CultureFree entry, extras paid
Gustav Mahler Music Weeks
The festival devoted to Gustav Mahler in Dobbiaco, where the composer spent his summers: symphonic and chamber concerts in the heart of the Dolomites.
Details →News and events in the Dolomites
The main events in the Dolomites through the winter season: ski World Cups, Ladin festivals, food events, high-altitude concerts and Christmas markets. Each event has its own page with dates, free or paid entry and how to attend. Dates change every year, so always check the official pages before you go.
This month: July
July 2026
CultureFree entry, extras paid
Gustav Mahler Music Weeks
The festival devoted to Gustav Mahler in Dobbiaco, where the composer spent his summers: symphonic and chamber concerts in the heart of the Dolomites.
Details →August 2026
CultureFree
I Suoni delle Dolomiti
Free high-mountain concerts among huts, meadows and peaks of the Trentino Dolomites: you walk up and listen to music where there is usually only silence.
Details →September 2026
Food & wineFree entry, extras paid
Puzzone di Moena cheese festival
Three days devoted to Puzzone di Moena DOP across Moena, Soraga and Predazzo: markets, tastings and the return of the cows from the pastures.
Details →TraditionsFree entry, extras paid
Gran Festa da d'Istà
The great Ladin summer celebration in Canazei: costume parade, bands, folk groups and traditional Val di Fassa food.
Details →TraditionsFree
Gran Festa del Desmontegar
Primiero's big celebration that welcomes the herds back from the high pastures. Four days of parades, music, mountain-hut flavours and tradition at the foot of the Pale di San Martino.
Details →October 2026
Food & winePaid
Törggelen
South Tyrol's old autumn custom. You go from farm to farm to enjoy new wine, roast chestnuts and country dishes, between the Isarco Valley and the area around Bolzano.
Details →TraditionsFree
Autumn transhumance (Almabtrieb)
The return of the herds from the high pastures, called Almabtrieb, brings colour to the villages of South Tyrol and the Dolomites. Cows decked with flowers, cowbells and autumn festivals in the valleys.
Details →December 2026
SportFree entry, extras paid
Ski World Cup in Alta Badia (Gran Risa)
The giant slalom on the Gran Risa, one of the most feared walls of the World Cup. A late December classic in Alta Badia.
Details →SportFree entry, extras paid
Ski World Cup in Val Gardena (Saslong)
Two days of speed skiing on the Saslong, one of the most famous World Cup slopes. Men's downhill and Super-G with the best racers on the circuit.
Details →MarketsFree entry, extras paid
Christmas markets
South Tyrol's Christmas markets light up the squares of Bolzano, Bressanone, Brunico, San Candido and Vipiteno. Lights, crafts, mulled wine and the scent of sweets among the mountains.
Details →January 2027
SportFree entry, extras paid
Marcialonga
Italy's most famous cross-country ski marathon, 70 km between Val di Fassa and Val di Fiemme. Thousands of skiers from Moena to Cavalese.
Details →SportFree entry, extras paid
Tour de Ski, final climb up the Alpe Cermis
The grand finale of the Tour de Ski, with the legendary climb up the Alpe Cermis. Cross-country skiers at their limit on a wall that decides the standings.
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