Sagra dello Zuccarello e Festa della Madonna dello Zuccarello
Nembro's great patronal festival at the Sanctuary
About Sagra dello Zuccarello
Nembro's Patronal Festival
The Festa della Madonna dello Zuccarello is the main patronal festival of Nembro, a municipality in the Province of Bergamo in the middle Valle Seriana. It takes place around the Santuario della Madonna dello Zuccarello, on via Case Sparse, a place of devotion deeply cherished by the population, and combines the religious dimension with the popular and gastronomic one.
A Centuries-Old Tradition
The festival celebrates the coronation of the image of the Madonna venerated in the sanctuary, an anniversary of which the 102nd year was celebrated in 2025. Around Marian devotion, one of the longest-running and most attended sagre in the area has been built over the decades, organized by the Parrocchia di Nembro (Parish of Nembro) with the contribution of numerous volunteers.
Gastronomic Sagra and Religious Festival
For about three weeks, from late July to mid-August, the sagra opens its kitchen every evening with traditional dishes, accompanying the evenings with music and entertainment. The religious heart of the festival is the solemnity of August 8th, with solemn liturgical celebrations. It is an opportunity to experience the Nembro summer in its most authentic dimension, between faith, community, and good food.
Sagra dello Zuccarello — edition 2026
In 2026 too, the Festa della Madonna dello Zuccarello will liven up Nembro's summer around the sanctuary on via Case Sparse. The gastronomic sagra opens its kitchen every evening from 6:30 PM (and for lunch on main festival days, such as August 8th and 15th, from 11:30 AM), offering traditional dishes from Bergamo. The religious calendar, managed by the Parish of Nembro, culminates in the solemnity of August 8th with the most solemn liturgical celebrations. Access to the kitchen is without reservation, through the staff at the entrance.
Programme Sagra dello Zuccarello 2026
The detailed 2026 program will be published by the Parish of Nembro in the weeks preceding the festival. The usual structure includes:
- Opening of the kitchen every evening from 6:30 PM for the entire duration of the sagra.
- Lunch on main days (August 8th and 15th) starting from 11:30 AM.
- Daily liturgical celebrations at the sanctuary, with the solemnity of August 8th as the central moment.
- Evenings of music and entertainment.
Highlights Sagra dello Zuccarello 2026
The solemnity of August 8th at the Sanctuary of the Madonna dello Zuccarello and the evening gastronomic sagra that accompanies the entire festival.
Prices Sagra dello Zuccarello 2026
Practical information — Sagra dello Zuccarello
Where
Santuario della Madonna dello Zuccarello, via Case Sparse, Nembro (BG).
Cuisine
No reservations: access is managed by staff at the entrance every evening from 6:30 PM (and for lunch on festival days, such as August 8th and 15th, from 11:30 AM).
How to get there
By car from Bergamo along the SP35 of Valle Seriana. The TEB Bergamo–Albino tram stops in Nembro.
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Where does it take place — Sagra dello Zuccarello
Santuario della Madonna dello Zuccarello
Via Case Sparse, 24027 Nembro