19.04.2026

The Cuneo Montagna Festival returns with a rich program of events themed "crossing borders"

From Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th May 2026 the 4th edition, preceded and followed by some off-site events 

Four days of talks, conferences, screenings, concerts, exhibitions, and outdoor experiential activities, all under the common theme of "crossing borders," an invitation to step out of your comfort zone and explore the highlands beyond prejudice and stereotypes. This is the fourth edition of the Cuneo Montagna Festival, which will take place from Thursday, May 14th to Sunday, May 17th, 2026, in a distributed format. Organized by the Municipality of Cuneo, with the patronage of the Piedmont Region, Uncem Piemonte, the Province of Cuneo, and the Cuneo Chamber of Commerce, and in collaboration with many local partners, the event is the tip of the iceberg of the metropolitan reflection launched in 2022 by the city of Cuneo with the establishment of a dedicated department. The festival program was unveiled on Saturday, April 18th at Open Baladin, opening the talk "Beyond Escapism and the Stopwatch: Endurance as a Collective Experience," organized in collaboration with Scrittorincittà. During the talk, English anthropologist, writer, and runner Michael Crawley spoke with Gabriele Bonuomo, running expert and owner of Outdoor. Running is Medicine. 

The Cuneo Montagna Festival features numerous events, from evenings at the Monviso cinema, including sports, with cross-country skiing legend Federico “Chicco” Pellegrino (Friday, May 15), and Davide Rivero, a Cuneo trail runner who won the 2025 “Tor 130. Tot Dret” (Saturday, May 16), and cinema, with a tribute to Nino Perino, a mountain guide, ski instructor, and historic rescuer who passed away last December, through images and words (Thursday, May 14), and a preview of Fredo Valla's film dedicated to Hans Clemer (Sunday, May 17), to the debut, on Saturday, May 16, of stand-up comedy with Antonio Piazza and Emanuele Tumolo and a live podcast with the Brocchi sui Blocchi collective. And there are also conferences: "Montesplora: a mountain education project," curated by the University of Turin's Mountain Science and Technology degree program with the support of Alpine Lions Cooperations; the third edition of "Voices. Dialogues on Alpine Architecture," organized by the Art.ur association with architects Dario Castellino and Alice Lusso; the PITER ALPIMED+ Cross-Border Assembly Festival; and "Sentinels of Stone. Memory and Future of Cuneo's Alpine Fortifications," presented by the Cuneo delegation of the FAI in collaboration with the Artea Foundation. Thanks to the synergy with the Occit'amo festival, Piazza Virginio will once again be the setting for music and dance, including from beyond the Alps. Two exhibitions will be held: one in the corridor in front of the Hall of Honor of the Cuneo City Hall, celebrating the first thirty years of the Compagnia del Buon Cammino; and "On the Edge of Oblivion. The Forts of the Maritime Alps," set up under the porticoes of Via Roma. Also in Via Roma, on Saturday, May 16th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday, May 17th from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, the Alpine Village will be a space where you can learn about, listen to, and encounter the mountains. 

All CNMF events, with the exception of the writing workshop with Davide Longo at La Casa del Fiume on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May, which costs 10 euros, are free with reservations, where necessary, from 6pm on Monday 20th April on Eventbrite at https://bit.ly/cnmf-2026-eventbrite.