Cassano Art and Culture Week
A week of art, music, sport, and local flavors in Cassano Spinola and Gavazzana
About Cassano Culture Week
A widespread festival in the heart of the Novese
The Cassano Art and Culture Week is the flagship cultural event of the Municipality of Cassano Spinola, in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont. For seven days, the town and its hamlet of Gavazzana transform into a sprawling stage: squares, churches, schools, cellars, and streets host concerts, book launches, performances, street food, and sporting initiatives, in a calendar designed for all ages.
Beauty and knowledge along the hills
Founded just a few years ago, the event has found a precise identity: that of a Green Week that intertwines the enhancement of the hilly Novese landscape with the cultural and social promotion of the Cassano community. Each edition revolves around a thematic thread and is divided into dedicated days, ranging from music to gastronomy, sports to literature, and shows designed for the little ones.
Between singer-songwriter music and local traditions
One of the most characteristic aspects is the link with the local music scene, starting with the Gavazzana Blues festival and the collaboration with the Festival ECHOS, which brings great chamber music to the evocative setting of the Church of San Pietro. Alongside the high-profile events, there are more popular evenings, with street food organized by the Pro Loco, live entertainment, and local dance schools.
Sport and the legend of Coppi
The Week also highlights the sporting vocation of these lands, which are deeply connected to cycling: Cassano Spinola is just a stone's throw from Castellania Coppi, the birthplace of the legendary Fausto Coppi. There is no shortage of time trials, group bike rides, and walks connecting the two villages, in a widespread tribute to cycling culture.
An event for the community
Organized with the patronage of the Municipality of Cassano Spinola and the support of local associations and Pro Loco, the festival is designed as a moment of shared celebration, capable of attracting visitors from across the Novese and Alessandria areas. It is an ideal opportunity to discover an authentic corner of lower Piedmont, among hills, vineyards, and small villages.
Cassano Culture Week — edition 2026
The fifth edition, dedicated to the theme "Strolling between Cassano Spinola and Gavazzana for Beauty and Knowledge", offered a week packed with events designed as a Green Week. From the singer-songwriter music of the Gavazzana Blues festival and the Festival ECHOS to street food evenings, from literary presentations to tributes to cycling and Fausto Coppi, the program combined culture, sport, and social life along the hills of the Novese, in the province of Alessandria.
Programme Cassano Culture Week 2026
Monday, June 1
- 21:30 — In Gavazzana, Gavazzana Blues festival featuring a concert by the Big Borgo Band.
Tuesday, June 2
- 17:00 — Church of San Pietro: concert by the Duo Manara-Voghera as part of the Festival ECHOS.
Wednesday, June 3
- 18:30 — Presentation of the book by Luciana Rota dedicated to Fausto Coppi, at the Gavazzana cellars.
Thursday, June 4
- 16:30 — "Note di Pace" (Notes of Peace): show in the courtyard of the Cassano Spinola schools with local children and teenagers.
Friday, June 5 — The Culture of Taste
- 18:30 — Piazza XXVI Aprile: inauguration of the "wall of Cassano proverbs".
- 19:00 — Piazza Indipendenza: Street Food evening organized by the Pro Loco, with live entertainment by The Rotoloni and a dance evening by the WB Danze school.
Saturday, June 6 — The Culture of Sport
- 13:30 meeting, 14:00 start — "Tutti in Bici!" (Everyone on Bikes!): time trial along Via Arzani and a group bike ride to the Moto Club Cassanese with snacks and awards.
- 21:30 — In Gavazzana, "Concertare a ritmo di sport" (Concerting to the rhythm of sport).
Sunday, June 7
- 9:00 — "Cam Cam": walk from Cassano Spinola to Castellania Coppi, the birthplace of Fausto Coppi.
Highlights Cassano Culture Week 2026
- Concert by the Big Borgo Band for the Gavazzana Blues festival
- The Duo Manara-Voghera in the Church of San Pietro for the Festival ECHOS
- Street Food evening in Piazza Indipendenza with The Rotoloni and WB Danze
- The "Tutti in Bici!" time trial and the walk to Castellania Coppi
Prices Cassano Culture Week 2026
Practical information — Cassano Culture Week
Where
Events take place between Cassano Spinola and the hamlet of Gavazzana (province of Alessandria, Piedmont), in various locations: Piazza XXVI Aprile, Piazza Indipendenza, the Church of San Pietro, schools, and cellars.
How to get there
Cassano Spinola can be reached by car from the Novi Ligure (A7) or Tortona (A7/A21) motorway exits. The reference railway station is Cassano Spinola, on the line connecting Novi Ligure to Arquata Scrivia.
Information
For the detailed program and updated times, it is advisable to contact the Municipality of Cassano Spinola (tel. +39 0143 47117, e-mail [email protected]) or consult the local event pages.
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Where does it take place — Cassano Culture Week
Cassano Spinola e Gavazzana
Piazza XXVI Aprile, 11, 15063 Cassano Spinola