Sant'Udalrico Festival

The patronal feast in the heart of the Mòcheni Valley

The Sant'Udalrico Festival is the patronal feast of Frassilongo, a tiny village perched on the left side of the Mòcheni Valley (Bersntol), in the Province of Trento, in the heart of Trentino-Alto Adige. Every year, around July 4th—the day the calendar commemorates Saint Udalrico (Ulrich of Augsburg)—the community gathers to honor its patron saint with a day that weaves together devotion, conviviality, and music.

Sant'Udalrico, patron saint of Frassilongo

The saint gives his name to the village's parish church, the Church of Sant'Udalrico, a neo-Gothic building constructed between 1904 and 1908 and consecrated in 1911, which replaced a pre-existing chapel dating back to the 16th century. The church, elevated to a parish in 1943, houses frescoes from the 1930s and serves as the spiritual hub around which the festival revolves: the Holy Mass in honor of the patron remains the most solemn moment of the entire day.

An event by the Pro Loco and the Firefighters

The festival is organized by the Frassilongo Pro Loco in collaboration with the volunteer firefighters corps, and it takes place at the village fire station, which becomes the center of community life for the occasion. The program is designed for all ages: it begins in the late afternoon, continues with the religious service, and concludes late at night with dancing and live music.

Typical daily program

• 5:00 PM — Official opening of the festival at the fire station.
• 6:30 PM — Holy Mass in honor of Sant'Udalrico.
• 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM — Entertainment and baby dance for children.
• From 9:00 PM — Dance evening with live music.

There is also a food and drink service, featuring simple and genuine specialties such as hot sandwiches and French fries, which accompany the festivities until late in the evening.

The Mòcheni Valley, a linguistic island

Frassilongo belongs to one of the most fascinating linguistic islands in the Alps: the Mòcheni, a community of Bavarian origin that settled here in the Middle Ages, still speaks bersntolerisch, a Germanic dialect that represents a symbol of identity and cultural resistance. Attending the Sant'Udalrico Festival therefore means immersing yourself not only in a patronal feast but in the authentic atmosphere of a mountain territory that has managed to preserve its language, traditions, and landscapes between 700 and 1600 meters above sea level, amidst coniferous forests and alpine panoramas.