Sagra di San Bello
Edition 2026 Sacred music Brass band Gastronomy

Sagra di San Bello

Three weekends of Valtellina flavours between Monastero and Maroggia

Berbenno di Valtellina — Sondrio (014)
Dates 06 Feb — 21 Feb 2026
Location Berbenno di Valtellina (014)
Prices
Status Confirmed

About Sagra di San Bello

In the heart of the Valtellina winter, the hamlets of Monastero and Maroggia in Berbenno di Valtellina come alive with the Sagra di San Bello: three February weekends dedicated to good food, music, and devotion. Evening dinners with a typical menu, traditional Sunday lunches, entertainment, and creative activities mark the festival, which culminates in the patronal feast of San Benigno with a solemn mass and procession of relics. A heartfelt and convivial event, capable of warming winter evenings in the province of Sondrio.

The winter festival of Berbenno

The Sagra di San Bello is the event that enlivens the hamlets of Monastero and Maroggia in Berbenno di Valtellina, in the province of Sondrio, every February. Spread over three weekends, it combines the gastronomic dimension with the religious and community aspects, during a time of year when village festivals become precious opportunities for gathering.

A taste of tradition

Evenings begin at 6:00 PM with dinners featuring a typical Valtellina menu, accompanied by live music on Fridays and Saturdays. The festival's special menu offers a trio of risottos, boiled chicken, roast chicken, side dishes, dessert, and coffee. Sundays include a morning Holy Mass, a traditional lunch, and an afternoon of music, entertainment, and creative activities.

The patronal feast of San Benigno

The central moment of the event is the patronal feast of San Benigno, with a solemn mass, a community lunch, and a procession with relics. An occasion that intertwines popular devotion with conviviality, following a deep-rooted tradition.

Berbenno di Valtellina

Nestled on the Rhaetian side of Valtellina, Berbenno is a municipality with strong agricultural roots. Festivals like the Sagra di San Bello tell its story, preserving the flavours and rituals that have accompanied winter in the province of Sondrio for generations.

Sagra di San Bello — edition 2026

The 29th edition of the Sagra di San Bello takes place in Berbenno di Valtellina in the hamlets of Monastero and Maroggia over three February weekends in 2026 (February 6-8, 12-15, 20-21): dinners with a typical menu, traditional Sunday lunches, live music, and the patronal feast of San Benigno on February 12th.

The 29th edition of the Sagra di San Bello enlivens the hamlets of Monastero and Maroggia in Berbenno di Valtellina over three weekends in February 2026. Dinners, traditional lunches, music, and devotion alternate in a program that culminates in the patronal feast of San Benigno.

Programme Sagra di San Bello 2026

Dates

  • February 6-7-8;
  • February 12-13-14-15;
  • February 20-21.

Evenings (Fridays and Saturdays)

  • from 6:00 PM — dinner with typical menu and live music;
  • special menu: trio of risottos, boiled chicken, roast chicken, side dishes, dessert, and coffee.

Sundays (February 8 and 15)

  • 9:30 AM — Holy Mass;
  • from 12:30 PM — lunch with traditional menu;
  • afternoon — music, entertainment, and creative activities until 5:00 PM.

Patronal feast of San Benigno (Thursday, February 12th)

  • 10:30 AM — Solemn Holy Mass;
  • 12:30 PM — lunch;
  • 3:00 PM — procession with relics.

Closing on Saturday, February 21st, with cake offered by the staff at 10:00 PM.

Highlights Sagra di San Bello 2026

The special menu with a trio of risottos and boiled chicken, and the patronal feast of San Benigno on February 12th with solemn mass and procession of relics.

Prices Sagra di San Bello 2026

Dinners and lunches are paid, by reservation (WhatsApp 375 7414962).

Practical information — Sagra di San Bello

Where

Monastero and Maroggia hamlets, Berbenno di Valtellina (SO).

How to get there

Berbenno di Valtellina is reached via the SS38 dello Stelvio; the hamlets of Monastero and Maroggia are located on the sunny side of the valley.

Reservations

Dinners and lunches are recommended to be booked via WhatsApp at 375 7414962.

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Where does it take place — Sagra di San Bello

Località Monastero e Maroggia

Località Monastero, 23010 Berbenno di Valtellina

Contact Sagra di San Bello

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+39 375 7414962

Sagra di San Bello in brief

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History of Sagra di San Bello