Chestnut Festival of San Mauro di Saline
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Chestnut Festival of San Mauro di Saline

25 Oct 2025 — 26 Oct 2025
San Mauro di Saline — Verona (023)

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Edition 2025 — Chestnut Festival

The 54th edition of the Chestnut Festival of San Mauro di Saline took place on October 25 and 26, 2025, in Piazza degli Alpini, with food stalls offering roasted and raw chestnuts, the "Marrone San Mauro" competition, a cycling excursion in the chestnut groves, Holy Mass, a dance evening, and ballroom dancing with an orchestra.

The 54th edition of the Chestnut Festival took place on October 25 and 26, 2025, in Piazza degli Alpini in San Mauro di Saline. The program combined gastronomy and tradition: roasted and raw chestnuts, Lessinian specialities like tripe, entertainment for children, and musical performances on Saturday, with an evening Holy Mass and a 1970s-1980s style dance night. Sunday offered a conference on the chestnut in the traditional economy of Lessinia, the awards ceremony for the "Marrone San Mauro" competition, ballroom dancing, and a theatre performance. The guided cycling excursion through the chestnut groves completed a free admission festival, with parking and shuttle service available to visitors.

Programme

Saturday, October 25, 2025

  • Food stalls with roasted and raw chestnuts
  • Entertainment for children and musical performances
  • 6:00 PM — Holy Mass
  • Evening — Dance night with 70s-80s music

Sunday, October 26, 2025

  • 9:30 AM — Guided cycling excursion through the chestnut groves
  • Food stalls with Lessinian specialities (trippa alla veneta)
  • Conference on the chestnut in the traditional economy of Lessinia
  • 3:30 PM — Awards ceremony for the "Marrone San Mauro" competition
  • Ballroom dancing with orchestra and theatre performance

Highlights

"Marrone San Mauro" competition, cycling excursion in the chestnut groves, ballroom dancing with an orchestra.

Prices

Free admission. Parking near the cemetery and shuttle service on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Where does it take place — Chestnut Festival

Piazza degli Alpini

Piazza degli Alpini, 37030 San Mauro di Saline

Contact Chestnut Festival

Tel
+39 379 2895691

Chestnut Festival in brief

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History of Chestnut Festival

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