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Feast of San Rocco in Zorzone
Feast of San Rocco in Zorzone on 16 August: children's games at the parish centre with the M.A.G.A. group, the saint's chapel and the hamlet's mid-August week.
On 16 August, the day of San Rocco, Zorzone has an afternoon of games for children at the parish centre, from 3 pm. It is organised by the 4 Cime M.A.G.A. group, the same behind the Monte Menna festival; in 2026 it fell on a Sunday, on the same day the Minerals Museum was open from 3 to 6 pm and, in the evening, the Pro Loco's bingo night took place in piazza Carrara in Oltre il Colle.
It returns every year: the date shown is that of the latest documented edition, the next one should be confirmed with the organisers. Last documented edition: 16 August 2026.
The programme of 16 August 2026
The Pro Loco's programme gives the feast a single line: «Zorzone, at the Parish Centre, 3 pm, San Rocco feast with games for children, run by the M.A.G.A. Group». In 2026 16 August was a Sunday: that same afternoon the Zorzone Minerals Museum was open from 3 to 6 pm, and at 9 pm, in piazza Carrara in Oltre il Colle, the Pro Loco's bingo night awarded the «Balconi fioriti 2026» and «Una montagna di Lego» contest prizes.
The programme does not say which games or whether registration is needed: for details you can ask the Pro Loco, on 0345 95541.
San Rocco in Zorzone
San Rocco, the pilgrim saint invoked against the plague, has a chapel of his own in Zorzone: according to this guide's page on the church of the Santissima Trinità, it stands along the old mule track between Oltre il Colle and Zorzone, just after crossing the Parina stream, at Mulino, and was built in 1640 by the villagers in thanks for escaping the plague. The parish church of the Santissima Trinità also holds a statue of the saint.
The feast on 16 August, San Rocco's day in the calendar, is run by the 4 Cime M.A.G.A. group, the one of the bivouac below the Cima di Menna and of the festival on the first Sunday of August.
The long mid-August week of Zorzone and the basin
San Rocco closes a week full of events between Zorzone, the Colle di Zambla and the main village:
- From Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 August: three festival evenings at the Zorzone parish centre
- Thursday 13 August: Sagra del Balòch at the Colle di Zambla
- Saturday 15 August: the Mountain Music Festival concert on Monte Alben and, in the evening in piazza Carrara, a show of bubbles, illusionism and magic with the lighting of the four M.A.G.A. peaks
- Sunday 16 August: the San Rocco feast in Zorzone and the bingo night in piazza Carrara
How to get to Zorzone
From the main village you drive up via Capriana, about 4.8 kilometres of narrow road from piazza Tiraboschi to the Zorzone church; in the hamlet you park in the public car parks near the church and along via Funivia. 16 August 2026 was a Sunday, and on Sundays scheduled buses do not run. In August, in the ERA5 averages for Zorzone, the maximum is about 22 °C.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions: Feast of San Rocco in Zorzone
When is the San Rocco feast in Zorzone?
On 16 August, San Rocco's day: in 2026 it fell on a Sunday, with children's games from 3 pm at the parish centre.
Who organises the San Rocco feast?
The 4 Cime M.A.G.A. group of Zorzone, the same as the Monte Menna festival.
Where is the San Rocco chapel of Zorzone?
Along the old mule track between Oltre il Colle and Zorzone, at Mulino, just past the Parina stream; it is described in the page on the church of the Santissima Trinità.
What is there to do in Zorzone on 16 August?
In 2026, besides the children's games, the Minerals Museum was open from 3 to 6 pm; in the evening, in the main village, there was the Pro Loco's bingo night in piazza Carrara.
Sources
- oltreilcolleturismo.it · www.oltreilcolleturismo.it
- OpenStreetMap – chiesa della Santissima Trinità di Zorzone · www.openstreetmap.org · accessed on 1 October 2026
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