San Pietro in Gu Transhumance Festival
The re-enactment of the herds' return and the festival of typical products from the Alta Padovana
About Transhumance Festival
The return of the herds
The Transhumance Festival takes place on the first Sunday of October in San Pietro in Gu, a town in the Alta Padovana region, province of Padua. The event re-enacts the ancient practice of transhumance, the return of livestock from mountain pastures to lowland stables, with the arrival of herds and a folkloristic parade accompanied by the sound of cowbells through the town streets.
A tradition from the early 20th century
Transhumance in the San Pietro in Gu area began in the early 1900s when numerous families from the Asiago Plateau settled in the municipality and started taking their herds to the summer pastures in their places of origin. For over twenty years, the municipal administration, with the Pro Loco Guadense, has organized the festival to keep this peasant memory alive.
Flavors, crafts, and fun
The day features an exhibition of typical products, crafts, and agricultural machinery, the specialty of spit-roasted ox prepared by the Pro Loco Guadense, hot air balloons, and activities for children. The town's museum hosts a documentary on transhumance, offering a deeper look into the history of this tradition that links San Pietro in Gu to the Venetian mountains.
Transhumance Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Transhumance Festival takes place on the first Sunday of October in San Pietro in Gu (PD), re-enacting the return of herds from mountain pastures.
The morning is dedicated to the arrival of herds and the folkloristic parade with cowbells; throughout the day, there will be an exhibition of typical products, crafts, and agricultural machinery, spit-roasted ox, hot air balloons, and activities for children. The museum hosts a documentary on transhumance.
Programme Transhumance Festival 2026
Sunday (before October 2026)
- 10:00 AM - Arrival of herds and folkloristic parade with cowbells through the town streets
- Exhibition of typical products, crafts, and agricultural machinery
- Spit-roasted ox prepared by the Pro Loco Guadense
- Hot air balloons and activities for children
- Documentary on transhumance at the town museum
Detailed hourly program will be published on festadellatransumanza.it and by the Municipality of San Pietro in Gu.
Highlights Transhumance Festival 2026
The arrival of the herds with the folkloristic parade, the spit-roasted ox, and the hot air balloons.
Prices Transhumance Festival 2026
Practical information — Transhumance Festival
Where
Via Mazzini and the center of San Pietro in Gu (PD), Alta Padovana.
How to get there
By car: from Padua or Vicenza towards Cittadella, then follow signs for San Pietro in Gu.
Times and admission
Free admission. Arrival of herds and folkloristic parade in the morning (from 10 am); exhibition, stands, and activities throughout the day. Info: +39 049 945 8112.
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Where does it take place — Transhumance Festival
Area eventi di Via Mazzini
Via Mazzini, 35010 San Pietro in Gu