Grantola Codfish Vicentina Festival
A September weekend dedicated to codfish Vicentina style, at the Area Feste
About Codfish Vicentina Festival
Vicentina Codfish Arrives in Valcuvia
In Grantola, a small municipality in Valcuvia in the province of Varese, there is a September event that tells of a curious gastronomic bridge between Lombardy and Veneto: the Grantola Codfish Vicentina Festival, organized by the Pro Loco of Grantola at the town's Area Feste. The signature dish is codfish Vicentina style, a Venetian traditional specialty made from stockfish slowly cooked with milk, onion, and cheese.
A Weekend of Taste
The festival is concentrated over a weekend, usually in the first half of September. The food stand opens on Saturday evening and continues on Sunday at lunchtime, with the possibility of purchasing codfish for takeaway. It is a festival suitable for all ages, focused on conviviality and the authentic flavor of this preparation.
Music and Dancing
Alongside the food, on Saturday evening the festival comes alive with music: in recent editions, the dancing evening has been entrusted to a DJ with a mix of ballroom, Latin, and revival music, to get participants dancing. A mix that combines gastronomy and popular entertainment.
An Established Tradition
The Grantola Codfish Vicentina Festival reached its ninth edition in 2024, a sign of an event that is now well-established. The Pro Loco of Grantola, active all year round with a program of initiatives, is its organizer. To discover Valcuvia and its flavors, the festival is an excellent end-of-summer opportunity.
Codfish Vicentina Festival — edition 2026
The Grantola Codfish Vicentina Festival 2026 is expected, as per tradition, for a weekend in the first half of September at the town's Area Feste. The Pro Loco of Grantola, which has published its own 2026 program, will reprise the format with Saturday dinner (with a musical evening), Sunday lunch, and codfish for takeaway.
The precise dates for the 2026 edition will be announced by the Pro Loco of Grantola on their channels in the preceding weeks.
Programme Codfish Vicentina Festival 2026
Exact dates and program for the 2026 edition have not yet been published. The usual structure of the festival, documented in recent editions, includes:
- Saturday evening — opening of the food stand with codfish Vicentina style; dancing evening with music
- Sunday at lunchtime — lunch with codfish
- Takeaway service on both days
Updates from the Pro Loco of Grantola (prolocograntola.it).
Highlights Codfish Vicentina Festival 2026
The codfish Vicentina style and the Saturday dancing evening.
Prices Codfish Vicentina Festival 2026
Practical information — Codfish Vicentina Festival
When
A September weekend (Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch). The 2026 dates will be announced by the Pro Loco of Grantola in the weeks prior.
Where
Area Feste of Grantola (VA).
How to get there
Grantola can be reached by car along the Luino-Varese Provincial Road; Luino is the nearest train station.
Contacts
Pro Loco di Grantola: [email protected], tel. 335 5468209 (prolocograntola.it).
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Where does it take place — Codfish Vicentina Festival
Area Feste di Grantola