Valli dell'Avisio Accordion Festival – Trentino

The festival that makes the accordion sing throughout Trentino

The Valli dell'Avisio Accordion Festival is one of the most original summer music events in Trentino. Established in 2015 and organized by the Pro Loco of Castello-Molina di Fiemme (Via Cembra 3, Molina di Fiemme), the festival transforms the Avisio valleys into a vast, widespread stage for ten days, where the accordion takes center stage. Admission to all concerts is free.

The format is that of a traveling event: the stops are not concentrated in a single location but span dozens of municipalities and hamlets. From its base in Molina di Fiemme, in the municipality of Castello-Molina di Fiemme, the festival expands into the Fiemme, Fassa, and Cembra valleys, reaching the Tesino, the Vigolana Plateau, the Vallagarina, the Mocheni Valley, and the Piana Rotaliana. This is how a small mountain village becomes the heart of an event that speaks to the entire provincial territory.

A versatile instrument, a thousand musical genres

The festival's strength lies in showcasing how surprisingly versatile the accordion is: from folk music to waltzes, polkas to tango, and even jazz, classical, and fusions with dance and theater. Each edition weaves Alpine tradition with new experiments, alternating concerts in town squares with theatrical evenings and events in cultural venues.

Molina, the village of the accordion

Alongside the concerts, the festival hosts the «Molina, the village of the accordion» competition, dedicated to young accordionists and created in collaboration with the Musikarte Association and the «Il Pentagramma» Music School. The competition, held in Molina di Fiemme, has become a springboard for emerging talents of the instrument, whose winners are then invited to perform during the festival.

Music for everyone

One of the most beautiful features of the festival is its commitment to solidarity: every year, some concerts are held in local nursing homes to bring music to those who cannot travel. With its network of partner Pro Loco associations and collaborations with institutions such as the Mocheno Cultural Institute, the Valli dell'Avisio Accordion Festival has become a permanent fixture of the Trentino cultural summer.