Events & festivals in Monferrato

Every two years, Bra's fills the historic centre of Bra (Roero) — a gastronomy festival for Salsiccia di Bra sausage, plus cheese, bread and rice.

Casale's big harvest wine festival, spread over two September weekends in Piazza Castello — dozens of Pro Loco kitchens, thirty Monferrato producers pouring, and a pyromusical show over the castle.

Right in the heart of Canelli, a September harvest festival fills the streets — food and wine stalls, folk music and dancing, old-crafts demonstrations, and the traditional "cantè j'euv" through the piazzas.

Cascina la Barbatella's harvest party above Nizza Monferrato — the Fraschette dei Castelli Romani brought to the vineyard for street food from Sora Lella's Roman recipes, poured with the estate's own Nizza DOCG and Barbera. Free entry.

Casale's big harvest wine festival, spread over two September weekends in Piazza Castello — dozens of Pro Loco kitchens, thirty Monferrato producers pouring, and a pyromusical show over the castle.

A medieval fair through Cocconato's historic centre, medieval food and all.

A September weekend market fair through the streets and squares of central Alessandria, named after Gagliaudo, the peasant of the city's medieval foundation legend — dozens of stalls, discounted goods and street food.

Sipario takes over San Damiano d'Asti with street theatre, music and buskers, plus a market, typical local dishes and wines from the town's Enoteca.

On three September Sundays, the Piana winery in Mombaruzzo turns the grape harvest into a morning for families — children pick with the growers, then the day carries on among the vines.

Farm machinery lines up beside stalls of agricultural and handicraft products for Tonco's 'Polliebuoi' fair. There are farm tours, reenactments of rural life, exhibitions and shows, and traditional food to eat.

Casale's big harvest wine festival, spread over two September weekends in Piazza Castello — dozens of Pro Loco kitchens, thirty Monferrato producers pouring, and a pyromusical show over the castle.

Every month 350+ vendors fill Nizza's arcaded Piazza Garibaldi with fine antiques, rustic Piedmontese furniture, prints, vinyl and collectibles — a long-running fixture of the town's calendar.

Canelli's sports clubs set up around town for a day and let kids have a go at whatever they run.

The travelling FIVA 'European Market' stops in Alessandria for four late-September days — international street food and typical restaurants, artisanal drinks, crafts and homeware along Viale della Repubblica and Via Savona.

Casale's big harvest wine festival, spread over two September weekends in Piazza Castello — dozens of Pro Loco kitchens, thirty Monferrato producers pouring, and a pyromusical show over the castle.

Cocconato hosts the Festa Nazionale Plen Air, an Orange Flags (Bandiere Arancioni) national gathering that welcomes camper tourists, with walking and e-bike outings around the area.

An autumn run of guided wine masterclasses at BAart in Agliano Terme — nine evening appointments from September to late October, opening with a blind tasting of Syrah from around the world.

Casale's big harvest wine festival, spread over two September weekends in Piazza Castello — dozens of Pro Loco kitchens, thirty Monferrato producers pouring, and a pyromusical show over the castle.

The Palio degli Asini donkey race, with folklore and shows in Cocconato, one of Piedmont's 'most beautiful villages'.

On three September Sundays, the Piana winery in Mombaruzzo turns the grape harvest into a morning for families — children pick with the growers, then the day carries on among the vines.

Once a month, Piazza Alfieri in Asti fills for a full day with an antiques and collectibles flea market — stalls of vintage items, furniture and collectibles to pick through.

Casale's big harvest wine festival, spread over two September weekends in Piazza Castello — dozens of Pro Loco kitchens, thirty Monferrato producers pouring, and a pyromusical show over the castle.

Once a month, Corso Bagni and Piazza Italia fill with the Mercatino degli Sgaientò — around 150 stalls of antiques, old furniture, vintage clothes, modernariato and collectibles to pick through, all day.

Franco Semenzin's vintage board games, postwar to the 1980s, shown at the Associazione Culturale Retrò in Viarigi.

Three days given over entirely to Nizza DOCG — the top-tier Barbera grown in purity on the hills right around town — poured by its producers at Palazzo Crova.

A Piedmontese-dialect theatre festival at the Palamenta in Piovà Massaia, on the first Saturday of each month from June to October.

Trail della Barbera is a vineyard trail race at Mongardino (AT): 10, 16 and 25 km competitive routes plus a non-competitive walk, run through Barbera country with the food and wine to match.

Once the grapes are in, Agliano Terme opens its cellars on three October Sundays — start at BAart, then walk, drive or cycle out to the wineries, tasting three growers' wines paired with autumn dishes.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

An autumn run of guided wine masterclasses at BAart in Agliano Terme — nine evening appointments from September to late October, opening with a blind tasting of Syrah from around the world.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

A monthly vintage flea market in the Cortile del Collegio and along Via Roma, on the second Saturday of each month — the first Saturday in July.

The International Alba White Truffle Fair is Piedmont's big autumn food date: a certified white-truffle world market alongside cooking shows, sensory analysis, wine tastings, exhibitions and the World Truffle Auction.

Once the grapes are in, Agliano Terme opens its cellars on three October Sundays — start at BAart, then walk, drive or cycle out to the wineries, tasting three growers' wines paired with autumn dishes.

The autumn chestnut festa up at Battagliosi, a hamlet of Molare: roast chestnuts and 'fiazein', the local flatbread specialty, run by the Pro Loco di Battagliosi-Albareto on a Saturday afternoon in mid-October.

