Ingria Woodstock Festival

A Woodstock in the Piedmont mountains

The Ingria Woodstock Festival is one of the most distinctive musical events in the Soana Valley, held in the municipality of Ingria, a tiny mountain village in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont. Every summer, the village center turns into a natural open-air stage, where live music takes center stage amidst stone, forests, and alpine traditions.

The spirit of the festival

Born in the wake of the Woodstock legend, the festival adopts its core values: Music, People, Peace and Love. The underlying idea is simple and sincere: to provide a space for "music without a voice," the kind that doesn't get radio play but knows how to move an audience live, in the spirit of an unpretentious celebration where sharing is the path to happiness. More than just a concert, Ingria Woodstock is a collective embrace of music, nature, and home-cooked flavors.

The music

Every year, the program brings together six acts, chosen from emerging bands and local groups, ranging from rock, punk, and folk to blues and tribute acts. Music plays from late afternoon until night, with stages animated one after another and the audience free to move between the music and the conviviality.

Flavors and tradition

The Pro Loco of Ingria, which organizes the event, manages the food pavilion throughout the evening, serving traditional valley dishes alongside a fully stocked bar. In recent editions, the festival has also been enriched by the Concors del bagnèt, a competition dedicated to the traditional Piedmontese sauce (green or red), which rewards the best homemade version.

Why it's worth the trip

• Completely free admission.
• Authentic village feast atmosphere, immersed in the nature of the Soana Valley.
• Live music featuring emerging and local bands.
• Traditional cuisine and bar managed by the Pro Loco.
• A chance to discover a mountain village off the beaten path in the Canavese region.

For those looking for a different kind of summer, away from the crowds and close to the real mountains, the Ingria Woodstock Festival is a small Piedmontese gem to be experienced with the right spirit: that of sharing.