Costa Festival in Valstagna
The first festival of the year in Contrà Costa, May 1st
About Costa Festival
The festival that opens the season
The Costa Festival is the first festival of the year in the Valstagna area, part of the municipality of Valbrenta, in the province of Vicenza. It takes place every May 1st in Contrà Costa, one of the mountain hamlets dotting the slopes of the Brenta Canal.
Saint Joseph the Worker
The festival is dedicated to Saint Joseph the Worker, celebrated on May 1st. The morning is marked by religious services and refreshments; in the afternoon, starting from 6:30 PM, the food stand and games open, animating the contrada until the evening.
A contrada tradition
The Costa Festival is a simple and deeply rooted popular celebration, an expression of the community life of the hamlets in the Brenta Canal. For the inhabitants of Valstagna and Valbrenta, it is the occasion that marks the beginning of the good season and the summer festival calendar.
Costa Festival — edition 2026
The Costa Festival 2026 will be held on May 1st in Contrà Costa, above Valstagna (Valbrenta, VI), opening the festival season in the Brenta Canal as every year.
The day follows the traditional schedule: in the morning, religious services and refreshments in honor of Saint Joseph the Worker; from 6:30 PM, the food stand and games open, animating the contrada until the evening.
Programme Costa Festival 2026
Friday, May 1st, 2026
- Morning — Religious services in honor of Saint Joseph the Worker and refreshments
- 6:30 PM — Opening of the food stand and games
- Evening — Contrada festival
Details on timings and gastronomic offerings will be announced by the Contrà Costa community in the preceding days.
Highlights Costa Festival 2026
- First festival of the year in the Brenta valley
- Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, patron of workers
- Religious services in the morning, food stand and games from 6:30 PM
Prices Costa Festival 2026
Practical information — Costa Festival
How to get there
Contrà Costa is located on the heights above Valstagna, in the municipality of Valbrenta (VI). From Valstagna, along the SS47 Valsugana road in the Brenta Canal, you ascend towards the hamlets. It is accessible by car; caution is advised on mountain roads.
Admission
Free admission. Food stand with charges.
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Where does it take place — Costa Festival
Contrà Costa, Valstagna