A large market takes over central Asti for the traditional Autumn Fair.

The National Truffle Fair (Fiera Nazionale del Tartufo) in Montiglio Monferrato, held on the first Sundays of October.

Monale plays an afternoon of tamburello — the old Piedmontese tambourine-ball game — then everyone sits down to a communal dinner with live music.

The Paglio Ragliante donkey race, with a historical parade, food, folklore and family activities in the village of Calliano Monferrato.

Moncalvo fills Piazza Carlo Alberto with white truffles for its national fair — one of Piedmont's historic truffle fairs — a market of truffles, typical Monferrato products and food, with guided hill walks, church visits and the Civic Museum on the side.

An autumn run of guided wine masterclasses at BAart in Agliano Terme — nine evening appointments from September to late October, opening with a blind tasting of Syrah from around the world.

Moncalvo fills Piazza Carlo Alberto with white truffles for its national fair — one of Piedmont's historic truffle fairs — a market of truffles, typical Monferrato products and food, with guided hill walks, church visits and the Civic Museum on the side.

Come autumn, Vigliano d'Asti throws its bagna cauda sagra for the traditional Piedmontese anchovy-garlic dip, with a communal dinner and a walking route.

An evening of bagna càuda in Cocconato d'Asti, the fragrant traditional dip served in the Municipal Hall / College courtyard.

Moncalvo fills Piazza Carlo Alberto with white truffles for its national fair — one of Piedmont's historic truffle fairs — a market of truffles, typical Monferrato products and food, with guided hill walks, church visits and the Civic Museum on the side.

Once the grapes are in, Agliano Terme opens its cellars on three October Sundays — start at BAart, then walk, drive or cycle out to the wineries, tasting three growers' wines paired with autumn dishes.

Franco Semenzin's vintage board games, postwar to the 1980s, shown at the Associazione Culturale Retrò in Viarigi.

The Pro Loco throws a children's Halloween party in San Marzano Oliveto on 31 October — the village's autumn get-together for families once the harvest is done.

Nizza's centuries-old autumn fair honours the local cardo gobbo (hunchback cardoon) and bagna cauda, now paired with the White Truffle Fair of the Alto Monferrato — a full day of grand market, tastings and cooking shows.

The National Truffle Fair paired with the Fiera dei Santi.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

The Pro Loco of Vigliano d'Asti cooks fritto misto alla piemontese — the Piedmontese mixed-fry — for a whole weekend at the town's sports centre.

Grana Monferrato brings out the bagna cauda for autumn — both the traditional pot and a garlic-free version — over four November dates at the Pro Loco hall.

Canelli's big November fair day: a national truffle showcase alongside the traditional San Martino market, with over a hundred stalls filling the town.

Grana Monferrato brings out the bagna cauda for autumn — both the traditional pot and a garlic-free version — over four November dates at the Pro Loco hall.

Casale honours Sant'Evasio, patron of the city and diocese, on 12 November — a solemn Pontificale in the cathedral, a preceding novena, and the blessing and giving-out of the traditional Galletti biscuits.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

One of Piedmont's biggest Christmas markets: more than 130 wooden chalets take over central Asti from mid-November to Christmas, with a big wheel, an ice rink and shows for children.

A monthly vintage flea market in the Cortile del Collegio and along Via Roma, on the second Saturday of each month — the first Saturday in July.

For two late-November weekends, 150-plus restaurants, trattorie, cellars and farm inns across the Astigiano — and beyond — serve bagna càuda at a fixed price, all at once.

A storytelling evening celebrating Canelli's residents and their traditions.

For two late-November weekends, 150-plus restaurants, trattorie, cellars and farm inns across the Astigiano — and beyond — serve bagna càuda at a fixed price, all at once.

Grana Monferrato brings out the bagna cauda for autumn — both the traditional pot and a garlic-free version — over four November dates at the Pro Loco hall.

For two late-November weekends, 150-plus restaurants, trattorie, cellars and farm inns across the Astigiano — and beyond — serve bagna càuda at a fixed price, all at once.

Grana Monferrato brings out the bagna cauda for autumn — both the traditional pot and a garlic-free version — over four November dates at the Pro Loco hall.

For two late-November weekends, 150-plus restaurants, trattorie, cellars and farm inns across the Astigiano — and beyond — serve bagna càuda at a fixed price, all at once.

For two late-November weekends, 150-plus restaurants, trattorie, cellars and farm inns across the Astigiano — and beyond — serve bagna càuda at a fixed price, all at once.

Monale keeps its traditional Santa Caterina patronal festival on the last weekend of November.

For two late-November weekends, 150-plus restaurants, trattorie, cellars and farm inns across the Astigiano — and beyond — serve bagna càuda at a fixed price, all at once.

A Christmas market down Via Roma and in the College Courtyard — craft and gift stalls with polenta and mulled wine to keep you warm.

A cattle fair that has run since the 1600s: the finest fattened Piemontese oxen are judged under Moncalvo's porticoes while the town serves bollito misto across its squares.

A regional white truffle fair for the 'king of the autumn table', with local food, wine and crafts, markets and a festive buzz.

A living nativity (presepe vivente) with a Christmas market winding through the historic centre of San Damiano d'Asti.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

A Christmas food and gift market down Via Principe Amedeo and Via Mazzini, with street food from Agliano's own bars and shops, plus music and folklore.

