Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival
The autumn traditions of Alto Oltrepò in Brallo di Pregola
About Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival
Chestnuts and bread, symbols of autumn
The Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival is the autumn event in Brallo di Pregola, a mountain municipality in the Alto Oltrepò region of the Province of Pavia. Every year, on the third Sunday of October, Piazza del Municipio fills with aromas and flavors that celebrate two symbols of the peasant tradition of these valleys: chestnuts and homemade bread.
Bread from wood-fired ovens
The homemade bread, the true protagonist of the festival, is prepared according to old recipes and baked in the wood-fired ovens still present in the hamlets of the municipality. It is the symbol of home, community, and authenticity that the festival aims to pass on, alongside the roasted chestnuts served hot and accompanied by mulled wine or hot chocolate.
The Alpini's lunch and Pro Loco's desserts
Under the marquee of the Brallo Alpini Group, you can enjoy the traditional lunch with polenta, lentils, and cooked salami. The Pro Loco of Brallo offers typical desserts, from chestnut cakes to rustic biscuits, while stalls display local crafts and products such as oil and cheeses.
Music, nature, and foliage
The day is accompanied by folk music and a walk through the ancient chestnut trees, an excursion into the autumn foliage suitable for everyone. Promoted by the Pro Loco, the festival is an opportunity to discover the Pavia mountains and the traditions of the Oltrepò Pavese, in a corner of Lombardy where the Apennines meet Piedmont and Emilia.
Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival — edition 2026
For the 2026 edition, Brallo di Pregola renews its autumn festival. In Piazza del Municipio, roasted chestnuts with mulled wine, homemade bread baked in wood-fired ovens, the traditional lunch under the Alpini Group's marquee with polenta, lentils, and cooked salami, and desserts from the Pro Loco will return. The day will be enlivened by folk music and a walk through the ancient chestnut trees in their autumn foliage. The detailed program will be published by the Pro Loco in the weeks preceding the event.
Programme Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition will be announced by the Pro Loco of Brallo di Pregola. Based on the established format, the day will include:
- From 10 AM, opening in Piazza del Municipio
- Hot roasted chestnuts with mulled wine or hot chocolate
- Homemade bread baked in the hamlets' wood-fired ovens
- Traditional lunch under the Alpini Group's marquee: polenta, lentils, and cooked salami
- Typical Pro Loco desserts: chestnut cakes and rustic biscuits
- Stalls with local crafts and products (oil, cheeses)
- Walk through the ancient chestnut trees in autumn foliage
- Folk music throughout the day
Highlights Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival 2026
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Practical information — Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival
When
The third Sunday of October. The 2025 edition was held on Sunday, October 19th, from 10 AM; the 2026 edition is expected on the third Sunday of October, date to be confirmed.
Where
Piazza del Municipio, Brallo di Pregola (PV), Alto Oltrepò Pavese.
Admission
Free admission. Lunch and tastings are paid at the stalls.
Contacts
Pro Loco Brallo di Pregola: 0383 500557, [email protected].
How to get there
Brallo di Pregola can be reached by car by going up the Staffora Valley from Voghera, past Varzi, up to the Brallo pass. The reference station is Voghera, on the Milan–Genoa line.
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Where does it take place — Chestnut and Homemade Bread Festival
Piazza del Municipio
Piazza del Municipio, 27050 Brallo di Pregola