Roncellese Risotto Festival
Black wine and sausage risotto, Roncello's signature dish
About Risotto Festival
The dish that tells a story of a town
The Roncellese Risotto Festival is the most cherished gastronomic celebration in Roncello, a small municipality in the Province of Monza and Brianza bordering the Milanese area. At the heart of the event is the specialty that gives the town its name: risotto with black wine and sausage, a local traditional recipe that attracts visitors from all over Brianza every year.
Three days of food and music
For the duration of the festival, the Piazza Don Gnocchi festival area becomes an open-air restaurant. The kitchens open for evening dinners, while on Sundays lunch is also served: alongside the Roncellese risotto, other dishes from traditional Lombard peasant cuisine are featured. The evenings are accompanied by live music, in a convivial and popular atmosphere that involves the entire community.
Part of the Brianza in Corte circuit
The festival is among the historic events supported by the Brianza in Corte 2026 project, an initiative coordinated by the Municipality of Concorezzo and funded by the Lombardy Region that promotes the region's courtyards, farmhouses, and gastronomic traditions, together with the Municipalities of Vimercate, Agrate Brianza, Bellusco, Cavenago, and Roncello. This recognition confirms the Roncellese Risotto Festival's firm place in the Brianza calendar.
Risotto Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Roncellese Risotto Festival is included among the historic events of the Brianza in Corte 2026 project, funded by the Lombardy Region. The precise dates are to be determined: based on recent editions, the festival takes place on the first weekend of October, over three days. The established format is confirmed: kitchens open in the evening for dinners featuring risotto with black wine and sausage and traditional dishes, lunch on Sunday, and evenings of live music in the Piazza Don Gnocchi festival area.
Programme Risotto Festival 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition will be announced by the organizers closer to the event. The usual structure of the festival includes:
Friday and Saturday
- Kitchens open from 7:00 PM with the risotto alla roncellese (black wine and sausage) and traditional dishes
- Evening with live music
Sunday
- Lunch from 12:00 PM
- Dinner from 7:00 PM and concluding musical evening
Highlights Risotto Festival 2026
Prices Risotto Festival 2026
Practical information — Risotto Festival
When
October 2026 (dates to be confirmed). Recent editions were held on the first weekend of the month: October 4-6, 2024, and October 3-5, 2025.
Where
Piazza Don Gnocchi festival area, Roncello (Province of Monza and Brianza).
Hours
Evening dinners from 7:00 PM; Sunday lunch from 12:00 PM.
How to get there
Roncello is accessible by car from the SP2 and from the A4 exits in the Trezzo/Cavenago area; bus services connect the town with Vimercate and Trezzo sull'Adda.
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Where does it take place — Risotto Festival
Area feste, Piazza Don Gnocchi
Piazza Don Gnocchi, 20877 Roncello