A living nativity (presepe vivente) with a Christmas market winding through the historic centre of San Damiano d'Asti.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

A historic capon fair where around a thousand birds from over 30 breeders go on show and up for sale, with a gastronomic festival built around the local Cappone Nostrano (Piedmont capon).

A living nativity (presepe vivente) with a Christmas market winding through the historic centre of San Damiano d'Asti.

Villaggio di Natale is a one-day Christmas market in Calliano Monferrato's Piazza Marconi — holiday stalls, live music and things for the children to do.

The Asti Gospel Choir sings a Christmas concert in the parish church of Grana Monferrato.

A living nativity (presepe vivente) with a Christmas market winding through the historic centre of San Damiano d'Asti.

A Christmas concert, 'Musica dei Donum optimi', fills the parish church of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Cocconato.

Casale's recurring 'open city' days, when the Castello del Monferrato, the civic museums, the Synagogue and other monuments open together with guided visits, exhibitions and events — a monthly excuse to see the town's insides.

The patronal festival of the Quartino district of Calamandrana closes each year with the Fiera del Bestiame, a historic livestock fair held on the first Monday of August — one of the oldest cattle fairs in the Belbo valley.

The town's free summer series — evening concerts and shows out in the open in Piazza del Municipio.

A month-long spring festival spread across some thirty Monferrato comuni — food and wine, floriculture, crafts and music — with Casale hosting concerts and readings in its churches, synagogue and Philharmonic Academy.

Canelli's early-September drinks weekend — Piazza della Repubblica and Piazza Zoppa fill with cocktail and beer stands, food trucks and a DJ, Friday and Saturday nights until two, Sunday from lunch.

An autumn run of guided wine masterclasses at BAart in Agliano Terme — nine evening appointments from September to late October, opening with a blind tasting of Syrah from around the world.

A late-summer municipal festival in Montemagno — three evenings of live music, a DJ set and dialect theatre under the stars in and around Piazza San Martino.

The touring Attraverso Festival — a summer culture festival across the Langhe, Monferrato, Roero and Appennino Piemontese — plays a night at Canelli's Teatro Balbo.

The touring Attraverso Festival — a summer culture festival across the Langhe, Monferrato, Roero and Appennino Piemontese — stops in Nizza's main square for a couple of late-summer evenings of comedy and talk.

The Monferrato Classic Festival's Vignale strand: young-talent classical recitals on August Sundays at half past five, in the Chiesa dell'Addolorata.

Franco Semenzin's vintage board games, postwar to the 1980s, shown at the Associazione Culturale Retrò in Viarigi.

Six hours of live progressive rock in an Acqui piazza on the last Saturday of August — six bands, three of them fronted by women, free entry, with fassona burgers, ravioli and Sagrin beer to keep you there past midnight.

The Festa dell'Acciuga — the Anchovy Festival — brings Cocconato together over food, celebrating the salted-anchovy tradition of the Monferrato hills.

Moncalvo's summer festival of dance and music under the stars, played free in the town's squares and courtyards and named for the local painter Guglielmo Caccia.

An end-of-summer open-air night in Piazza del Comune, Acqui — commercial tech-house from Giordano and Fede Posca, street food and a bar from seven till two, free entry.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

For two August evenings, Mongardino puts on its 'Mini Sagre' — typical dishes cooked by the Pro Loco of Mongardino, Carretti and Montaldo Scarampi.

Four late-summer evenings in the Cerrina hamlet of Montaldo built around fritto misto alla piemontese — the great mixed fry with its bagnet verde — plus homemade antipasti, agnolotti and a live orchestra each night.

Antignano's sagra pairs eel with friciula — fried dough — at Piedmontese food stands each evening, with live music to follow.

Donkey stew — stufato d'asino — is the reason to come to Calliano Monferrato this weekend, alongside other traditional dishes and music from Friday to Sunday.

Food stands, live music and shows take over Piazza San Bartolomeo in Castagnole delle Lanze across several days.

An international organ-music review: evening concerts by Italian and visiting organists in Asti Cathedral, marking the Assumption.

A late-August total-white dinner-and-drinks night at Raiz in Nizza — bossa nova from the Jazzrain trio, churrasco off the grill and a cocktail bar under the stars.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Vignale's patron-saint feast in late August — the Pro Loco fires up the food stands in the piazza and local bands play into the evening, and it's free.

The Monferrato Classic Festival's Vignale strand: young-talent classical recitals on August Sundays at half past five, in the Chiesa dell'Addolorata.

A one-off 'six-hands' dinner: several chefs each cook their own dishes, paired with Agliano Terme wines, outdoors at BAart.

An international organ-music review: evening concerts by Italian and visiting organists in Asti Cathedral, marking the Assumption.

Three days in Cortazzone built around one plate: fresh tagliatella dressed with truffle. Food stands and music each evening.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

For a week each summer the Accademia Internazionale Italiana di Mandolino e Chitarra takes over a hotel in Acqui — players of every level study with Carlo Aonzo and his faculty, and the week opens to the public for two concerts, an ensemble evening and a grand-orchestra finale.

The Monferrato Classic Festival's Vignale strand: young-talent classical recitals on August Sundays at half past five, in the Chiesa dell'Addolorata.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

More than 200 antiques stalls line Viale Regina Margherita for Ferragosto, part of Castelnuovo Don Bosco's celebrations for its patron, Saint Roch.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

Rocchetta Tanaro keeps its patronal feast, the Festa della Madonna d'agosto — several days in mid-August of food and community events.

