On these occasions, you really feel alive! So, join the festivities with the locals and discover new customs.
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Whether it's the lively weekly market with stalls of handicrafts and farm products or the musical evenings in Castel Tirolo, the Merano area hosts numerous events where you can actively participate with all your senses.
On these occasions, you really feel alive! So, join the festivities with the locals and discover new customs.
Every year, on the second Sunday after Corpus Christi, the slopes of the South Tyrolean mountains are ablaze with bonfires in the shape of a heart, cross or an eagle.
Symphonies, chamber melodies, vocal ensembles… don't miss one of the most renowned classical music festivals in Europe at the end of summer.
Horse racing boasts a long tradition in Merano: especially on the occasion of the Grand Prix, on the last Sunday in September, the city's hippodrome comes alive as never before.
Since 1886, every year in October, the "fruit of Bacchus" is celebrated with a great harvest festival and a lively parade.
Producers, experts and wine lovers from all over the world meet at the Kurhaus to celebrate and taste the finest labels.
The small wooden houses along the Passirio – where you can taste mulled wine and specialties, as well as browse the handcrafted creations – create a magical Christmas atmosphere.