Mountain Future Stories
The widespread festival of the Paganella plateau, blending science, nature, and new visions of the mountains
About Mountain Future Stories
A widespread festival on the Paganella plateau
Mountain Future Stories is the cultural event that brings the Paganella plateau to life in the heart of Trentino, at the foot of the Brenta Dolomites. Promoted by the Dolomiti Paganella Tourist Board together with the Paganella Community and the municipalities of Andalo, Fai della Paganella, and Molveno, the festival is not confined to a single location: it is a widespread event that engages the squares, theaters, and libraries of several towns, from Andalo to Molveno, from Cavedago to Spormaggiore, and even the nearby Piana Rotaliana Königsberg.
From Mountain Future Festival to Mountain Future Stories
The event began as the Mountain Future Festival, dedicated to the future of the mountains, and has evolved in recent years into Mountain Future Stories, broadening its scope and distributing its program across almost the entire year. The central theme remains the same: imagining the future of high-altitude lands through science, nature, and new perspectives, giving a voice to physicists, astrophysicists, mountaineers, writers, and scholars who discuss climate change, light and noise pollution, the loss of biodiversity, and the relationship between humanity and the environment.
A calendar that spans the seasons
The program unfolds in two main phases. In winter, literary meetings are held primarily in the libraries of Andalo and Fai della Paganella, featuring book presentations and dialogues with authors, often accompanied by local wine tastings. In summer and autumn, from July to September, the festival moves outdoors to the squares and natural spaces of the Paganella towns, featuring performances, documentaries, readings, and meetings with leading figures in mountaineering and scientific outreach.
The voices of the mountains
- Meetings with renowned mountaineers, sharing tales of expeditions, travels, and the history of Dolomite mountaineering.
- Scientific outreach events dedicated to climate, mountain ecosystems, biodiversity, and sustainability.
- Book presentations and literary readings with Italian authors.
- Theater and music performances, documentaries, and open-air screenings.
- The Orme — Path Festival, an event within the event, which in Fai della Paganella combines hiking, nature, and reflection.
Why experience it
Mountain Future Stories is designed for those who want to experience the Paganella and the Brenta Dolomites not just as a holiday destination, but as a territory to be listened to and understood. It is a festival that speaks of the future, community, and the environment, transforming the squares of small towns in the Province of Trento into places of dialogue and culture under the sky of Trentino-Alto Adige.
Mountain Future Stories — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of Mountain Future Stories, titled "Ideas that echo", confirms the formula of a year-round widespread festival on the Paganella plateau, in Trentino. The calendar weaves together scientific outreach, mountaineering, literature, theater, and music across several municipalities, from Andalo to Molveno.
Programme Mountain Future Stories 2026
Winter — Libraries of Andalo and Fai della Paganella (5:30 PM)
- January 15 — Romina Casagrande, «I quattro inverni» (Andalo Library)
- January 29 — Katia Tenti, «E ti chiameranno strega» (Andalo Library)
- February 12 — Tommaso Giagni, «La fabbrica e i ciliegi» (Andalo Library)
- February 26 — Marco Niro, «L'uomo che resta» (Fai della Paganella Library)
- March 5 — Marta Rota Núñez, «Due sherpa» (Andalo Library)
Winter meetings are accompanied by wine tastings from Cantina Monfort.
Summer and Autumn — in the squares and spaces of the Paganella
- July 2, Spormaggiore (5:30 PM) — Giacomo Sartori, «Sillabario della Terra» (Casa Orso sempre)
- July 5, Molveno (9:00 PM) — Tamara Lunger, «I sogni, i viaggi, le imprese» (Church Square)
- July 9, Fai della Paganella (5:30 PM) — Marta Sala, «Una casa per i gatti, un cuore per la vita» (Piazza Italia Unita)
- July 14, Andalo (9:00 PM) — Paolo Ruffini, show «Presente» (Palacongressi)
- July 16, Cavedago (5:30 PM) — Chiara Bettega, «Salire per sopravvivere. Gli ecosistemi montani alla prova della crisi climatica» (Piazza San Lorenzo)
- July 17, Fai della Paganella (5:30 PM) — Sandro Filippini, «A tu per tu con la storia dell'alpinismo» (Arena delle Stelle)
- July 24, Molveno (9:00 PM) — documentary «La Cima», Brenta Open project (Church Square)
- July 30, Molveno (6:00 PM) — Wafaa Amer, «Io sono Wafaa»
- July 31, Fai della Paganella (9:00 PM) — Matteo Righetto, documentary «Per silenzio e vento» (Arena delle Stelle)
- August 7, Spormaggiore (9:00 PM) — Rosario Fichera and Yanez Borella (Parish Theater)
- August 13, Andalo (6:00 PM) — Lorenza Gentile, «La volta giusta» (Life Park)
- September 7, Molveno (9:00 PM) — Yanez Borella, documentary «Plaff — Fino all'ultima goccia» (Palacongressi)
- September 12, Molveno (9:00 PM) — Coro Campanil Bass, «75° Coro Campanil Bass» (Palacongressi)
- September 9-13, Fai della Paganella — Orme — Path Festival (ninth edition), theme «Sentiero è dialogo»
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Where
Events are held in several municipalities of the Paganella plateau (Trentino): Andalo, Fai della Paganella, Molveno, Cavedago, and Spormaggiore, in addition to events in the Piana Rotaliana Königsberg. Venues vary depending on the event: squares, libraries, parish theaters, the Palacongressi in Andalo and Molveno, and the Arena delle Stelle in Fai della Paganella.
How to get there
Andalo can be reached by car from the San Michele all'Adige-Mezzocorona motorway exit (A22 Brenner Motorway) by driving up toward the Paganella plateau, or from Trento. The nearest train station is Trento, which is connected by bus lines to the Paganella area.
Tickets
Many meetings are free to attend; some performances, such as the one by Paolo Ruffini at the Palacongressi in Andalo, require tickets that can be purchased online. For dates, times, and reservations, it is recommended to check the official website mountainfuturestories.it and the Visit Dolomiti Paganella information points.
Contacts
APT Dolomiti Paganella, Piazza Dolomiti 1, Andalo (TN) — tel. +39 0461 585836 — [email protected]
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Where does it take place — Mountain Future Stories
Altopiano della Paganella
Piazza Dolomiti 1, 38010 Andalo