Dinner and live music at the Circolo Sportivo in Agliano Terme, around Ferragosto.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

Incisa Scapaccino's mid-August feast: four days of communal dinners, music and rides that build to the Fiera del Tacchino, del Bestiame e delle Macchine Agricole — the turkey, livestock and farm-machinery fair — on the Sunday morning.

Grana's patronal festival runs four nights of typical food and music, centred on Ferragosto (15 Aug).

Every Thursday evening through summer, Via Principe Amedeo closes to cars and the local food shops set out aperitivo and dinner while a band plays.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

The night of San Lorenzo, 10 August, spent at a long open-air table in Costigliole's main square — local kitchens, the town winery's wine, music, and the Perseids overhead.

An August-night walk along the Via del Ruchè — vineyard road lit by tasting stops, live music and a lantern release, timed to the shooting stars of San Lorenzo.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Moncalvo's summer festival of dance and music under the stars, played free in the town's squares and courtyards and named for the local painter Guglielmo Caccia.

The Monferrato Classic Festival's Vignale strand: young-talent classical recitals on August Sundays at half past five, in the Chiesa dell'Addolorata.

Three August evenings when Acqui's old town becomes an open-air tasting room — Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG and Moscato d'Asti poured among Roman ruins and Renaissance courtyards, with tango under the stars and a wine-and-astronomy night at the castle.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Rosignano's summer wine night: a candlelit tasting dinner in Piazza XI Settembre pairing local Grignolino DOC with Monferrato cooking, on the second Saturday of August.

A monthly vintage flea market in the Cortile del Collegio and along Via Roma, on the second Saturday of each month — the first Saturday in July.

The Orsolina 28 Art Foundation's 2026 dance-and-music season, up in the hills above Moncalvo — a curated run of performances that grow out of the foundation's artist residencies.

A three-day neighbourhood festa in Nizza — the Pro Loco's belecauda, ravioli and grill, ballroom and DJ nights, an open-air family film, and beach-volley in the oratory grounds.

Comedies and Piedmontese-language plays turn up in the squares of Asti, Castagnole delle Lanze and Mongardino — a summer amateur-theatre review, 'E... Che sia... Spettacolo - Attori alla ribalta', now in its ninth edition.

Montiglio Monferrato's San Lorenzo patronal festival brings truffle tastings, music and a concert in the Romanesque church.

A summer evening up in the hill village of Cocconato, with local food stands and live music.

An international organ-music review: evening concerts by Italian and visiting organists in Asti Cathedral, marking the Assumption.

Every Thursday evening through summer, Via Principe Amedeo closes to cars and the local food shops set out aperitivo and dinner while a band plays.

Six nights of village feasting up at Cassinasco in the Moscato hills above Canelli — a different dinner each evening (fassona tagliata, a fish night, bollito) with tribute bands and DJ sets.

Vigliano d'Asti's patronal festa: sporting events, food, wine and music.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

A static gathering of vintage cars, motorcycles and tractors (up to 1985) with lunch, in the Asti frazione of Sessant, in memory of Silvano Risso and Roberto Cacia.

A summer series in Calosso runs theatre, tribute and cover concerts, and themed dinners with live music, all at the sports ground.

Over three days, the Banengo hamlet of Montiglio Monferrato holds its patronal festival — sport, music, food and things for the family.

The Santo Stefano patronal festival brings four evenings of food and live music.

Moncalvo's summer festival of dance and music under the stars, played free in the town's squares and courtyards and named for the local painter Guglielmo Caccia.

Mombaldone's turn at the national Notte Romantica of the Borghi più belli d'Italia: a craft market, roving food-and-wine tastings, a concert and a photo show through the medieval centre.

A summer festival that takes over all of Loazzolo, with music, typical dishes and the local wines poured along the streets.

The Orsolina 28 Art Foundation's 2026 dance-and-music season, up in the hills above Moncalvo — a curated run of performances that grow out of the foundation's artist residencies.

A Piedmontese-dialect theatre festival at the Palamenta in Piovà Massaia, on the first Saturday of each month from June to October.

Comedies and Piedmontese-language plays turn up in the squares of Asti, Castagnole delle Lanze and Mongardino — a summer amateur-theatre review, 'E... Che sia... Spettacolo - Attori alla ribalta', now in its ninth edition.

Two days of craft beer, street food and live music out at Cascina La Barbatella's vineyard on the edge of Nizza — the Nuovo Birrificio Nicese's 20th 'Round', with bands, DJ sets and La Barbatella's bubbles.

Four evenings of Moscato-hill village feasting in tiny Camo, just over the hill from Canelli — gnocchi, grilled costata, friciule and local wine, live bands each night, and a Sunday Vespa run through the vineyards.

An international organ-music review: evening concerts by Italian and visiting organists in Asti Cathedral, marking the Assumption.

Four days of pepper in the frazione of Motta di Costigliole: communal dinners, music, shows and an evening 'Squared Pepper Market'.

Every Thursday evening through summer, Via Principe Amedeo closes to cars and the local food shops set out aperitivo and dinner while a band plays.

