End-of-Summer Festival and Grape Festival Re-enactment
Three weeks of local festivities in the Casentino valley, featuring Tuscan cuisine, dancing, sports, and the historic Grape Festival Re-enactment.
Edition 2026 not confirmed to date
This edition has not been confirmed by the organiser to date. We recommend checking before going.
About Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival
A three-week village festival
The End-of-Summer Festival is the major popular celebration in Subbiano, a town in the Province of Arezzo overlooking the Arno river at the gateway to the Casentino, in Tuscany. Organized by the Pro Loco Subbiano with the help of local volunteers, the event traditionally takes place from the third Saturday of August until the second Sunday of September, enlivening the town center for three consecutive weekends. In 2025, it reached its 51st edition, confirming a tradition that has lasted for half a century.
What to expect at the festival
The convivial heart of the festival is the large open-air restaurant, where every evening you can enjoy traditional Tuscan and Casentino dishes, with themed menus that change nightly: from game meat to porcini mushrooms, and from cannelloni to 'nana in porchetta' (roast duck). Alongside the dining, the program offers a rich calendar of events:
- Ballroom dancing evenings with live orchestras and a youth area with a disco;
- Shows, cabaret, and music, including performances by dance schools and musical groups;
- Days dedicated to sports (walks, cycling and quad bike gatherings, demonstrations by local associations);
- Inflatable playground and entertainment for children;
- Exhibitions, vintage truck and camper rallies, and food and wine tastings.
The Grape Festival Re-enactment
The most anticipated and iconic moment is the Grape Festival Re-enactment, held on the second Sunday of September, which celebrated its 41st edition in 2025. The festival was born to commemorate ancient peasant customs related to the grape harvest: once the fruit of months of labor was gathered, families would reunite for a dinner and a dance on the threshing floor. Today, that world comes alive in the parade of allegorical floats that travel through the village streets, decorated by the inhabitants of the hamlets around Subbiano and accompanied by folk groups, marching bands, flag-wavers, and majorettes from various locations. During the parade, grapes, wine, vin santo, traditional sweets, and roasted chestnuts are distributed.
The 'Time That Was' Market and exhibitions
On the Sunday of the Re-enactment, from the morning, the historic center hosts the 'Time That Was' Market, featuring an exhibition of vintage equipment, a mycological display, and typical products from the Arno Valley and the Casentino. On one of the preceding Sundays, the Livestock Sample Exhibition is also held, dedicated to breeding and farm animals, a living testament to the rural vocation of the area. The final day is crowned in the evening by a fireworks display.
Why it is worth visiting
The End-of-Summer Festival is one of the most genuine popular festivals in the Arezzo area: no polished tourist facade, but a community telling its own story through food, dance, harvest traditions, and local pride. It is the perfect opportunity to discover Subbiano and the Casentino away from the main tourist circuits, amidst good food and authentic folklore.
Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 End-of-Summer Festival is expected to renew the late-summer appointment in Subbiano, in the Arezzo Casentino, with the usual program of a large restaurant, dance evenings, shows, sports, and the Grape Festival Re-enactment with the parade of allegorical floats.
The dates shared by aggregators indicate August 19 and the weekends of August 28-30, September 4-6, and September 11-13, 2026. However, this information has not yet been verified by official sources: the detailed program for the 2026 edition has not been published yet.
The full program, with the times for each evening and details of the Re-enactment, is usually released by the Pro Loco Subbiano in the weeks preceding the event: it is advisable to check the prolocosubbiano.it website and official channels for confirmation of dates and events.
Programme Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition has not yet been published by the Pro Loco Subbiano.
Based on previous editions, the festival is structured over three weekends with this usual format:
- Every evening (from 7:00 PM): opening of the large restaurant with traditional Tuscan and Casentino menus that change nightly.
- Evenings: ballroom dancing with live orchestras, youth area with disco, dance school performances, cabaret, and music.
- Sporting days: walks, cycling and quad gatherings, sports association demonstrations, inflatable playground for children.
- One Sunday: Livestock Sample Exhibition and farm animals, vintage equipment exhibition.
- Second Sunday of September — Grape Festival Re-enactment: in the morning, 'Time That Was' Market, mycological exhibition, and folk group performances; in the afternoon (from about 3:30 PM) the parade of allegorical floats through the village streets, with distribution of grapes, wine, vin santo, traditional sweets, and roasted chestnuts, accompanied by folk groups, bands, flag-wavers, and majorettes; in the evening, dancing, shows, and at midnight, fireworks.
Dates and times will be confirmed by the Pro Loco Subbiano closer to the event.
Highlights Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival 2026
- The Grape Festival Re-enactment with the parade of allegorical floats through the village streets.
- The large restaurant with traditional Tuscan and Casentino dishes.
- The 'Time That Was' Market and vintage equipment exhibitions.
- The final fireworks display.
Prices Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival 2026
Practical information — Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival
How to get there
Subbiano is located along the SR71 road, about 12 km north of Arezzo, heading up the Arno valley towards the Casentino. By car, take the A1 motorway to the Arezzo exit, then follow signs for Casentino/Subbiano. By train, the Arezzo station is connected to the main national lines; from there, you can continue by regional bus or the Arezzo-Stia (LFI) railway towards the Casentino.
When
Between late August and mid-September, over three weekends. The Grape Festival Re-enactment takes place on the second Sunday of September.
Admission and dining
Admission to the festival, shows, and dancing is free. The large restaurant generally opens at 7:00 PM; for tables adjacent to the dance floor, booking is recommended (tel. +39 327 1630435, after 2:00 PM). Dining and dancing are guaranteed even in case of bad weather.
Information
Updated program and details are available on the Pro Loco Subbiano website (prolocosubbiano.it).
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Where does it take place — Subbiano End-of-Summer Festival
Centro storico di Subbiano