XII edition of Fiorile in Moncalieri (October 2026)

On 24 and 25 October 2026 the Rose Garden of the Royal Castle of Moncalieri reopens for the 12th edition of Fiorile – Orti e Fiori in Mostra, a market exhibition with local nurseries, food-and-wine products and sustainability crafts; the event is sponsored and funded by the City of Moncalieri, patronised by the Metropolitan City of Turin and organised by the cultural association Giardino Forbito.¹²

The 2026 edition is dedicated to the chrysanthemum and opens with the inauguration of two new flowerbeds of native chrysanthemums created with the Gardeners of Venaria; among the weekend's protagonists are Floricoltura Cargnino and Alessia Bellone, director of the Venaria School of Gardeners.¹²

The programme includes concerts of the Moncalieri Jazz Festival directed by maestro Ugo Viola, the Festival of Lights (Diwali) with the Sanatana Dharma Samgha Italian Hindu Union and a mandala of chrysanthemum petals around the Neptune Fountain in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, a botanical watercolour workshop with painter Curtis Sheeran, a hike with Agricampus of the Cammino delle Colline Torinesi to the Floricoltura Cargnino greenhouses, and biodiversity activities with the associations Beesù and Impollinatori Metropolitani.¹²

Related articles: Castello di Moncalieri, Moncalieri

Sources

1. Sabato 24 e domenica 25 ottobre con “Fiorile” il giardino d’autunno è al Castello di Moncalieri — Città metropolitana di Torino
2. Moncalieri celebra l'autunno: nel Giardino delle Rose ritorna la magia della XII edizione di "Fiorile" — TorinoOggi