Five July evenings of wine, food and music at the hilltop Anfiteatro di San Michele in Costigliole d'Asti, with live music, Barbera tastings and Pro Loco dishes.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

Canelli's theatre season stretches into summer, run by the Fondazione Egri, carrying contemporary dance and theatre out of the Teatro Balbo and into venues across town.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

The ensemble La Ghironda plays ancient music inside Santa Maria di Vezzolano, the Romanesque abbey — the canonica — of the name.

Franco Semenzin's vintage board games, postwar to the 1980s, shown at the Associazione Culturale Retrò in Viarigi.

A theatre-and-landscape festival in the UNESCO hill-borgo of Calamandrana Alta, where shows, walking performances, installations, workshops and encounters play out in courtyards, churches, gardens and a new open-air amphitheatre.

A one-night dinner in white — long tables in Borgo Villa on 25 July, everyone dressed head to toe in white, followed by a jazz set from trumpeter Felice Reggio.

An open-air cinema evening in a historic vineyard of the Bava winery family — a film screening alongside wine and cocktail (vermouth) tastings.

Comedies and Piedmontese-language plays turn up in the squares of Asti, Castagnole delle Lanze and Mongardino — a summer amateur-theatre review, 'E... Che sia... Spettacolo - Attori alla ribalta', now in its ninth edition.

Corsione honours its patron San Cristoforo with food stands and dancing in Piazza IV Novembre.

Santo Stefano di Montegrosso d'Asti, a hamlet, celebrates its patron over three evenings of food, music, folklore and shows.

Villanova d'Asti's patronal festival — a week of religious talks and choral concerts — ends with the Infiorata, artworks made of flower petals laid on the streets.

Cocconato's turn at the national Notte Romantica of the Borghi più belli d'Italia: music, poetry and a Romantic Dinner in the heart of the village.

Franco Semenzin's vintage board games, postwar to the 1980s, shown at the Associazione Culturale Retrò in Viarigi.

The Orsolina 28 Art Foundation's 2026 dance-and-music season, up in the hills above Moncalvo — a curated run of performances that grow out of the foundation's artist residencies.

A theatre-and-landscape festival in the UNESCO hill-borgo of Calamandrana Alta, where shows, walking performances, installations, workshops and encounters play out in courtyards, churches, gardens and a new open-air amphitheatre.

Teatro sotto le stelle is open-air amateur theatre in Castagnole Monferrato — four Saturday-evening comedies by local companies in the Cortile dei Camminatori courtyard.

A summer series in Calosso runs theatre, tribute and cover concerts, and themed dinners with live music, all at the sports ground.

Aramengo's Sant'Anna patronal festival runs three nights of food, music and theatre.

Three evenings of music and entertainment for Belveglio's patronal festa.

Franco Semenzin's vintage board games, postwar to the 1980s, shown at the Associazione Culturale Retrò in Viarigi.

The hamlet of Gorzano fries up the classic Piedmontese fritto misto for its sagra, served with regional specialities and live dance orchestras over several evenings.

A theatre-and-landscape festival in the UNESCO hill-borgo of Calamandrana Alta, where shows, walking performances, installations, workshops and encounters play out in courtyards, churches, gardens and a new open-air amphitheatre.

Canelli's theatre season stretches into summer, run by the Fondazione Egri, carrying contemporary dance and theatre out of the Teatro Balbo and into venues across town.

Every Thursday evening through summer, Via Principe Amedeo closes to cars and the local food shops set out aperitivo and dinner while a band plays.

Five July evenings of wine, food and music at the hilltop Anfiteatro di San Michele in Costigliole d'Asti, with live music, Barbera tastings and Pro Loco dishes.

Mombaruzzo keeps its patron saint's day on 22 July, the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, the parish church's namesake up in the old Borgo Castello.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

Morrissey — once the frontman of The Smiths — plays Piazza Alfieri in Asti, on the AstiMusica festival bill.

Canelli's theatre season stretches into summer, run by the Fondazione Egri, carrying contemporary dance and theatre out of the Teatro Balbo and into venues across town.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

The Barbatella winery's summer party — an evening of Nizza-country wine, food and live music in the vineyards above Nizza Monferrato.

Castel Rocchero in Lume is a candlelit food-and-wine evening walk through the village of Castel Rocchero and its vineyards.

Castello sotto le stelle: an evening theatrical tour of castle and village with historical reenactors, plus an aperitif-dinner, in Monastero Bormida.

A summer series in Calosso runs theatre, tribute and cover concerts, and themed dinners with live music, all at the sports ground.

Giorgio Lupano's exhibition 'Dipingere con la luce' at La Casa sul Portone, put on by Associazione MAC.

Romano Sillano's exhibition 'Il mondo messo a fuoco' / 'Strati di agitazione', set in the baroque staircase vaults of Montemagno.

The Orsolina 28 Art Foundation's 2026 dance-and-music season, up in the hills above Moncalvo — a curated run of performances that grow out of the foundation's artist residencies.

San Marzano Oliveto's patronal feast (Santa Maria Maddalena): several evenings of food from 7pm with live music, plus a book presentation.

Stefano Nazzi, who makes the true-crime podcast 'Indagini', takes it to the stage at Piazza Alfieri as part of the AstiMusica festival.

A charity dinner from the Paladini della Buona Cucina: a traditional menu cooked by the Pro Loco di Mongardino, live music from the Auto Buskers, and proceeds to the Pediatrics ward of the Cardinal Massaia hospital in Asti.

