Sagra d'Autunno e Fiera di Santa Teresa
The autumn festival of Arconate featuring traditional masks, chestnuts, and the Santa Teresa fair
About Sagra d'Autunno
Arconate's Autumn Traditions
The Sagra d'Autunno and the Fiera di Santa Teresa are the usual autumn events in Arconate, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Alto Milanese region. Organised by the Gruppo Folkloristico Arconatese (Arconate Folkloric Group), they represent one of the most authentic expressions of the town's identity and take place over two consecutive days, Sunday and Monday, coinciding with Saint Teresa's feast day.
Masks, Band, and Chestnuts
The Sagra d'Autunno opens in the afternoon with the parade of the Corpo Bandistico (Brass Band) through the town streets, accompanying the traditional Arconate masks of King Soquaun and Queen Sibreta. Along the streets, you'll find stalls selling second-hand goods, crafts, antiques, and hobby items, while food stands – managed by the Gruppo Folkloristico and the Gruppo Alpini (Alpine Group) – offer "carsenza" (a traditional local sweet), chestnuts, salamelle (sausages), polenta, and local cuisine dishes.
The Fiera di Santa Teresa
The following day is the Fiera di Santa Teresa: colourful stalls stretch out all day along the town's streets – via Roma, piazza Libertà, contrada Sant'Eusebio, via Matteotti, and via Turati – in one of the most established fairs in Arconate's calendar. For visitors to the Alto Milanese area, it's an opportunity to discover a local festival that preserves Arconate's own masks and customs.
Sagra d'Autunno — edition 2026
For 2026, the Sagra d'Autunno and the Fiera di Santa Teresa renew the autumn appointment in Arconate, organised by the Gruppo Folkloristico Arconatese over two consecutive days, Sunday and Monday, coinciding with Saint Teresa's feast day. The exact dates and detailed program will be announced by the Gruppo Folkloristico and the Municipality in the weeks preceding the festival.
Programme Sagra d'Autunno 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition, with precise timings, will be published by the Gruppo Folkloristico Arconatese and the Municipality. The traditional structure of the festival includes:
Sunday - Sagra d'Autunno
- From early morning: market for second-hand goods, crafts, antiques, and hobby items in piazza Libertà
- In the afternoon: parade of the Brass Band with the traditional masks of King Soquaun and Queen Sibreta
- Food stands with "carsenza", chestnuts, salamelle (sausages), and polenta
- Children's entertainment
Monday - Fiera di Santa Teresa
- Stalls along the town's streets (via Roma, piazza Libertà, contrada Sant'Eusebio, via Matteotti, and via Turati) throughout the day
Highlights Sagra d'Autunno 2026
Prices Sagra d'Autunno 2026
Practical information — Sagra d'Autunno
Where
Historic centre of Arconate (Metropolitan City of Milan): piazza Libertà, via Roma, contrada Sant'Eusebio, via Matteotti, and via Turati.
How to get here
Arconate is reachable by car from the SS336 and from the A4 and A26 motorways. By train, the nearest stations are along the Novara-Milan line.
Admission
Free admission. Food stands are paid.
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Where does it take place — Sagra d'Autunno
Centro storico di Arconate
Piazza Libertà, 20020 Arconate