Onion Festival
Edition 2026 Gastronomy Local produce Farmers market

Onion Festival

The autumn lunch dedicated to the onion in Oltrepò Pavese

Pinarolo Po — Pavia (018)
Dates 01 Oct — 01 Oct 2026
Location Pinarolo Po (018)
Prices Free
Status

About Onion Festival

In Pinarolo Po, a municipality in Oltrepò Pavese in the province of Pavia, the Onion Festival is the autumn gastronomic event organized by the Pro Loco with the patronage of the Municipality. It takes place in October at the Campo Giochi in Via Primo Maggio, with a lunch featuring a typical local menu that puts the onion at the center. A village festival that combines good food, conviviality, and tradition in the heart of a land of wines and genuine products, along the banks of the Po.

The onion festival in Pinarolo Po

The Onion Festival is the autumn event in Pinarolo Po, a municipality in Oltrepò Pavese in the province of Pavia overlooking the Po plain. Organized by the Pro Loco of Pinarolo Po with the patronage of the municipal administration, the festival celebrates in October one of the simplest and most iconic products of peasant cuisine: the onion.

A lunch with a typical menu

The heart of the event is the lunch with a typical local menu, served at the Campo Giochi in Via Primo Maggio. The onion is the star of the dishes, in a menu that enhances the traditional recipes of Oltrepò. A takeaway service is also available for those who want to take home the flavors of the festival.

A community festival

The Onion Festival is a classic village festival, a moment of social gathering and meeting for the community of Pinarolo Po and for visitors from neighboring municipalities. The collaboration between the Pro Loco and the Municipality makes the event a fixture in the region's autumn calendar, among the festivals of Oltrepò Pavese that celebrate the products of the land.

Onion Festival — edition 2026

The 2026 edition of the Onion Festival is expected in October in Pinarolo Po, at the Campo Giochi in Via Primo Maggio, according to the annual recurrence organized by the Pro Loco with the patronage of the Municipality. As tradition dictates, the festival offers lunch with a typical local menu dedicated to the onion, with a takeaway service. The precise dates and menu will be communicated by the Pro Loco and the Municipality closer to the event.

The 2026 Onion Festival returns to Pinarolo Po in October, at the Campo Giochi in Via Primo Maggio 2. The event, organized by the Pro Loco of Pinarolo Po with the patronage of the municipal administration, offers, as usual, the lunch with a typical local menu dedicated to the onion, with the possibility of takeaway. The precise date, poster, and lunch menu will be published by the Pro Loco and the Municipality in the weeks preceding the event.

Programme Onion Festival 2026

The date and full menu for the 2026 edition will be announced by the Pro Loco of Pinarolo Po and the Municipality closer to the event.

Usual festival structure

  • Lunch with a typical local menu dedicated to the onion, at the Campo Giochi in Via Primo Maggio
  • Takeaway service available
  • Convivial moment of village celebration

Highlights Onion Festival 2026

The lunch with a typical menu dedicated to the onion, the heart of the village festival.

Prices Onion Festival 2026

Free admission. Lunch by reservation; takeaway service available.

Practical information — Onion Festival

How to get there

Pinarolo Po is located in Oltrepò Pavese, in the province of Pavia, along the plain south of the Po River near Casteggio and Voghera. It can be reached by car from the provincial roads of Oltrepò.

When and where

The festival is held in October, on a Sunday, at the Campo Giochi in Via Primo Maggio 2. Lunch is by reservation; takeaway is also available. Free admission.

Information and reservations

Pro Loco of Pinarolo Po — tel. 338 5910835 / 333 3800541 — Municipality: 0383 878127, [email protected]

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Where does it take place — Onion Festival

Campo Giochi (Via Primo Maggio 2)

Campo Giochi, Via Primo Maggio 2, 27040 Pinarolo Po

Contact Onion Festival

Tel
+39 0383 878127

Onion Festival in brief

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History of Onion Festival