Sagra della Madonna Assunta a Bizzarone

The Assumption festival on the hill

The Sagra della Madonna Assunta and the Ferragosto festival of Bizzarone, a Municipality in the Province of Como on the border with Switzerland. It takes place in the evocative setting of Colle Sant'Ambrogio, where for eight consecutive evenings the community gathers around good food and Marian devotion.

Different cuisine every evening

The strength of the festival is its rich and varied cuisine: each evening offers a different menu, with dishes ranging from polenta with venison to risotto with perch, from polenta with shrimp to polenta with donkey, up to risotto with porcini mushrooms. These are complemented by fixed offerings such as pizzoccheri, tripe, grilled meat, cured meats, goat cheese, and traditional cakes. A variety that makes every evening a different occasion.

Music, shuttle, and devotion

The evenings are enlivened by live music, while the hill can be reached on foot or by a convenient free shuttle. The festival culminates on August 15th, Assumption Day, with a solemn Mass. Organized by the association I Carbunatt, a founding Avis group, the event is one of the most anticipated of the Bizzarone summer and combines celebration, gastronomy, and religious tradition.