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Traditional Zorzone festival at the parish centre
Mid-August festival at the Zorzone parish centre: three evenings of food and live music, in 2026 from 12 to 14 August. Menu, bookings and how to get there.
Three evenings of food and music in mid-August at the Zorzone parish centre, organised by the Zorzone Alpini, the Fanti of Oltre il Colle and the Associazione sportiva Oltre il Colle with the Pro Loco. In 2026, from 12 to 14 August, the kitchen opened every evening at 7 pm and there was live music at 8.30 pm; the dishes changed from night to night, from barbecue with casoncelli to polenta with wild boar and the polenta cunsada of the last evening, to be booked together with the table. Food could also be taken away.
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: 12 August 2026.
The three evenings of 2026
The Pro Loco's programme presents the festival as «traditional» and repeats it identically for three evenings: kitchen from 7 pm, live music from 8.30 pm, takeaway available and booking «advisable». For the last evening, the polenta cunsada one, booking the dish and the table was compulsory. The booking number is printed in the Pro Loco's booklet, and the Pro Loco also answers on its own phone, 0345 95541.
Zorzone festival, 12-14 August 2026
| Evening | Kitchen from 7 pm | Music from 8.30 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 12 August | Barbecue and casoncelli | DJ Capitano Nemo |
| Thursday 13 August | Polenta, wild boar, barbecue and casoncelli | Don Sergio and his band |
| Friday 14 August | Polenta cunsada, barbecue and casoncelli | Cinzia Davò |
From the Pro Loco of Oltre il Colle's 2026 summer programme. Friday's polenta cunsada had to be booked together with the table.
Who organises it
It is organised by three village associations with the Pro Loco: the Zorzone Alpini group, one of the three ANA groups in the municipality, the Fanti of Oltre il Colle and the Associazione sportiva Oltre il Colle. They are the same groups that, a week later, organised with the Baci shop the first Sagra dei Baci di Zorzone and the evening with the nature photographer and film-maker Baldovino Midali, on 21 August.
Zorzone's other August events
The parish centre festival is the heart of a busy August for a hamlet as small as Zorzone. In the 2026 programme:
- Sunday 2 August: Monte Menna festival at the MAGA bivouac
- From Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 August: the three evenings at the parish centre
- Sunday 16 August: San Rocco feast with games for children, from 3 pm
- Friday 21 August: evening with Baldovino Midali at the parish centre
- Saturday 22 August: first Sagra dei Baci di Zorzone
- Sunday 23 August: Aperimuseo, special opening of the Minerals Museum from 4 to 6.30 pm, with an aperitif and unseen interviews with people who worked in the mines
- Saturday 29 August: Val ParinArt and the fresco competition
How to get to Zorzone and where to park
From the main village you leave the provincial road at the Piazzale degli Alpini and drive up via Capriana: from piazza Tiraboschi to the Zorzone church it is about 4.8 kilometres of narrow road with hairpin bends. In Zorzone there are public car parks near the church and along via Funivia. Arriva's S50e shuttle links the main village with the hamlet on weekdays; for the festival evenings a car is the better option.
In August the Minerals Museum was open from 3 to 6 pm on Sundays 2, 9, 16 and 30, Wednesdays 5 and 12 and Saturday 22: those arriving early on 12 August can visit it before dinner. In August, in the ERA5 averages for Zorzone, the minimum is about 12 °C: after dinner, outdoors, you need a jacket.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions: Traditional Zorzone festival at the parish centre
When is the Zorzone festival?
In mid-August, for three evenings: in 2026 from Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 August, with the kitchen from 7 pm and music from 8.30 pm.
Do you need to book at the Zorzone festival?
Booking is advised; for the polenta cunsada of the last evening, in 2026, it was compulsory together with the table. The number is in the Pro Loco's booklet, and the Pro Loco also answers on 0345 95541.
Can you take food away?
Yes, the programme offers takeaway on all three evenings.
Who organises the festival?
The Zorzone Alpini group, the Fanti of Oltre il Colle and the Associazione sportiva Oltre il Colle, together with the Pro Loco.
Sources
- oltreilcolleturismo.it · www.oltreilcolleturismo.it
- ANA sezione di Bergamo – i gruppi della zona 25 Valle Serina, fra cui Oltre il Colle, Zambla e Zorzone · www.anabergamo.it · accessed on 1 October 2026
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