Mountain Future Stories

The Paganella widespread festival in Molveno

Mountain Future Stories is the cultural series that brings the Paganella Plateau to life in the heart of Trentino, at the foot of the Brenta Dolomites. Promoted by the APT Dolomiti Paganella (Visit Paganella) in collaboration with the Plateau's municipalities, the festival is a widespread event involving multiple towns—Andalo, Fai della Paganella, Cavedago, Spormaggiore, and Molveno—transforming squares, libraries, and theaters into spaces for dialogue and culture.

The town of Molveno, famous for its alpine lake and views of the Brenta Dolomites, is one of the main stops on the tour. Events here are primarily held in Piazza della Chiesa, in the square in front of the library, and at the Palacongressi, featuring open-air evenings and meetings under the Trentino-Alto Adige sky.

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, expanding its scope and spreading activities throughout most of the year. The core theme remains the same: imagining the future of high-altitude lands through science, nature, and new visions, giving a voice to mountaineers, writers, scientists, and artists who discuss climate change, biodiversity, and the relationship between humans and the environment.

Voices of the mountains in Molveno

The evenings in Molveno focus on mountaineering and science communication, featuring prominent guests and documentaries dedicated to the mountains and the climate crisis. The Molveno program alternates between:

• Meetings with renowned mountaineers, sharing stories of their adventures, dreams, and journeys across great peaks.
• Screenings of documentaries and video stories dedicated to accessible mountains, inclusion, and climate change.
• Scientific outreach events and testimonies on the relationship between humanity and the environment.
• Music evenings featuring local mountain choirs, deeply rooted in the Trentino tradition.

Why experience it

Experiencing Mountain Future Stories in Molveno means combining the beauty of the lake and the Brenta Dolomites with a festival that speaks about the future, community, and the environment. The evenings in Piazza della Chiesa and at the Palacongressi turn one of the most famous villages in the Province of Trento into a meeting point between vacation and culture, where the mountain becomes a space to listen to and understand, rather than just a place to pass through.