Festivals in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

The Pirate Carnival transforms the Lungolago Prini in Belgirate, on Lake Maggiore, into a cheerful bay of buccaneers. A Carnival day designe...

For the first time, the Pizza Festival—the premier traveling event dedicated to the world's most famous dish—comes to Villadossola, in the h...

In Montescheno, a small village in the Valle Antrona (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province), the Polentata in Piazza returns: a convivial evening w...

Pommattertag is the most cherished day of the year for the people of Formazza: the Walser community of Formazza (Pomatt), the oldest Walser...

Every autumn, the small hamlet of Porcareccia in Calasca-Castiglione gathers around the iconic fruit of the Ossola mountains: the chestnut....

The Premia Summer Fest is the event that kicks off the summer season in Premia, a small mountain village in the Antigorio Valley, in the Pro...

In Crodo, in the heart of the Antigorio Valley in Ossola, Christmas takes shape on the water: dozens of open-air nativity scenes are set up...

Prima Vera Fest is the spring festival of Pieve Vergonte, located in the heart of the Ossola Valley in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola....

Profumi, Sapori e Fantasia is the summer craft and local produce market that brings Piazza del Municipio to life in the Staffa district of M...

Held in the village of Verampio, in Crodo (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province), the Provincial Cattle Show dedicated to the Brown and Simmental b...

Every autumn, the Parco del Lago delle Rose in Ornavasso, in the Val d'Ossola, transforms into the Pumpkin Village: a large theme park desig...

Quarna A Village for Music is the historic summer festival held in Quarna Sotto, a small village in the Cusio area overlooking Lake Orta, in...

Every spring, the village of Re, in the heart of Val Vigezzo (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province), hosts the Vintage Car and Motorcycle Rally org...

An afternoon dedicated to children in the historic garden of Villa Anelli, in Oggebbio on the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore. As part of...

In Baveno, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, the Risotto Challenge - Giampi Trophy pits three local neighborhood committees against each other...

Every year, coinciding with the summer solstice, the medieval village of Vogogna (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola) joins the Romantic Night, a national...

The Rosa Ski Raid is Macugnaga's premier ski mountaineering race, set in the heart of the Anzasca Valley (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Pie...

The Rosminian Symposia are a major annual cultural and philosophical event that draws scholars, academics, and enthusiasts from Italy and ab...