Benna Carnival — Dinner with Piedmontese Masks

The Benna Carnival and its masquerade dinner

In Benna, a small town of just over a thousand inhabitants in the Lower Biella area, Carnival is an event the community experiences with great enthusiasm. Among its most characteristic moments is the dinner with Piedmontese masks, hosted at the local Alpini Group headquarters and organized by Sport Folclore Benna under the patronage of the Municipality. It is the evening that, year after year, represents the so-called "second act" of the Benna Carnival: after the days dedicated to the traditional bean soup distribution and children's activities, the masks and supporters gather at the table to celebrate together.

An evening of conviviality and music

The format is that of a classic Piedmontese village festival: a convivial dinner at the Alpini headquarters, followed by music, dancing, and entertainment that bring the evening to life. Over the years, the dinner has hosted guest masks from various Carnivals across Piedmont, confirming the network of exchanges and reciprocal visits that characterizes the masked villages of the region. At the end of the dinner, the festivities continue in the Sport Folclore hall with live music and fun.

Piedmontese masks take center stage

The Benna Carnival is part of the rich Piedmontese carnival tradition, consisting of local masks, parades, bean soup feasts, and twinning between villages. The masquerade dinner is the very occasion where this tradition becomes warmest and most familiar: a moment when the protagonists of the Carnival, in costume, share a meal with the community and guests arriving from other towns in the Biella area and Piedmont.

Benna, in the heart of the Biella region

Located in the province of Biella, in Piedmont, Benna is an agricultural town nestled in the Biella plains. Its Carnival, managed by the Sport Folclore Benna association, is one of those popular traditions that keep the community spirit alive in small towns. The dinner with masks at the Alpini headquarters is its most convivial symbol: an invitation to discover the authentic hospitality of a Piedmontese village in celebration.