Tonco's Pro Loco runs the 'Festa d'Estate' — four evenings in a row of local food from 7pm and live music from 9pm.

Three mid-July nights in the Boglietto district of Costigliole — tajarin and fritto misto, live orchestras, a luna park and a Sunday mass, all free to walk into.

In Revignano, a hamlet of Asti, the San Giacomo patronal festival brings three nights of food and dancing.

Two evenings of food and wine stops threaded through the streets of Mombaruzzo's ancient Borgo Castello, with live music and DJ sets along the way.

Three evenings of fritto misto alla Piemontese in the hamlet of Carboneri — the classic mixed fry, other local specialities and music each night.

A theatre-and-landscape festival in the UNESCO hill-borgo of Calamandrana Alta, where shows, walking performances, installations, workshops and encounters play out in courtyards, churches, gardens and a new open-air amphitheatre.

The Italian rock band Bluvertigo play Piazza Alfieri in Asti for AstiMusica, back with their reunited original line-up on the 'Esseri umani' tour.

Comedies and Piedmontese-language plays turn up in the squares of Asti, Castagnole delle Lanze and Mongardino — a summer amateur-theatre review, 'E... Che sia... Spettacolo - Attori alla ribalta', now in its ninth edition.

Every Thursday evening through summer, Via Principe Amedeo closes to cars and the local food shops set out aperitivo and dinner while a band plays.

The Italian singer Giorgia brings her 'G Summer' tour to Piazza Alfieri, one of the nights on the AstiMusica festival bill.

Each July the touring Attraverso Festival — a summer culture festival across the Langhe, Monferrato, Roero and Appennino Piemontese — brings two evening shows up to the UNESCO hill-borgo of Calamandrana Alta.

Five July evenings of wine, food and music at the hilltop Anfiteatro di San Michele in Costigliole d'Asti, with live music, Barbera tastings and Pro Loco dishes.

Palazzo Alfieri in Asti hosts the retrospective 'Sergio Unia. Sculture e disegni. La donazione' — 26 plaster sculptures and 26 drawings the Turin sculptor Sergio Unia donated to the Guglielminetti Foundation.

A cultural side-festival at Diavolo Rosso (Piazza San Martino) that runs alongside AstiMusica: talks linking music, innovation, psychology and rights, live sets from emerging and established artists, industry meetings and a photographic exhibition on AstiMusica's history.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

Germano Casone's sculpture show, 'Radici sotto la terra, poesia sotto la pelle', at the Museo 'L'Anima del Vino' in Castelnuovo Calcea's Centro Enoturistico.

A cross-disciplinary cultural festival — performances, concerts, talks, screenings, walks and street theatre — across Albugnano and nearby Basso Monferrato villages.

Musical Maestro's third edition, a live performing-arts training festival in Canelli with 'On Stage' and 'Behind the Scenes' tracks plus public shows.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

A summer series in Calosso runs theatre, tribute and cover concerts, and themed dinners with live music, all at the sports ground.

A farmers' festival at the La Viranda agriturismo — an afternoon debate on peasant viticulture, then producer stands, a shared dinner on the aia, and music into the night.

Teatro sotto le stelle is open-air amateur theatre in Castagnole Monferrato — four Saturday-evening comedies by local companies in the Cortile dei Camminatori courtyard.

For one July weekend, the birthplace of Italian sparkling wine becomes an open-air cellar — tastings, masterclasses down in the UNESCO 'Cattedrali Sotterranee', and music through the historic centre.

A summer series in Calosso runs theatre, tribute and cover concerts, and themed dinners with live music, all at the sports ground.

Moncalvo's summer festival of dance and music under the stars, played free in the town's squares and courtyards and named for the local painter Guglielmo Caccia.

Once a summer the travelling Monferrato on Stage festival sets up in Piazza Giovanni XXIII — a free open-air concert, a Pro Loco food area from 7:30pm, and Barbera d'Asti poured by the consortium.

Roberto Di Giorgio's ceramics take over Palazzo Crova in Nizza Monferrato for a short run — stoneware, porcelain, majolica and raku, worked at low and high temperatures.

Moncalvo's summer festival of dance and music under the stars, played free in the town's squares and courtyards and named for the local painter Guglielmo Caccia.

Five July evenings of wine, food and music at the hilltop Anfiteatro di San Michele in Costigliole d'Asti, with live music, Barbera tastings and Pro Loco dishes.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

A month of summer sport in Piazza Gancia — beach football, volleyball and tennis tournaments, with things laid on for children.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Moncalvo's summer festival of dance and music under the stars, played free in the town's squares and courtyards and named for the local painter Guglielmo Caccia.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

A Piedmontese-dialect theatre festival at the Palamenta in Piovà Massaia, on the first Saturday of each month from June to October.

Grazzano Badoglio's own summer sagra: three evenings in Piazza Cotti with the Pro Loco kitchen, dancing, and a night of local theatre, named for Aleramo — the marquis whose abbey stands up the hill.

A summer film festival in Canelli: free workshops, games and dancing over several days, building to evenings of short-film screenings.

Five July evenings of wine, food and music at the hilltop Anfiteatro di San Michele in Costigliole d'Asti, with live music, Barbera tastings and Pro Loco dishes.

