You’ll find a few of them here. The rest I choose myself.
Every Friday, at the CalVal Club, I pick 15 events for the following week and tell you why you should go. Plus: a useful tip, a recipe, and partner perks.
£27 a year, locked in as long as you stay—if you sign up by 31 December.
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Furioso Festival in Valtellina – Sondrio, Talamona and Morbegno (13-15 November)
This year’s festival dedicated to Orlando Furioso is all about magicians, necromancers and fairies. For the public, there are three meetings: Friday 13 at 5.30pm at the Biblioteca Rajna in Sondrio with Ermanno Cavazzoni; Saturday 14 at 5.30pm at the Talamona Library with Alberto Ravasio; and Sunday 15 at 10.30am at the Auditorium S. Antonio in Morbegno with Nunzia Palmieri. Free entry until tickets run out.
Furioso Festival in Valtellina 2026 programme

Mind the Lucio – Villa di Tirano (14 November)
Songs by Lucio Dalla played by people who really worked with Dalla—starting with Ricky Portera and Pierdavide Carone. Saturday 14 November at 9pm at the Centro Polifunzionale, and all proceeds go to AIDO. Tickets are available from the Comune in Villa di Tirano, Il Mosaico bookshop in Tirano, and Il Faro bookshop in Sondrio.
Tickets and programme for Mind the Lucio

Sondrio Festival – Sondrio (26-29 November)
The International Documentary Exhibition on Parks turns 40. Four days of documentaries at the Teatro Sociale, Piazza Garibaldi packed with aquariums, installations and activities for families, with guests such as Claudia Gerini and Sergio Muniz. Free entry; some activities, like guided tours, require booking.
Sondrio Festival 2026 programme

Happy Chorus, Gospel Bells Christmas Tour – Vervio, Sondrio, Aprica and Campodolcino (7 December – 4 January)
Happy Chorus’s gospel tour has four stops in the province, all at 9pm: Monday 7 December at the Centro polifunzionale in Vervio; Tuesday 29 December at the Sala Polifunzionale Don Vittorio Chiari in Sondrio; Sunday 3 January at the Centro polifunzionale in Aprica; and Monday 4 January at the parish church in Campodolcino. For the Sondrio stop, tickets are available online.
Gospel Bells Christmas Tour tickets in Sondrio

The next festivals and food fairs in Valtellina and Valchiavenna

Weekend 14-15 November

Christmas Market – Gordona (15 November)
In Piazza San Martino you can sample Gordona’s Focaccini. For children: face painting and the workshop “Let’s build a Christmas lantern”, from 2pm to 4pm.
Christmas Market in Gordona programme

Patron saint’s day for San Martino – Piuro (15 November)
A religious moment and a chance to get together: the solemn Mass in the morning, lunch together and Vespers in the afternoon for the Patron Saint
San Martino Day programme

My favourite fair of the month isn’t on this list.
It’s in the Club, with all the other recommendations.
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Weekend 21-22 November

Provincial Day of Thanksgiving – Gerola Alta (22 November)
The celebration of the farming world, now in its 76th edition, organised by Coldiretti Sondrio. From 10am: Mass, blessing of agricultural vehicles and lunch, with cowbells and historic tractors on display. Lunch requires mandatory booking through the Coldiretti offices, and there are bookable coaches from Bormio and Chiavenna.
Provincial Day of Thanksgiving programme

Christmas Markets in the Crotti at Prata – Prata Camportaccio (22 November)
Twelfth edition in the crotti, from 10am until evening. Markets, choir songs from Cuore Alpino in Compagnia, guided visits to the crotti, and bingo; for kids: inflatables, ponies and old-fashioned games. In the evening, the Christmas tree is lit with the primary school choirs from Prata and San Cassiano.
Christmas Markets in the Crotti at Prata programme

Alpini gathering – Villa di Chiavenna (22 November)
Gathering at 9.15am, then a parade with the local band, tribute to the Fallen, Mass and lunch together. Open to the Alpini, friends of the Alpini, and anyone who fancies spending Sunday in good company (the cap with the feather isn’t compulsory).
Programme for the Alpini gathering in Villa di Chiavenna

Weekend 28-29 November

Ardenno in Festa – Ardenno (29 November)
Pro Loco fills Piazza Roma from 9.30am to 5.30pm: Christmas markets, Santa’s secretary for the kids, music and refreshments.
Programme for Ardenno in Festa

Multi-weekend events

• Weekend of Autumn Flavours – Teglio,  Autumn Flavours on 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 November
• Polenta Academy – Val Tartano, every weekend up to 29 November

Tastings and partner offers

• Coscritti, we’re on! – Piateda: aperitivo, dinner, DJ set and a shuttle for the coscritti to La Torre, every Saturday from 14 November to 5 December
• Coscritti Night 2026 – Tresivio: coscritti dinner with music and dancing at Ristorante Al Crap, Saturday 5 December from 7.30pm, by reservation
• Wild Game Flavours – Tresivio: wild game menu at Ristorante Al Crap, until 8 December, by reservation
• Autumn in Valtellina – Grosio: menu featuring wild game, pumpkin, porcini and chestnuts at Ristorante Jim of Hotel Sassella, by reservation
• Savage November – Lower Valtellina: wild game menu at participating restaurants throughout November; book directly with the restaurant
• Bimby Cooking Courses – Chiuro: “Starters and tasty nibbles” course, Friday 27 November at 6pm at the Bimby Office, free of charge, limited places by reservation

Looking for more?

• What to do in Valtellina this weekend
• What to do in Valtellina this week
• All events on the programme
• Businesses, venues and services in Valtellina and Valchiavenna 

Running out of ideas every week?
Then the Club is for you: every Friday I pick the 15 events for the following week and tell you why you should go. No searching, no advertising, and no pop-ups.
£27 a year, locked in as long as you stay—if you sign up by 31 December.
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