Contro Festival 2026
Food stands, live music and shows take over Piazza San Bartolomeo in Castagnole delle Lanze across several days.
Why it's special
Nearly sixty years old and almost a week long, it pairs local food with music across genres. The Nomadi's yearly double concert and the town's historic Fiera della Nocciola both fall inside the festival.
Programme · 2026
27 August – 1 September 2026
59th edition, in Piazza San Bartolomeo: six evenings of live music, with the food stands open every night from 19:30. Supported by the Consiglio regionale del Piemonte.
Thu 27 Aug
Festa della birra; from 22:00 La Notte vola and Roberto Molinaro (free)
Fri 28 Aug
Notte nomade: Explosion and Tuttafuffa from 21:30, fireworks around 23:00 (free)
Sat 29 Aug
the Nomadi in a double concert at 18:30 and 21:30, their 52nd concert in Castagnole and the fan club's 35th summer gathering (ticketed)
Sun 30 Aug, 21:30
Max Wannabe Special and Asilo Republic, a tribute night to 883, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, Cesare Cremonini and Vasco Rossi (free)
Mon 31 Aug
the 167th Fiera della Nocciola; free funfair for children from 16:30, then ballroom dancing with the Omar Codazzi orchestra from 21:30 (free)
Tue 1 Sept, 21:30
Serata Occitana with Lou Dalfin and Mistralkizz (free)
A tip
- Details from info@eventilanze.it or eventilanze.com.