In Lugagnano Val d’Arda there is no autumn without the traditional Cold Fair and the 63rd Chestnut Festival. A weekend with food stands, art exhibitions, markets, music, dancing and of course chestnut makers. And for the little ones: the amusement park!

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October 2025 in Lugagnano Val d’Arda

Program

Official inauguration

Saturday 25 October 2025, 5 pm
courtyard of the Town Hall, via Bersani, 27

Parade of the “tratur vecc”. Presentation of the book “Per sempre vittoria”, by Stefania Del Vecchio. Inauguration of the photographic exhibition “Visual Paths”.

Opening of food stands and roasted chestnuts

Saturday 25 October 2025, 5.30 pm in Piazza Casana

3rd Chestnut Palio

Saturday 25 October 2025, 8.30 pm in Piazza Casana

Live music with I-Doll Band

Saturday 25 October 2025, 9 pm in Piazza Casana

Chestnut mountain bike trail

Sunday 26 October 2025, from 9 a.m.
Organized by Lugagnano Off Road. On-site registration.

Opening of food stands and roasted chestnuts

Sunday 26 October 2025, 12 noon in Piazza Casana

Orchestra Gabriele Zilioli and Francesca Mezzadri

Sunday 26 October 2025, 3.30 pm in Piazza Casana

Musical entertainment and ballroom dancing with live music. Following, from 5 p.m.: dance performances with the Scuola Danza del Sole and the Libere Emozioni Group.