Fešta de ra Bàndes — Festival of Bands of Cortina d'Ampezzo
A week of band music culminating in the grand folk parade
About Fešta de ra Bàndes
The week of band music
The Fešta de ra Bàndes — whose name is in the local Ampezzo dialect — is the festival of bands of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno. It is organized by the Cortina Musical Corps, an institution with over 150 years of history, deeply rooted in the identity of the Ampezzo valley.
Concerts, parades, and music at high altitude
The festival opens on the second to last Sunday of August with the inaugural concert by the local band, in the characteristic shell of Piazza Angelo Dibona. From Monday to Friday, there are successive evening concerts and short parades by the various bands, with refreshments under the marquee. Saturday's program is enriched with morning, afternoon, and evening concerts, alongside parades through the town center. A special event is the concert at Rifugio Averau, among the 5 Torri, where music meets the Dolomite landscape.
The grand finale: the folk parade
The climax arrives on the final Sunday with the grand folk parade along Corso Italia: over 25 Italian and international bands and folk groups, accompanied by local associations and costumed participants, liven up the town center. The week concludes with the Concertone, the collective performance in Piazza Roma, sealing a tradition that unites Ampezzo identity and popular music, in the heart of the UNESCO Dolomites.
Fešta de ra Bàndes — edition 2026
The Fešta de ra Bàndes 2026 enlivens Cortina d'Ampezzo from August 23 to 30. The week opens with the inaugural concert by the Cortina Musical Corps in Piazza Dibona.
From Monday to Friday, evening concerts and short parades follow; on August 29th, the high-altitude concert at Rifugio Averau, among the 5 Torri, is scheduled. The grand finale on Sunday, August 30th, is the folk parade along Corso Italia with over 25 bands and groups, followed by the Concertone.
Programme Fešta de ra Bàndes 2026
Week of August 23-30, 2026 — Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Sunday, August 23 — inaugural concert by the Cortina Musical Corps, Piazza Angelo Dibona.
- Monday–Friday (August 24-28) — evening concerts and short parades by the various bands in Piazza Dibona, with refreshments under the marquee.
- Saturday, August 29 — rich program with concerts and carousels; concert at high altitude at Rifugio Averau (5 Torri).
- Sunday, August 30 — grand folk parade along Corso Italia with over 25 Italian and international bands and folk groups; followed by the Concertone in Piazza Roma.
Detailed program on the website of the Cortina Musical Corps.
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Practical information — Fešta de ra Bàndes
How to get there
Cortina d'Ampezzo can be reached via the SS51 Alemagna road; the nearest station is Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina, connected by bus services. Events take place in the town center (Piazza Dibona, Corso Italia) and at Rifugio Averau.
Admission
Concerts and parades are free admission in the center of Cortina.
Information
Full program on the website of the Cortina Musical Corps, corpomusicalecortina.it.
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Where does it take place — Fešta de ra Bàndes
Piazza Angelo Dibona e Corso Italia (Cortina d'Ampezzo)
Piazza Angelo Dibona, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo