Fen Festival
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Fen Festival

The festival of hay and the agricultural world of Livigno

Livigno — Sondrio (014)
Dates 23 Aug — 23 Aug 2026
Location Livigno (014)
Prices Free
Status Confirmed

About Fen Festival

The Festa del Fen celebrates hay and haymaking in Livigno, ancient gestures that tell of the deep bond between the community and its territory. It is a day of conviviality that showcases traditional knowledge and customs, with the people of Livigno in period costume, demonstrations of farm work, and local products. A dive into the alpine agricultural world, where the memory of working in the fields becomes a shared celebration and identity.

The hay festival in Livigno

The Festa del Fen is the event that in Livigno, in the Province of Sondrio, celebrates hay and haymaking, central activities in the agricultural history of the alpine community. It is a festival that tells of the deep bond between the people of Livigno and their territory, recovering gestures and knowledge of the farm work of the past.

Traditional knowledge and customs

For one day, Livigno showcases the agricultural world of the past: demonstrations of work in the fields, convivial moments, and the presence of residents in traditional costume transform the town into a great living story. Haymaking, a fundamental seasonal activity for survival in high-altitude valleys, thus becomes an occasion for celebration and the transmission of memory.

Local products and conviviality

The festival is also an opportunity to discover the typical products of Livigno and to share moments of sociality. Amidst demonstrations, tastings, and atmospheres of yesteryear, the Festa del Fen offers visitors an authentic glimpse into the rural culture of Valtellina and the identity of a community that does not forget its roots.

Fen Festival — edition 2026

The 2026 Festa del Fen takes place on Sunday, August 23 in Livigno: a day of conviviality celebrating hay and haymaking, with the people of Livigno in traditional costume, demonstrations of farm work, and local products.

The 2026 edition of the Festa del Fen takes place on Sunday, August 23 in Livigno. The day celebrates hay and haymaking, central activities of Livigno's agricultural tradition, with moments of conviviality, demonstrations of farm work, typical products, and the participation of residents in traditional costume. It is a festival that showcases the knowledge and customs of the alpine rural world, telling of the deep bond between Livigno and its territory.

Programme Fen Festival 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026 — Livigno

  • Demonstrations of farm work and haymaking
  • People of Livigno in traditional costume
  • Local typical products and convivial moments

Detailed timetable will be published on the official Livigno website closer to the event.

Highlights Fen Festival 2026

The haymaking demonstrations and the participation of the people of Livigno in traditional costume.

Prices Fen Festival 2026

Free admission.

Practical information — Fen Festival

Where

Livigno (SO).

When

End of August.

How to get there

Livigno can be reached by car from Valtellina (Foscagno pass) or from Switzerland.

Admission

Free admission.

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Where does it take place — Fen Festival

Livigno

Livigno, 23041 Livigno

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