In and around Asti: Events not to be missed!
January
Castiglione (Asti): A historical and religious (San Defendente) bean dish cooked and prepared for all visitors.
Casorzo (Asti): 'Bagna Caoda'(16 January) A village celebration for this typical Piemontese dish
Valfenera (Asti): Carvè of the Count of la Roca (31 January)
February
Casorzo (Asti): Bean Festival (14 February)
Calosso (Asti): Calosso's traditional polenta dish (a special dish made from corn)served to the public.
Asti: Carneval (28 February)
March
Asti: A celebration of the arrival of Spring.
Quaranti (Asti): The chickbean and Cotechino (A type o Italian pork sausage) Festival (21 March)
Rocchetta Palafea (Asti): Pancake festival (21 March)
Tonco (Asti): Traditional fun fair
April
Nizza Monferrato (Asti): A religious (San Cristo) and gastronomic festival (23/25 April)
Asti: Nocturnal Festival with a Medieval ceremony (24 April)
Agliano Terme (Asti): A day's celebration to the Barbera wine. (24/25 April)
Castagnole delle Lanze: Barbera festival and the wine's bottling. (30 April / 2 May)
Costigliole: International motorbike rally (30 April/2 May)
May
Asti: Trials for the Palio (1 May)
Vinchio (Asti): Saracen Asparagus festival (1/2 May)
Asti: Carolingian Festival (5 May)
Nizza Monferrato (Asti): Nizza and the Barbera wine (8 / 9 May)
June
Asti: Asti Teatro (The theatre of Asti)
Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Asti): Merchant gathering and historical re-enactment (5/6 June)
Cortazzone (Asti): A.D. 1390 (12 June)
Revigliasco (Asti): Cherry festival (12/13 June)
Montiglio (Asti): Live music concerts in various castles in the area (18/20 June)
Canelli (AT): The Historical re-enactment of the siege of Canelli (19 / 20 June)
Casorzo (Asti): Quad-bike rally (27 June)
July
Asti: Various music concerts held throughout the month of July
Mombaldone (Asti): National pallapugno championship (a sport which originated from this area and is a team sport using a ball) and Pantalera tournament
Robella - Cortiglione (Asti): Piemontese lamb festival (4 July)
Viale (Asti): Vespa moped rally (10/11 July)
Mombaruzzo (Asti): Gastronomic festival (17/18 July)
Azzano (Asti): 'Azzano on fire' (24 / 25 July)
San Damiano (Asti): Vespa moped rally (31 July / 1 August)
August
Calamandrana (Asti): Summer celebrations (1 August)
Motta di Costigliole (Asti): Pepper festival (31 July / 3 August)
Cantarana (Asti): Traditional ravioli festival and soused tench (6/9 August)
Castel Boglione (Asti): A celebration of the Assumption (15 August)
Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Asti): Vintage Vespa rally (15 August)
Montegrosso (Asti): The Albertina festival (17 August)
Baldichieri (Asti): Historical re-enactment: A Baldichieri... 'A tribute to how you were'(22 August)
Callianetto - Mombaldone (Asti): The Furious Republican: Napoleon's and Mombaldone's troops (28/29 August)
Castagnole delle Lanze (Asti): Nut festival (30 August)
Valfenera (Asti): Piedmont's Cow Festival (28 August)
September
Villafranca d'Asti (Asti): Wine festivial 'Vinivilla' (1/5 September)
Settime (Asti): Nut festival (4/5 September)
Villafranca d'Asti (Asti): September Festivities (5 September)
Asti: Douja d'or wine festival (10/19 September)
Asti: A procession and show of the Piemontese Flag-wavers (16 September at 9PM)
Cocconato (Asti): Medieval festival (18 September)
Asti: Asti's famous Palio (horserace) (19 September)
Cocconato (Asti): Banchetto di Corte: Street festival (25 September)
Canelli (Asti): 'Vino in Borraccia' - Wine festival (25/26 September)
Dusino Dan Michele (Asti): A small festival dedicated to the pasta 'gnocchi' (25/26 September)
Cocconato (Asti): Palio degli Asini (donkey race)(26 September)
October
Alba (Cuneo): White truffle mushroom festival
Villanova (AT): Elogio della Bionda (chicken festival) (2/3 October)
Cortiglione (Asti): Grape harvest festival (3 October)
Montiglio Monferrato (Asti): Regional truffle mushroom exhibition (3 October)
Castellero (Asti): Nut exhibition (7/10 October)
Calliano (Asti): Palio degli Asini (donkey race) (17 October)
Serole (AT): Chestnut Festival (17 October)
Incisa Scappacino (Asti): Gastronomic festival (wild thistles) (24 October)
Moncalvo (Asti): National white truffle mushroom exhibition (24 October)
November
Alba (Cuneo): White truffle mushroom exhibition
Montechiaro (Asti): National white truffle mushroom exhibition (7 November)
Villanova (Asti): Exhibition of Saint Catherine (25 November)
Castelnuovo Don Bosco: A day dedicated to the truffle mushroom (28 November)
December
Castel Rocchero (Asti): Saint Andrew's festival and a small Christmas fair (4 December)
Cantarana (Asti): Christmas fair and market (5 December)
Casorzo (Asti): Fritto Misto Piemontese (gastronomic festival dedicated to traditional fried Piemontese dishes)(11 December)
Moncalvo (Asti): Natalando - Christmas fair and celebrations (18/19 December)
Calliano (Asti): Presepe Vivente - A real-life religious crib - with mass, vin brule, and traditional Italian Christmas cake (24 December)
Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Asti): Presepio Vivente, S. Messa, Vin Brulè, Panettone (24 dic)
Ferrere (Asti): A guided visit to all the cribs on the 7 surrounding hills (26/27 December)
Not all events in and around Asti have been cited on this page, and dates can be subject to change. For more information please visit: www.astiturismo.it