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Trentino-Alto Adige · Chestnuts

Maroni in Festa

Drena · Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy · Oct 24 – 25 🟡 Partially verified

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Maroni in Festa celebrates the heart-shaped marrone of Drena in the Basso Sarca, near Arco. The 2025 edition, the 54th, offered a guided walk to collect chestnuts in the chestnut grove, a cooking workshop making chestnut ravioli with a Trento DOC tasting, a four-course dinner at Castello di Drena, craft stalls and food stands. The 2026 dates are from a 2026 autumn events list; the programme is not yet seen.

Marrone di DrenaChestnut ravioliTrento DOC
DatesOct 24 – 25
OrganizerPro Loco Drena (listed as contact in the 2025 edition)
Food FocusChestnuts
Nearest airportVerona Villafranca Airport (VRN), about 1h15 by car
GPS45.9556, 10.9620
Nearest provincial capitalTrento · ~21 km · approx 0.4h drive
Nearest region capitalTrento · ~21 km · approx 0.4h drive
Typical weather in OctoberMild, more rain likely — 19-22°C, still pleasant in the evenings.
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Sources:
https://www.iltrentinodeibambini.it/sagre-e-feste-dautunno/
https://www.iltrentinodeibambini.it/en/?p=168000