Mercatini sotto il Monviso 2026
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"Mercatini sotto il Monviso" ("Little markets under Monviso") is an annual event held in Crissolo, in the upper Po valley, which ushers in the Christmas period by symbolically opening the town's winter season. The 2026 edition is held on Sunday 29 November, from 9am to 4pm, with over fifty stalls [1][2].
The 2026 edition
The stalls are spread between the town centre and the areas set up for the event: around twenty stalls are placed in the pedestrian area of via Umberto I and in piazza Duca degli Abruzzi, while the others are set up on the square normally used in summer for motorhome parking [1][2]. The offer remains tied to crafts, local produce and the Christmas period: ornaments and decorations, nativity scenes, tailoring creations, handmade toys, candles, homeware, cosmetics and herbal products, together with food specialities such as chocolate, honey, jams, sweets, torrone and wine [1][2].
Side events
On the motorhome square there are horses and a face-painting service, while in front of the Sala delle Guide a street food area is set up; the heated hall stays open for people to eat indoors and for the toilets. Near the ice rink, roasted chestnuts are again handed out. The town's bars and restaurants stay open, and the bakery also prepares filled focaccia and sandwiches; for children, the traditional letterbox for letters to Father Christmas is set up [1][2].
History of the event
"Mercatini sotto il Monviso" began in 2016. The event was not held in 2019 because of bad weather, or in 2020 because of the pandemic emergency: the 2026 edition is therefore the ninth actually held, in the eleventh year since the event was created [2].
Mayor Fabrizio Re
For Crissolo's mayor, Fabrizio Re, the 2026 edition is the last he will lead, since his two terms end the following spring with the municipal elections. Re linked the event to the start of new management of the area's chairlift, now entrusted to a new operator [1][2].