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.
If you are building the trip around an event, the year at a glance helps: when to visit the Dolomites.
From early October to late November, South Tyrol's wine farms open their parlours for Törggelen: farmhouse dishes, roast chestnuts, grape must and new wine. What it is, where the name comes from, where to go, from the Isarco Valley to the Sciliar, and how to book.
Details →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 →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 →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 →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 →The great Ladin summer celebration in Canazei: costume parade, bands, folk groups and traditional Val di Fassa food.
Details →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 →From early October to late November, South Tyrol's wine farms open their parlours for Törggelen: farmhouse dishes, roast chestnuts, grape must and new wine. What it is, where the name comes from, where to go, from the Isarco Valley to the Sciliar, and how to book.
Details →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 →Giant slalom and slalom on the Gran Risa, one of the most feared walls of the World Cup: Sunday 20 and Monday 21 December 2026 in Alta Badia.
Details →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 →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 →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 →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.
Details →A ski mountaineering race in pairs around the Sella group, at night: 42 km and 2,700 metres of climbing, starting from Arabba at 18:00 on Friday 19 March 2027.
Details →A Saturday with the Campolongo, Falzarego and Valparola passes closed to cars from 9:00 to 15:00: a 51 km loop reserved for bikes. It is free and needs no registration.
Details →The road cycling granfondo over the Dolomite passes, Sunday 4 July 2027: three routes of 138, 106 and 55 km, starting from La Villa at 6:30 and finishing in Corvara. You get in through a draw.
Details →Mountain running below the Pale di San Martino, Saturday 3 July 2027: routes of 42, 26 and 16 kilometres plus a 6.5 km Family Trail, all finishing in Fiera di Primiero.
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