Dumeltica – Celtic Music Festival

Dumeltica, the Celtic call of Dumenza

Dumeltica is the Celtic Music Festival of Dumenza, a municipality in the Luinese hinterland in the province of Varese, above Luino. The festival stems from the strong link between the territory and the Celtic world: in the Val Dumentina, the traces of the Celts are present and numerous, evidenced by many erratic boulders with still undeciphered engravings. Dumeltica celebrates this heritage coinciding with the summer solstice.

Music, reenactment, and market

The festival takes place at the Carà Sports Centre and offers two rich days. On stage, Celtic and folk groups and traditional instruments like handpan, harp, and flute alternate with theatrical moments. All around, the Celtic-Viking craft market with themed stalls, and the food stalls open for lunch and dinner. There is also historical reenactment, bringing back atmospheres and gestures of the past.

The great solstice bonfire

The most exciting moment is the grand bonfire: around the fire, participants hold hands and dance to the rhythm of ancestral percussion, celebrating the change of season exactly as the ancient Celts did. It is the rite that gives meaning to the entire festival, merging music, community, and nature.

A festival that has come back to life

After several years of hiatus due to the pandemic and organizational difficulties — the last historical edition dated back to 2019 — Dumeltica has returned thanks to the Pro Loco Dumenza 2.0, bringing back to the town an event capable of attracting audiences from the entire Lake Maggiore area.