National Pumpkin Fair

Every year Piozzo is tinged with a thousand colors with an unparalleledpumpkin display on antique wagons and a unique technical and scientific exhibition.

There is no shortage of tastings of typical pumpkin products, mouth-watering sweet and savory treats.

What’s New in 2026

There’s a big change on the horizon: from 2026 the Pumpkin Fair will officially become a National Fair, a prestigious recognition that rewards the passion, work, and quality of an event that for over thirty years has told the story of autumn in a unique way.

With hundreds of themed stands, you can explore a one-of-a-kind exhibition featuring over 600 varieties of pumpkins in every shape, color, and size.

From small souvenirs to giant specimens, there’s something for everyone!

You’ll find street food, sweets, risottos, and delicacies made with pumpkin to delight every palate, along with shows, music, exhibitions, and plenty of surprises designed for all ages.

Inauguration

Official opening of the 33rd edition of the National Pumpkin Fair from 5:30 PM, with pumpkins displayed on vintage carts and the technical-scientific exhibition featuring over 650 pumpkin varieties.

Followed by: reception for authorities and presentation of the prestigious Golden Pumpkin.

Street food

Opening of the stands with delicious recipes and dishes all themed around pumpkin.

Throughout the Fair

At the Albarosa belvedere

• Technical-scientific exhibition with over 650 varieties of pumpkins grown in Piozzo from around the world.
• Pro Loco refreshment point with risottos, sweets, and pumpkin chocolates by «Guido Gobino».
• The giant pumpkin goose game.
• Art exhibition curated by the group «Il Mago di Pioz».

In Piazza 5 Luglio 1944

• Pumpkins from the Pro Loco di Piozzo and official Fair merchandise.
• Pumpkin muffins and Guido Gobino chocolates with candied pumpkin.
• Exhibition with over 250 varieties of dried pumpkins and pumpkins on antique carts.
• The Sound Artisan Danilo Raimondo and his sculptures/instruments made from dried pumpkin.
• Photography exhibition «naturaSEMIseria» by Carlo Bava (Chiesa dei Battuti Neri).
• Exhibition «Thirty Pumpkins for the Future» by the Gabaré Cultural Association (Chiesa dei Battuti Neri).
• Space for Slow Food protected pumpkins and screening of the documentary «Once Upon a Time in the Land of Lapacuse».
• Presentation of Ark of Taste and Slow Food Presidia projects.
• Photography exhibition «Put the Photo in the Pumpkin» in Piazzetta Lartigue.

At Varco 1 – Perlage

The children’s field «Ra curt dër cusse».

Info and presales here

Around the village

• Churches of the Holy Sepulchre and San Bernardo open with guided tours.
• Ceramics exhibition by the «Ass. Ceramica Vecchia Mondovì» (Church of the Madonnina).
• Open garden of the 14th-century Castle.
• Info points with students from the I.I.S. Giolitti-Bellisario.

History and curiosity

The Piozzo Pumpkin Fair was established in 1994 by virtue of the tradition of the people of Piozzo nicknamed “Lapa Cuse.”

In fact, the piozzesi would let the prized vegetable dry and use it as a container for wine to take to the vineyards to quench their thirst during the long days of work.

Year after year the study of pumpkin in Piozzo has been intensifying, bringing to the small town more than 600 varieties from all over the world, but grown exclusively in the area.

The culmination of the research to date has been the patenting of the “Piozzo Pumpkin“®, a delicious culinary product, to be used mainly in the preparation of risotto.