San Marco Festival
The first festival of the year in Udine, in the Chiavris district, featuring gastronomy, music, and tradition
About San Marco Festival
The festival that opens the year in Udine
When the San Marco Festival reopens in April, Udine residents know that the festival season has officially begun. It's the first of the year in the city and takes place in the Chiavris district, organized with dedication by the Parish of San Marco Evangelista around the patron saint's feast day. An event rooted in the life of the neighborhood, which attracts families, neighbors, and visitors over two weekends.
The good Friulian cuisine
The heart of the festival is its gastronomy: gnocchi, the unmissable frico with polenta, grilled meats, and traditional Friulian dishes, prepared by parish volunteers. The kitchens open every evening, and on holidays also for lunch, in a convivial atmosphere that is the true secret to the event's success.
Music, market, and community moments
Alongside the food stalls, the program offers plenty to experience: the antique market, the charity raffle, evening concerts by local groups and bands, magic shows, Ludobus games for children, and cultural initiatives such as conferences and the traditional patron saint's concert with local choirs. The religious dimension is also present, with celebrations dedicated to San Marco.
A neighborhood festival that endures
Now in its 46th edition, the San Marco Festival is proof of how Friulian festivals can keep the identity of neighborhoods alive. In Chiavris, between a plate of frico and a charity raffle ticket, not only the patron saint is celebrated but also the sense of belonging of an entire community.
San Marco Festival — edition 2026
The 46th edition of the San Marco Festival takes place over two weekends, from April 17 to 19 and April 24 to 26, 2026, in the Chiavris district of Udine. Organized by the Parish of San Marco Evangelista, it offers Friulian gastronomy, an antique market, a charity raffle, concerts, and entertainment, alongside celebrations and a concert dedicated to the patron saint.
Programme San Marco Festival 2026
First Weekend
- Friday, April 17 – opening at 5 PM, kitchens from 6 PM; drawing exhibition "My Holidays"; 9 PM concert "5 uomini sulla cassa del morto"
- Saturday, April 18 – 9 PM concert "Absolute 5"
- Sunday, April 19 – opening from 9 AM, lunch with "Furlans a Manete" at 12:30 PM, games with Ludobus at 3:30 PM, music with "Dave e i bachi da seta"
Mid-week Events
- Wednesday, April 22 – conference at Sala Comelli
- Thursday, April 23 – 48th Patron Saint's Concert with the "San Marco" Choir and the Picozza Choir of Carpacco
Second Weekend
- Saturday, April 25 – 4PASSIperCHIAVRIS walk; 9 PM "Rock in Progress"
- Sunday, April 26 – music with the "Straballo Band"
Gastronomy
Gnocchi, frico with polenta, grilled meats, and traditional Friulian dishes. Throughout the festival: antique market, charity raffle, magic show with Il Mago Deda, and children's entertainment.
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Practical information — San Marco Festival
How to get there
The festival is held at the Parish of San Marco Evangelista, in Viale Volontari della Libertà 61, Chiavris district of Udine, reachable by car and public transport.
Admission
Free admission; food and drinks are paid for at the gastronomic stands. Program and menu on the website parrocchiasanmarco.net.
Contacts
Parrocchia San Marco Evangelista, tel. +39 0432 470814.
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Where does it take place — San Marco Festival
Parrocchia San Marco Evangelista, Chiavris
Viale Volontari della Libertà 61, 33100 Udine