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21 August 2026 – 22 August 2026 · Zorzone

Sagra dei Baci di Zorzone

Sagra dei Baci di Zorzone, first edition on 21 and 22 August 2026: the programme, what the hamlet's biscuits are, who organises it and how to get there.

When21 August 2026 – 22 August 2026
WhereVillage of Zorzone and parish centre
Organised byBaci di Zorzone, Gruppo Alpini di Zorzone, Fanti di Oltre il Colle, Associazione Sportiva Oltre il Colle, Pro Loco
Photo: Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Baci di Zorzone are the biscuits the hamlet's grocery shop has made since 2023 and showcases on social media with videos in Bergamo dialect; in August 2026 they got a festival of their own, the first edition. On Friday 21 a preview with an evening of nature photography at the parish centre; on Saturday 22, from 10 am until late, stalls, workshops, the museum and the apple orchard open, lunch and dinner at the parish centre with boiled potatoes and baciottella, and a DJ in the evening. It has not been announced whether it will become an annual event.

This edition has already taken place and the next one has not been announced yet: the page describes the latest one we have a source for.

The programme of the first edition, 21 and 22 August 2026

The programme below combines the Pro Loco booklet with the previews by Prima Bergamo, Valbrembanaweb and La Voce delle Valli, which agree in substance. According to the Pro Loco the kitchens were at the parish centre; Valbrembanaweb spoke of a marquee.

  • Friday 21, 8.30 pm, parish centre: evening with the nature photographer and film-maker Baldovino Midali, «In viaggio in compagnia della natura»; free entry, limited seats
  • In the Baci shop: a photo exhibition on the people of Zorzone, past and present
  • Saturday 22, from 10 am: stalls of typical products, workshops and stands on airsoft, herbs and mushrooms, games and ponies for children
  • Saturday 22, 12 noon: casoncelli, salamelle sausages and chips at the parish centre; from 7 pm polenta, braised beef, casoncelli, salamelle and chips, with the new addition of boiled potatoes and baciottella
  • Saturday 22: visit to the Minerals Museum, apple orchard open in the afternoon, church open to the public
  • Saturday 22, 8.30 pm: music with a DJ from Zorzone
  • All day: the big heart-shaped cut-out for photos and the heart of love padlocks, with a padlock and a packet of Baci for a 5-euro contribution

What the Baci di Zorzone are

They are biscuits inspired by the Baci di Alassio, born in 2023 in the Zorzone grocery shop, the hamlet's last shop, and known thanks to the dialect videos posted on the brand's social media profiles. In February 2025, for the brand's second birthday, a social media challenge chose the fifth variety, made with eggs, coffee, spelt flour, chopped hazelnuts, baking powder and vanillin, which according to the challenge rules was to be produced by a pastry shop in Serina.

The Baci also appear elsewhere in the village calendar: among the tastings of the Mountain Music Festival on the Menna, in 2025 and 2026, and in the video sketch contest of the 2025 Carnival.

Who organises it

The Pro Loco booklet credits the festival to «Baci di Zorzone, Gruppo Alpini di Zorzone, Fanti di Oltre il Colle, Associazione Sportiva OIC in collaboration with the Pro Loco»; Prima Bergamo writes «gruppo Fanti di Zorzone». They are the same associations as the mid-August festival at the parish centre. To book lunch or dinner the programme advised calling the number printed in the booklet; the Pro Loco answers on 0345 95541.

How to get to Zorzone and what to see

From the main village you drive up via Capriana, about 4.8 kilometres of narrow road from piazza Tiraboschi to the church; in Zorzone you park in the public car parks near the church and along via Funivia. The hamlet is the village of mines and frescoes: a week after the festival, on 29 August 2026, its houses received seven new frescoes and the façade of the Minerals Museum a large mural.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Sagra dei Baci di Zorzone

When is the Sagra dei Baci di Zorzone?

The first edition was held on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 August 2026, with the preview on Friday evening and the main day on Saturday. A second edition has not been announced yet.

What are the Baci di Zorzone?

Biscuits inspired by the Baci di Alassio, born in 2023 in the Zorzone grocery shop and known for their videos in Bergamo dialect on social media. In 2025 an online challenge chose the fifth variety, with spelt flour, coffee and hazelnuts.

Where can you buy the Baci di Zorzone?

In the Zorzone grocery shop, the hamlet's last shop, where they were born.

How much was the love padlock at the festival?

In 2026 the padlock, with a packet of Baci, came for a 5-euro contribution.

Did you need to book to eat?

It was advised: the Pro Loco programme recommended booking lunch and dinner at the parish centre.

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