Naf'n Festa

The village festival that kicks off summer in Nave San Rocco

The Naf'n Festa is the most anticipated popular event for the navetteri, the inhabitants of Nave San Rocco, a village in the municipality of Terre d'Adige, in the heart of the Piana Rotaliana in the province of Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige). For three days, usually in mid-June, the small town overlooking the Adige river transforms into a large open-air meeting point, where music, good food and rural tradition intertwine in a genuinely local atmosphere.

A machine of 150 volunteers

Behind the festival is the tireless work of the Pro Loco of Nave San Rocco, chaired by Loris Bonato, which mobilizes over 150 volunteers every year in collaboration with local associations and the municipal administration. It is precisely this community spirit that makes the Naf'n Festa much more than a simple festival: an opportunity to strengthen bonds between generations and enhance the identity of the territory, as also highlighted by provincial institutions.

Traditional Trentino cuisine

The gastronomic heart of the festival offers the great classics of local tradition, prepared and served by volunteers at the village stands:

• Tortel di patate, the grated potato fritter that is a symbol of the Piana Rotaliana;
• Strauben, the Tyrolean-style spiral fritters served with jam and icing sugar;
• Fried frogs, a traditional dish linked to the countryside and local waterways;
• and other specialties that accompany the evenings until late at night.

Live music and entertainment

The evenings are enlivened by live bands, cover bands and DJ sets that keep the rhythm going until 2 am. There is also a space dedicated to children with NaveLand (inflatables and games), exhibitions set up in the village spaces and dance moments for all ages, in a program designed for families, young people and the elderly.

The Trattorata among the apple orchards

The most iconic moment is the Trattorata, the parade of vintage tractors that crosses the apple orchards and countryside of Nave San Rocco, celebrating the agricultural vocation of the Piana Rotaliana. On Sunday morning, the vehicles gather for the procession, followed by the tractor exhibition, water games and the awards ceremony, before the lottery draw that closes the festival.

A community appointment

The Naf'n Festa is, in short, a portrait of a Trentino that works as a network: a free-entry festival that combines tradition, gastronomy and volunteering, capable of attracting visitors from all over the Rotaliana area and ideally opening the long season of summer festivals in the territory.