Wednesday-evening dinners with local winemakers at 'Treno tra le Vigne', looking out over the UNESCO vineyard hills, run by Nuova Pro Loco Montegrosso.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

For a month each summer Acqui's churches fill with chamber music and orchestral concerts as the InterHarmony International Music Festival brings faculty and young musicians from around the world to study and perform here.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

Teatro sotto le stelle is open-air amateur theatre in Castagnole Monferrato — four Saturday-evening comedies by local companies in the Cortile dei Camminatori courtyard.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

A travelling festival of readings, talks, screenings, theatre and music that threads through Canelli and neighbouring valley towns, built around Resistance memory and the Constitution.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

Dancers fill the high gardens of Palazzo Callori on summer nights — the international dance festival that's animated Vignale since 1978, from June through All Saints' Day.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

Three June evenings of headline jazz under the concrete shell of the Paraboloide in Casale, with the festival spilling out across the Monferrato hills through the summer.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Fifteen or so Pro Loco associations take over Moncalvo's historic centre for a weekend, each cooking the Monferrato dishes its own village is known for.

For one weekend in June, Canelli's old town climbs back to 1613, the year it held off the Savoy siege — a costumed reenactment of markets, soldiers, music and street theatre through the historic borgo.

Teatro sotto le stelle is open-air amateur theatre in Castagnole Monferrato — four Saturday-evening comedies by local companies in the Cortile dei Camminatori courtyard.

Four June nights in Piazza Umberto I — the town band, street food, traditional Piedmontese dinners, flag-throwers and dance bands into the small hours.

A Tuesday-night summer party out among the wheat fields on the edge of Nizza — street food from eight, a different local winery pouring each week, and a DJ set under the stars from half ten.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

An evening flea market in Piazza Roma — vintage finds, hobbyists, crafts and local food, run by Gruppo Azzurro Asti.

A June weekend when a landlocked wine village fries the sea — platters of gran fritto misto under the arches of the Cortile dei Camminatori, poured with Monferrato red, run by the Pro Loco.

Three June days of reading aloud, jazz and theatre in Grazzano Badoglio, each edition built around a single theme and staged in the village's old courtyards and the abbey forecourt.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

'Geografia interna', works by Beatriz Basso at the BAart space — a former confraternity in Agliano Terme — part of the DegustArt art-and-wine calendar with the Consorzio Barbera d'Asti.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

A gentle four-kilometre walk through Canelli's vineyards with four food stops along the way — Piedmontese dishes matched to Barbera and Moscato, and dancing after dark.

An evening flea market in Piazza Roma — vintage finds, hobbyists, crafts and local food, run by Gruppo Azzurro Asti.

For one June weekend Acqui Terme leans into its Roman name — Aquae Statiellae — with a costumed procession, reenactors, family workshops and a dinner of dishes that reach back two thousand years.

A free summer contemporary-art show in the Manica Lunga of the Castello del Monferrato — ten artists on the theme of the ties between living things and their environment, open weekends through the end of August.

A Piedmontese-dialect theatre festival at the Palamenta in Piovà Massaia, on the first Saturday of each month from June to October.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

A three-day spring sagra through Montemagno's medieval lanes celebrating Monferrato bread — above all the Grissia Monferrina — with tastings, street food, art, seminars on ancient grains, and a flag-wavers procession.

An easy 4 km evening walk through Canelli, no clock involved, finishing with pizza and music in the piazza.

Four days in Agliano Terme built on an unlikely pairing that works: Barbera d'Asti and Norwegian cod — baccalà and stoccafisso — with masterclass dinners, street food and music.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Barbera fills the calendar in Agliano Terme — some nineteen weekends of tastings, guided winery tours and vineyard dinners through summer 2026, then post-harvest events in the borgate come October.

Canelli's spring market is built around nature and wellbeing — stalls of flowers, wellness products and local artisan goods.

A weekend given over to Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG — the aromatic red poured by its own growers in the frescoed halls of a 17th-century estate, in the village where the grape comes home.

Moncalvo's patron-saint weekend in May — the Stra-Moncalvo run, Pro Loco food stands, a funfair on the main square and open churches full of Caccia paintings.

For one May weekend the Castello del Monferrato becomes the hub of Golosaria — 'Barbera & Champagne', a food festival and street-food kitchens filling the halls, courtyards and bastions of the star-shaped fortress.

For the Golosaria weekend in May, Grazzano opens Aleramo's abbey and pours its six wineries — a masterclass on the white wines of the tufo, tamburello in the square, and the Zuppa dell'Abate handed out on the church steps.

For one May weekend, dozens of Monferrato castles, historic houses, cellars and churches open at once across forty-plus comuni — food, wine and local producers, all under Paolo Massobrio's roving Golosaria banner.

A weekend for the local artichoke — the Carciofo Astigiano della Valtiglione e del Sorì, a Slow Food Presidio — with farmers' stalls, themed menus and music in Costigliole's old centre.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

Nizza Monferrato's big spring wine weekend: four days when the town becomes the capital of Barbera d'Asti and Nizza DOCG, with the 'Barbera Forum' gathering 70+ producers and 400+ labels for public tastings.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

A white-wine event in the Castello di Costigliole given over to Chardonnay and Moscato d'Asti DOCG — over 100 producers, masterclasses and tastings in the castle rooms and towers, with Champagne as the guest of honour.

