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Trentino-Alto Adige · Cheese

Sagra dei Carmeni e Festa del Carmenin

Mezzano di Primiero · Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy · Jul 19 – 22 ✅ Verified 2026

A deeply felt community festival in the Primiero valley — a solemn Madonna del Carmine procession on Sunday, then Monday's Palio dei Musàti, a donkey race through the historic center between Primiero's villages, alongside a century-old bocce rivalry between Mezzano's two halves. Food stalls serve tosella, figadeti (liver sausage), and formai frit (fried melted cheese).

TosellaFigadetiFormai Frit
DatesJul 19 – 22
OrganizerThe Mezzano community and parish, with the local Alpini and Missionario groups
Food FocusTosella, Figadeti, Formai Frit
Nearest airportTrento Airport (Mattarello) (TRN)
GPS46.1667, 11.7833
Nearest cityCaserta · ~602 km · approx 10.0h drive
Nearest region capitalTrento · ~52 km · approx 0.7h drive
Typical weather in JulyPeak summer heat and humidity — 29-32°C by day; most festivals run in the cooler evening hours.
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Sources:
https://www.cultura.trentino.it/Appuntamenti/Sagra-dei-carmeni3
https://www.visittrentino.info/it/guida/eventi/sagra-dei-carmeni-e-del-carmenin_e_1677714