San Giovanni Nepomuceno Festival: Caoria's spring celebration in the Vanoi valley

The programme

Bells, Alpini and music in Caoria

The 2026 edition opened on Saturday 16 May: in the early afternoon the campanò, a traditional concert of hand-rung bells, followed by a book presentation by local authors, the opening of the food stand in the Alpini marquee and an evening of Tyrolean and pop music.

The festival is also a chance to visit Caoria's small museums: the First World War exhibition, the nativity scene collection and the House of the Vanoi Ethnographic Trail. By tradition, a prize also goes to whoever guesses the weight of the deer antlers gathered in the village's wildlife area.

The programme changes from year to year: for times and details, refer to the ApT San Martino di Castrozza, Primiero e Vanoi website.