Saint Lawrence Festival — Alone di Casto
The summer festival of one of the most beautiful hamlets in Valle Sabbia
About Saint Lawrence at Alone
A village festival that defies time
Alone is one of the most picturesque hamlets of Casto, a municipality in upper Valle Sabbia in the Province of Brescia. A handful of houses, about 150 inhabitants, clinging to the mountainside: yet every year, between the end of July and the beginning of August, this small village becomes the beating heart of a festival that has been going on for decades. The Saint Lawrence Festival is much more than a local fair; it is the time when the community comes together, and when those who have left the village for study or work also return.
Sacred and profane under the same sky
The festival originated around the little church dedicated to Saint Lawrence the Martyr, which gives the event its name. The program intertwines religious moments—the Saturday vigil mass and the Sunday evening mass followed by a procession through the village streets—with the convivial dimension that has always characterized mountain festivals. The parish of Casto is, moreover, dedicated to Saints Anthony, Bernardino, and Lawrence, and this hamlet festival keeps an ancient devotion alive.
The mountain table
Under the marquee, traditional Valle Sabbia dishes are prepared: polenta carbonera and polenta taragna, casoncelli, roasts, accompanied by the simple and robust flavors of mountain cuisine. The evenings pass with live music, dancing, and conversation, in an atmosphere of authentic and familiar celebration.
The Alone Bike
In recent years, the Alone Bike has been added to the festival, a mountain bike race that challenges cyclists on the trails and slopes surrounding the hamlet, offering spectacular views of the Valle Sabbia mountains. It's a way to combine tradition and sport, and to introduce an unspoiled territory to those who come from afar.
Why it's worth the climb to Alone
Reaching Alone means getting off the beaten tourist track and discovering a corner of Lombardy that has remained true to itself. The Saint Lawrence Festival is the ideal opportunity to breathe in the genuine atmosphere of a mountain village, sit down to eat with the locals, and understand why, year after year, this small community continues to gather around its saint.
Saint Lawrence at Alone — edition 2026
For 2026 too, the hamlet of Alone is preparing to celebrate its Saint Lawrence in the usual period between the end of July and the first days of August. Three days, from Friday to Sunday, with the food marquee, music and dancing evenings, and the religious moments of mass and procession.
Programme Saint Lawrence at Alone 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition is traditionally released in the weeks preceding the festival. The established structure includes:
- Friday — opening of the food marquee with traditional Valle Sabbia dishes (polenta carbonera and taragna, casoncelli, roasts) and musical evening.
- Saturday — vigil mass, dinner under the marquee, and dancing evening.
- Sunday — solemn mass with procession through the hamlet's streets, community lunch, and, in recent editions, the Alone Bike mountain bike race.
The precise dates and times will be confirmed by the organizers shortly before the event.
Highlights Saint Lawrence at Alone 2026
The procession of Saint Lawrence through the village streets, the polenta carbonera under the marquee, and the Alone Bike mountain bike ride along the mountain trails.
Prices Saint Lawrence at Alone 2026
Practical information — Saint Lawrence at Alone
Where
Alone hamlet, Municipality of Casto (BS), upper Valle Sabbia. Reachable by car from the provincial road of Valle Sabbia with a detour towards the mountain villages; car recommended as public transport is limited.
When
Between the end of July and the first days of August, over three days from Friday to Sunday.
Admission
Free. Only food and drink purchases and the registration fee for the Alone Bike race are charged.
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Where does it take place — Saint Lawrence at Alone
Frazione Alone, Chiesa di San Lorenzo