and products from the Alpine region.
Folk festivals / Festivals
Taller & Tuba
Typical food and traditional music
Experience a culinary festival that perfectly combines gastronomy, wine and music. The restaurants of Marling invite you to savor the diversity of regional cuisine – from hearty specialties to irresistible desserts. What to expect? The enticing aroma of freshly prepared dishes fills the air. Indulge in a variety of changing dishes, such as succulent pork tenderloin, smoked trout, delicate tartare, delicious dumpling variations and as a sweet finale, a traditional apple strudel or velvety chocolate mousse. There’s... continue
Folk festivals / Festivals
Ala, City of Velvet
Ala, a City of Velvet
A weekend of events featuring interactive exhibitions, creative workshops, shows, circus performances, fairy tales, and games. A widespread celebration that, for three days, rewinds the thread of time and takes you back to the 18th century – with elegant costumes and magical atmospheres. Each day, costumed characters and roaming performers can be encountered in the streets and squares.
Folk festivals / Festivals
Saint Bernard Fair 2026 - 36th Edition
Walser Art, Culture, and Craftsmanship at the foot of Monte Rosa!
Alpine and Walser Crafts Market Exhibition, concurrent with the 23rd Extemporaneous Wood Sculpture Competition. From July 3 to 5, 2026, Macugnaga will host the San Bernardo Fair. The event, which has officially opened the summer season of the Pearl of the Rosa for thirty-seven years, will, as per tradition, offer a rich program of events that will alternate the conference with musical performances, the traditional exhibition of Alpine artisanal products, and the participation of groups, dressed in traditional... continue