Two spring Sundays when the cellars of the Nizza DOCG zone throw open their doors and you drive the ridge roads from producer to producer, tasting Nizza and Nizza Riserva at the source.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Nizza's big spring fair turns on agriculture and country life: farm, wine, gardening and earth-moving machinery on show, plus a huge town-wide market, food stalls and the amateur 'Giro del Nizza' cycling event.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

Two spring Sundays when the cellars of the Nizza DOCG zone throw open their doors and you drive the ridge roads from producer to producer, tasting Nizza and Nizza Riserva at the source.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

One of the Astigiano's most theatrical old rites: a costumed procession, a mock trial of a turkey conducted in Piedmontese dialect, and a horseback contest between Tonco's seven quarters.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

A weekend devoted to Grignolino — the pale, tannic, contrary red that Monferrato loves and outsiders underrate — with a hundred-plus producers pouring at Grazzano Badoglio.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

Floriana Porta's watercolours, 'Echi di un mondo perduto', at Asti's Paleontological Museum — fossil finds from the Asti area set beside the paintings.

A fortnight in Costigliole d'Asti given to Barbera and the local table — tasting menus at the town's restaurants, sommelier-led blind tastings, castle visits and art.

On the second Saturday of the month, Piazza Statuto in Asti fills for BIOAGROARTE — a market of organic, artisan and natural products.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Casale's big spring trade fair — ten days at the Pala Fiere with 150-plus exhibitors of food, wine, crafts and flowers, plus one of Piedmont's largest travelling funfairs next door in Piazza d'Armi.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

Costigliole's winter theatre season — a run of comedies and one-act plays by regional amateur companies, Saturday and Sunday evenings from January into April.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

A monthly small-animals market and show on the Baluardo Palestro in San Damiano d'Asti, the first Sunday of every month.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

Nizza's Christmas programme — lights, chalets, concerts, shows and children's activities — running the historic centre from early December to Epiphany.

Every December Nizza revives its historic cattle market: prize Piedmontese 'fat oxen' and beef cattle shown off in Piazza Garibaldi, a Slow Food market alongside, and the traditional Gran Bollito served in the Foro Boario.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

Acqui's big late-November truffle weekend: the regional white-truffle exhibition fills the historic centre with truffle hunters, some forty producer stalls and the territory's excellences — Brachetto d'Acqui, Robiola di Roccaverano, honey, hazelnuts and Monferrato cheeses.

Casale's winter theatre and dance season at the nineteenth-century Teatro Municipale — a run of prose, comedy, ballet, operetta and music from November to April, with big names off the Italian touring circuit.

A November feast of bagna cauda — the warm anchovy-and-garlic dip — served at long communal tables in the Foro Boario, with the local Cardo Gobbo di Nizza as the vegetable to dip.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

Nizza's winter unfolds one evening at a time at the historic Teatro Sociale — a subscription run of prose plays and comedies staged with Piemonte dal Vivo.

Late October, Incisa gives over a weekend to the cardo gobbo — the hunchbacked cardoon blanched under earth until it's pale and sweet — eaten raw with bagna càuda and poured alongside the local Barbera.

Two October weekends of Piedmontese autumn cooking in the frazione of Motta, under a heated marquee at the sports field: the first weekend is dedicated to bagna cauda, the second to fritto misto alla piemontese, both served Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch by the Pro Loco di Motta.

One of Italy's oldest and most respected history-book prizes, awarded in Acqui Terme every autumn. The ceremony at the Teatro Ariston crowns the year's best works of scientific history, popular history and the historical novel.

Two October weekends of Piedmontese autumn cooking in the frazione of Motta, under a heated marquee at the sports field: the first weekend is dedicated to bagna cauda, the second to fritto misto alla piemontese, both served Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch by the Pro Loco di Motta.

Two October weekends of Piedmontese autumn cooking in the frazione of Motta, under a heated marquee at the sports field: the first weekend is dedicated to bagna cauda, the second to fritto misto alla piemontese, both served Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch by the Pro Loco di Motta.

Two October weekends of Piedmontese autumn cooking in the frazione of Motta, under a heated marquee at the sports field: the first weekend is dedicated to bagna cauda, the second to fritto misto alla piemontese, both served Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch by the Pro Loco di Motta.

A mid-October weekend of Monferrato wine at Palazzo Callori — tastings straight from local producers, walks down into the tuff infernot cellars, and the hills turning colour.

Cerrina's summer food sagra, held with the San Giovanni patronal feast — the Pro Loco kitchen turns out the local agnolotti over several June evenings, with live music, sport and a luna park.

Cerrina's summer food sagra, held with the San Giovanni patronal feast — the Pro Loco kitchen turns out the local agnolotti over several June evenings, with live music, sport and a luna park.

Cerrina's summer food sagra, held with the San Giovanni patronal feast — the Pro Loco kitchen turns out the local agnolotti over several June evenings, with live music, sport and a luna park.

Cerrina's summer food sagra, held with the San Giovanni patronal feast — the Pro Loco kitchen turns out the local agnolotti over several June evenings, with live music, sport and a luna park.

Teams race wine barrels through the historic centre, and alongside runs 'Monferrato in Tavola' — the local Pro Loco's open-air food-and-wine fair of Monferrato specialities.

Each February, on the anniversary of his birth, Incisa lays a wreath for Giovanni Battista Scapaccino — the local man who became the first Carabiniere awarded Italy's Gold Medal for Military Valour.

Incisa marks its patron, San Feliciano, on 8 June — in recent years with a free evening concert in the Chiesa del Carmine.