Natale al Quartiere Cristo — Alessandria
The Christmas season of Alessandria's Cristo quarter, run by its shopkeepers' association: street lights and bagpipers, Father Christmas, a Christmas village with shows for children, and a New Year's Eve party of its own.
Why it's special
One of Alessandria's largest quarters has kept a Christmas of its own going for years, separate from the city-centre programme. It is aimed squarely at families: rides and shows every afternoon, Father Christmas taking letters, and a children's New Year's Eve show before the grown-ups' party.
Programme · 2026
'Il Natale illumina il Quartiere Cristo', with the Pro Loco Lisondria. The Grande Villaggio di Natale is a heated marquee with family attractions and shows in the park of the Scuola Morbelli, Via Campi.
- The village sits in the park next to the Scuola Primaria Morbelli, near Via Pier Luigi Campi; the 2026 marquee is heated.
- Opening hours change from day to day, and in 2026 the village is closed 21–24 December and on 7 January, so check before you go.
Alessandria's Cristo quarter, one of the city's largest residential districts, runs a Christmas of its own alongside the city-centre programme. Its shopkeepers' association, which also organises the Festa del Cristo in October and the Carnevale al Cristo, switches on the quarter's lights at the end of November and then fills December with markets, music and visits from Father Christmas.
The centrepiece in recent years has been a Christmas village in the park beside the Scuola Primaria Morbelli, off Via Pier Luigi Campi: rides and shows for children every afternoon in the run-up to Christmas and over the holidays. In 2026 it moves into a heated marquee with a 'Christmas Show' of acrobats and entertainers, and it also hosts the quarter's New Year's Eve: a show for children in the afternoon and a party with music and dancing in the evening. The season ends with the Befana handing out sweets at Epiphany.
Earlier editions, billed as 'Un Natale che Vale', added a crafts market in Piazza Ceriana, a tree lit in Piazza Zanzi after Father Christmas arrived by Vespa, and charity concerts at the Auditorium San Baudolino. The dates and programme for each year are in the editions table.
For the rest of the city's Christmas, from the market huts in Piazza della Libertà to the Gelindo nativity play, see Natale ad Alessandria and Alessandria.
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Past editions
| Year | Dates | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 November 2026 – 10 January 2027 (Christmas village 18 December – 10 January) | 'Il Natale illumina il Quartiere Cristo', with the Pro Loco Lisondria. The Grande Villaggio di Natale is a heated marquee with family attractions and shows in the park of the Scuola Morbelli, Via Campi. Sat 28 November – the quarter's Christmas lights are switched on Sat 5 December – zampognari (bagpipers) play through the streets of the quarter Fri 18 December – grand opening of the Christmas village and its 'Christmas Show' with acrobats 18 – 20 December – children hand their letters to Father Christmas and have their photo taken with him and the elves Sun 20 December – K-Pop tribute musical show Thu 31 December – show for children at 16:30, then a New Year's Eve party from 21:00 with 1990s music, dancing and a toast Wed 6 January – the Befana brings sweets and surprises for the children Closed 21–24 December and 7 January; hours vary by day |
| 2024 | 23 November 2024 – 6 January 2025 | 'Un Natale che Vale', 8th edition, by the quarter's shopkeepers' association with the Comune. Sat 23 November, Piazza Campora – crafts market, inflatables from 15:00, Father Christmas and the elves at 16:00, lights switched on at 16:30 Sat 30 November, 20:30, Auditorium San Baudolino – 'Proud Tina' Tina Turner tribute for charity Sun 1 December – Forte dei Marmi market in Via Carlo Alberto and Corso Acqui, shops open Sat 7 December, Piazza Zanzi – children's games from 15:00, Father Christmas arrives by Vespa at 17:00 and the tree is lit until 6 January 6 – 8 December, Piazza Ceriana – 'La Magia del Natale' market with crafts, sweets and local produce; school choir on the 7th, Christmas concert by the Santa Cecilia band of Spinetta Marengo on the 8th 6 December – 6 January, Via Campi (by the Scuola Morbelli) – Christmas rides and interactive shows every afternoon at 16:30 |