Festa del Lard d'Arnad DOP

The 2025 edition, the 52nd, was held from August 28 to 31 in Arnad, in the La Keya area, with free admission. The opening Thursday featured the Memorial Giuseppe and Mauro Fogu road race, the inauguration, dinner with typical "a la moda d'Arnà" dishes, a food workshop, and a dancing evening with a DJ. In the following days, there were wellness and yoga sessions, further food workshops with guest chefs, theatre performances, dancing evenings, and on Sunday, the exhibition and sale of local products in the characteristic wooden huts, with an afternoon of folk music and the final dinner. Among the gastronomic offerings was zero-km artisanal ice cream from the Evançon dairy in blueberry, honey, and hazelnut flavours. The festival, organised by the Associazione Lo Doïl, confirmed its appeal with over 50,000 visitors from across Europe, reinforcing Arnad's and the Aosta Valley Region's role in promoting PDO lard.

Thursday, August 28

• 6:00 PM — Memorial Giuseppe and Mauro Fogu road race
• 6:30 PM — Inauguration of the 52nd Festival
• 7:00 PM-10:30 PM — Dinner with typical "a la moda d'Arnà" dishes
• 7:00 PM — Rinaldo Bertolin food workshop
• 11:00 PM — Dancing evening with DJ

Friday, August 29

• 4:30 PM — Wellness session with the Arnad yoga association
• Food workshop with chef Filippo Oggioni
• 7:00 PM-10:30 PM — Dinner with typical dishes, theatre, and dancing evening

Saturday, August 30

• International Palù meeting
• Food workshop with chef Valerio Angelino Catella
• Dancing evening

Sunday, August 31

• Exhibition and sale of local products in the wooden huts
• Lunch at the exhibitors' stands
• Afternoon with folk music
• Final dinner with dancing