MarsicaLand: A Festival of Taste and Culture, September 18-20, 2026, Avezzano
MarsicaLand, a widespread agri-food festival that will take place in Avezzano from 18 to 20 September 2026.
Local produce markets, cooking demonstrations, and roundtable discussions will feature industry experts and producers. The squares and streets of Avezzano will be enlivened by historical costume parades showcasing local gastronomic traditions, creating a festive and convivial atmosphere, with tastings of typical products and insights into sustainable practices.
Plan
Friday 18 September 3.30pm Performance by the Avezzano Music Band in Piazza Risorgimento.
4:00 PM Inauguration of the Festival and opening of the stands at the Direct Earth Market in Piazza Risorgimento
4:30 PM Inauguration of the multimedia exhibition "Agri-food on Display: When Excellence Is a Heritage" In collaboration with Fra[m]menti. Piazza Risorgimento
5:30 PM Roundtable: "Scenarios and Prospects for Endogenous Development in Inner Areas. The Hypothesis of a Fifth Province" Piazza Risorgimento
7.00pm Pre-dinner and greetings from the city authorities to the press and institutional guests of the Festival at the Gardens of the City Hall
7:00 PM Show cooking and tasting of typical local products in Piazza Risorgimento
Saturday, September 19th
10.00am Opening of the stands at the Direct Earth Market and start of the show cooking in Piazza Risorgimento
10:30 Roundtable: "Between Experiences, Departures, and Returns: What Prospects for Today's Youth in the Marsica of Tomorrow?" In collaboration with high school students from Marsica. Piazza Risorgimento
12:00 p.m. "The Flavors of Bread: Between the Tastes of Necessity and the Tastes of Luxury" In collaboration with Città Biodiversa – Osteria Futuro. Piazza Risorgimento
4:00 PM Show cooking and tasting of typical local products in Piazza Risorgimento
5:00 PM Round Table: “Talk&Art: Liquid Dialogues on the Possible and the Imaginary, Thinking About the Territory” in collaboration with Fra[m]menti Piazza Risorgimento
6:30 PM Roundtable: "From Residual Agriculture to Mountain Viticulture. An Opportunity for the Development of the Marsica Region Through Retro-Innovative Production, Climate Change, and Reorientation of Tastes." In collaboration with the Serpieri Institute, the University of Teramo, and the Abruzzo Regional Association of Agronomists. Followed by a guided tasting of Abruzzo wines in collaboration with Assomarso. Piazza Risorgimento
9.00pm Musical Concert in Market Square
Sunday, September 20, 10:00 am Opening of the stands of the Direct Earth Market and start of the show cooking Piazza Risorgimento 10:30 am Educational workshop: From empiricism to scientific organization. Practical guide to the mycological biodiversity of the Marsican area” In collaboration with GEMA Piazza Risorgimento 11:30 am Sensory workshops, show cooking and tasting of typical local products Piazza Risorgimento 4:00 pm Historical Procession of the Marsi Aia dei Musei – Piazza della Repubblica. 7:00 pm Show cooking and tasting of typical local products Piaza Risorgimento 7:00 pm Musical Happening Piazza Del Mercato 9:00 pm Musical Concert DIK DIK Piazza della Repubblica.
