Poenta Festival
The polenta festival in Castelminio, between Palio and Venetian peasant tradition
About Poenta Festival
The Polenta Festival
The Poenta Festival is the large village festival of the hamlet of Castelminio, in the Municipality of Resana (province of Treviso). The protagonist is polenta (poenta in Venetian), a symbol of the traditional cuisine and peasant culture of the area. The event is organized by the Festa dea Poenta Social Promotion Association.
The Palio dea Poenta
Born in 2005, the Palio dea Poenta is held every third Sunday in September and re-enacts the days dedicated to harvesting and shelling corn, with a challenge between the four historic districts of Castelminio — a Fornasa, i Marta, e Motte and a Seolara de Santa Brigida — each with its own colored scarf. There is also the Power Pulling with the dragging of weighted trailers and the Marcia dea Poenta.
Memory and Fun
In addition to the competition, the festival offers traditional cuisine, musical evenings, shows, culture, and agricultural machinery exhibitions, in a program that combines the memory of the Venetian peasant world with the fun of a large village festival. An identity event that tells the roots of Castelminio and the entire Marca Trevigiana territory.
Poenta Festival — edition 2026
The Poenta Festival returns to Castelminio di Resana (Treviso) from September 11 to 27, 2026. The large village festival, organized by the Festa dea Poenta Social Promotion Association, celebrates polenta as the star of traditional Venetian cuisine, in a program that combines gastronomy, sports, culture, and entertainment.
The heart of the event is the Palio dea Poenta, with the challenge between the four historic districts of the town.
Programme Poenta Festival 2026
The festival spans several days with a gastronomic stand dedicated to polenta and traditional Venetian cuisine. Among the main events:
- Palio dea Poenta — challenge between the four historic districts (a Fornasa, i Marta, e Motte, a Seolara de Santa Brigida), which re-enacts the harvesting and shelling of corn, on the third Sunday in September
- Power Pulling — competition of dragging weighted trailers
- Marcia dea Poenta — walk through the territory
- Musical evenings, shows, and agricultural machinery exhibitions
Detailed program and times on festadeapoenta.com.
Highlights Poenta Festival 2026
The Palio dea Poenta between the four districts and the Power Pulling, the heart of the polenta festival.
Prices Poenta Festival 2026
Practical information — Poenta Festival
Where
Hamlet of Castelminio, Municipality of Resana, province of Treviso, Veneto.
How to get there
By car: Resana is located along the SR245 between Castelfranco Veneto and Padua; about 8 km from Castelfranco. The nearest train station is Castelfranco Veneto.
Admission
Free admission; gastronomic stands in the evenings. Full program on festadeapoenta.com.
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Where does it take place — Poenta Festival
Castelminio