Historical re-enactments, traditional costumes, moments of great social cohesion in which the entire population is involved: discover the carnivals of Verrès, Pont-Saint-Martin, of the "Coumba Freide" and all other carnivals of the Aosta Valley.
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The festival that commemorates the chatelaine who was the friend of her people returns to Verrès every year: various costume events in the village and in the castle.
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It recalls the Roman invasion of the Aosta Valley, the legend of the Devil mocked by Saint Martin and that of the fairy of Lys who wants to destroy the town but then saves it.
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The maskers of the carnivals of the Great-Saint-Bernard valley and Valpelline wear colorful costumes and hats reminiscent of Napoleonic uniforms.
read allBreuil-Cervinia | 12 - 21 February 2026
The return of the White Lady - fireworks cancelled for wind
Carnivals - Breuil-CerviniaThe return of the White Lady
entertainment for carnival
This character originated from a legend. In the village of Breuil, in Valtournenche, when there were only huts for pastures, lived a beautiful girl of extraordinary beauty. The giant Gargantua, who knew these valleys, returning from Zermatt, saw her, he fell in love and carried her off. He decided to hide her the mountains. All the inhabitants of the valley, aware, came together to look for the girl. In front of such insistence giant surrendered. He loaded the girl on the sledge to return her to its people who organized a big party attended by all the inhabitants of the Valley.
Étroubles | 12 - 13 February 2026
The Coumba-Frèida Historic Carnival
Carnivals - ÉtroublesAccording to tradition, this carnival event was established in commemoration of the march through the Great St. Bernard Pass by Napoleon and his troops in May 1800, during his campaign in Italy.
Pont-Saint-Martin | 12 - 17 February 2026
Historic Carnival
Carnivals - Pont-Saint-MartinSan Martino (the Bishop) and his adversary Satan, then the Roman Consul, the Tribunes of the People, the Roman Guards and their Officer and, lastly, the Lily Nymph accompanied by her two Maids are the leading characters in the historical carnival in Pont-Saint-Martin.
Courmayeur | 13 - 17 February 2026
"Lé Beuffon" announce the arrival of the carnival
Carnivals - CourmayeurLé Beuffon, as usual in the days before Shrove Tuesday, announce the Carnival in the centre and in the villages of Courmayeur.
Champoluc/Ayas/Antagnod | 14 February 2026
Carnival at Crest
Carnivals - Champoluc/Ayas/AntagnodEntertainment and games in the panoramic setting of the Crest
Gignod | 14 - 17 February 2026
The Coumba-Frèida Historic Carnival
Carnivals - GignodAccording to tradition, this carnival event was established in commemoration of the march through the Great St. Bernard Pass by Napoleon and his troops in May 1800, during his campaign in Italy.
Roisan | 14 - 17 February 2026
The Coumba Freida Historic Carnival
Carnivals - RoisanAccording to tradition, this carnival event was established in commemoration of the march through the Great St. Bernard Pass by Napoleon and his troops in May 1800, during his campaign in Italy
Saint-Oyen | 14 February 2026
The Coumba-Frèida Historic Carnival
Carnivals - Saint-OyenTradition links the birth of the carnival to Napoleon’s passage through the Colle del Gran San Bernardo, in May 1800, during the Italian campaign.