San Luca Festival
The festival of cave-grown pioppini mushrooms in Torri di Arcugnano
About San Luca Festival
The festival of cave-grown pioppini mushrooms
The San Luca Festival takes place in Torri di Arcugnano, a hamlet in the municipality of Arcugnano, in the province of Vicenza, in the heart of the Berici Hills. Its unique feature is the celebration of the cave-grown pioppino mushroom, a mushroom cultivated in natural cavities in the area, a true gastronomic excellence of the territory. For this reason, the event is also known as the Festival of Cave-Grown Pioppini Mushrooms.
A table in the Berici Hills
The gastronomic stand, open every evening from 7 PM, offers a varied menu rooted in Vicenza tradition: cave-grown pioppini mushrooms featured in numerous dishes, bigoli with ragù, duck gnocchi, spicy horse stew, and grilled meats. Takeaway service is also available, along with a menu designed for children.
Music and festive evenings
The evenings combine good food with music and dancing, along with a charity raffle and entertainment. Among the new features for the 2026 edition is the double spit-roast: two events dedicated to spit-roasting, a symbol of Venetian grilled meat cuisine.
Between Vicenza and the Berici Hills
Torri di Arcugnano is one of the hamlets that make up the widespread municipality of Arcugnano, nestled in the landscape of the Berici Hills just a few kilometers from Vicenza. The San Luca Festival is an opportunity to discover this corner of the Vicenza area and its gastronomy, originally linked to the natural environment of the territory.
San Luca Festival — edition 2026
The 37th San Luca Festival, the Festival of Cave-Grown Pioppini Mushrooms, takes place in Torri di Arcugnano from May 15 to 18, 2026. The gastronomic stand, open every evening from 7 PM with takeaway service, offers cave-grown pioppini mushrooms in numerous dishes, as well as bigoli and duck gnocchi, gnocchi with ragù or tomato sauce, rigatoni with mushrooms and sausage, grilled meats, ribs, and horse stew with mushrooms and cheese.
New for 2026 is "The Spit-Roast Doubles": Friday, May 15, a meat spit-roast with side dishes, and Monday, May 18, a second event dedicated to the spit-roast. On Monday, May 18, at 9:15 PM, a dancing evening with Alberto Raniero.
Programme San Luca Festival 2026
Friday, May 15
- Gastronomic stand opens at 7 PM
- Meat spit-roast with side dishes ("The Spit-Roast Doubles")
Saturday, May 16 & Sunday, May 17
- Gastronomic stand from 7 PM: cave-grown pioppini mushrooms, bigoli and duck gnocchi, gnocchi with ragù/tomato sauce, rigatoni with mushrooms and sausage, grilled meats, ribs, horse stew with mushrooms
- Children's menu and fritters; musical evenings
Monday, May 18
- Second spit-roast event
- 9:15 PM — Dancing evening with Alberto Raniero
Highlights San Luca Festival 2026
The cave-grown pioppini mushrooms, the new double spit-roast, and the final dancing evening.
Prices San Luca Festival 2026
Practical information — San Luca Festival
Where
Torri di Arcugnano, hamlet of Arcugnano (VI), Berici Hills, Veneto.
How to get there
By car: from the A4 motorway, exit at Vicenza Est or Vicenza Ovest, then head towards the Berici Hills and Torri di Arcugnano. Approximately 10 km from Vicenza.
Opening hours and admission
Free admission. Gastronomic stand open every evening from 7 PM, with takeaway service.
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Where does it take place — San Luca Festival
Torri di Arcugnano