Autumn Festival and Saint Teresa's Fair
Arconate's autumn celebration with traditional masks, chestnuts, and Saint Teresa's Fair
About Autumn Festival
Arconate's Autumn Traditions
The Autumn Festival and Saint Teresa's Fair are the customary autumn events in Arconate, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Upper Milanese area. Organized by the Arconatese Folkloric Group, they represent one of the most authentic expressions of the town's identity and take place over two consecutive days, Sunday and Monday, coinciding with the feast day of Saint Teresa.
Masks, Band, and Chestnuts
The Autumn Festival opens in the afternoon with the parade of the Brass Band through the town's streets, accompanying the traditional Arconate masks of King Soquaun and Queen Sibreta. The streets are lined with stalls selling used goods, crafts, antiques, and hobby items, while food stalls – managed by the Folkloric Group and the Alpini Group – offer "carsenza" (a traditional local sweet), chestnuts, salamelle, polenta, and local cuisine dishes.
Saint Teresa's Fair
The following day is dedicated to Saint Teresa's Fair: colourful stalls stretch throughout the day along the streets of the town centre – via Roma, piazza Libertà, contrada Sant'Eusebio, via Matteotti, and via Turati – in one of the most established fairs in the Arconate calendar. For visitors to the Upper Milanese area, it's an opportunity to discover a local festival that preserves Arconate's own masks and customs.
Autumn Festival — edition 2026
For 2026, the Autumn Festival and Saint Teresa's Fair renew the autumn appointment in Arconate, organized by the Arconatese Folkloric Group over two consecutive days, Sunday and Monday, coinciding with the feast day of Saint Teresa. The exact dates and detailed program will be announced by the Folkloric Group and the Municipality in the weeks preceding the festival.
Programme Autumn Festival 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition, with precise timings, will be published by the Arconatese Folkloric Group and the Municipality. The traditional structure of the festival includes:
Sunday - Autumn Festival
- From early morning: market for used goods, crafts, antiques, and hobby items in piazza Libertà
- In the afternoon: parade of the Brass Band with the traditional masks of King Soquaun and Queen Sibreta
- Food stalls with "carsenza", chestnuts, salamelle, and polenta
- Children's entertainment
Monday - Saint Teresa's Fair
- Stalls along the town centre streets (via Roma, piazza Libertà, contrada Sant'Eusebio, via Matteotti, and via Turati) throughout the day
Highlights Autumn Festival 2026
Prices Autumn Festival 2026
Practical information — Autumn Festival
Where
Historic centre of Arconate (Metropolitan City of Milan): piazza Libertà, via Roma, contrada Sant'Eusebio, via Matteotti, and via Turati.
How to get there
Arconate can be reached by car from the SS336 and from the A4 and A26 motorways. By train, the nearest stations are along the Novara-Milan line.
Admission
Free entry. Food stalls are charged.
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Where does it take place — Autumn Festival
Centro storico di Arconate
Piazza Libertà, 20020 Arconate