Mercatini di Natale in Valtellina e Valchiavenna
Traditions and religion, Fairs and Markets
Christmas in Valtellina and Valchiavenna means stalls, mulled wine, and hands in your pockets. And then there are nativity scenes—loads of them—in churches, in the backstreets, in museums, and sometimes they even come to life.
On this page you’ll find the 2026 Christmas markets and nativity scenes in the province of Sondrio, with dates, places and times. We update it as soon as the programmes are released.
Before you set off, two lines about the people behind the stalls: I’ve written about it here.
Christmas Markets 2026
Sunday 8 November – Piussogno (Cercino)
Christmas Markets on Via alla Chiesa, from 10:00 to 17:00. Registration by Thursday 5 November with the organisers’ QR code
Sunday 15 November – Gordona
Christmas market in Piazza San Martino, with a children’s workshop from 14:00 to 16:00
From 27 November to 6 January – Livigno
Christmas in the Village along the main road, from 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on 1, 9, 15 and 25 December. On 1 January open from 14:30 to 18:30
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November – Mese
Christmas Markets at the Giardino della Centrale San Francesco: on Saturday from 17:00 and on Sunday from 9:00
From 4 to 8 December – Tirano
Tirano da favola, Christmas markets in Piazza Cavour
From 5 December to 6 January – Madesimo
Christmas Markets in Piazza Bertacchi, from 10:00 to 18:00 (opening days calendar coming soon)
From 6 December – Aprica
Christmas Markets in Piazza delle Sei Contrade, from 10:00 to 19:00
Sunday 6 December – Novate Mezzola
Christmas in Novate in the historic centre, from 10:00 to 18:00
Sunday 6 December – Mazzo di Valtellina
Christmas Markets in Piazza S. Stefano, from 9:30 to 18:00
Tuesday 8 December – Villa di Tirano
Christmas Village, all day long
Nativity scenes
We’ll add the nativity scenes as soon as the 2026 dates are confirmed.
Every Friday in the CalVal Club I pick the events of the week and I’ll tell you why you should go. Join the CalVal Club
Are you organising a market or a nativity scene? Email redazione@calendariovaltellinese.com or call 393 0806066 and we’ll add it.
