Festival · Sand in Taufers
Kasefestival in Sand in Taufers
The Kasefestival (Käsefestival) fills Sand in Taufers, the main town of the Ahrntal in South Tyrol, for three days in March. The 16th edition ran from 13 to 15 March 2026, 10:00 to 19:00 each day. A day ticket cost €10, a multi-day ticket €15, and children under 14 got in free. The next date has not been published yet.
- 2026
- 13 to 15 March
- Hours
- 10:00 to 19:00
- Tickets
- €10 day, €15 multi-day
- Children
- Free under 14
Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. It last ran 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026.
What's On
The festival is a cheese and food market and a trade fair in one. South Tyrol's cooperative dairies, alpine dairies and farm cheesemakers come together with producers from across Italy and much of Europe. All three days, chefs of the South Tyrol chefs' association cook cheese dishes on stage and hand out thousands of samples, and the Geschmackserlebnisse, tastings of about an hour run with Slow Food, bring in speakers from across Europe.
Children can make fresh cheese, mozzarella, Graukäse and chocolate with the producers. Restaurants around the valley run cheese menus during the festival.
Graukäse
The local cheese is Graukäse, a sour-milk grey cheese that was once poor people's food and has become a symbol of the Ahrntal, as important to the valley as Parmigiano is to Emilia-Romagna, in the words of the valley's tourist board.
Tickets and Rules
In 2026: day ticket €10, multi-day ticket €15, children under 14 free. Dogs were not allowed, except assistance dogs. Prices may change for the next edition.
When
The organisers describe the festival as taking place on the third weekend of March. Check the Ahrntal tourist board's page for the next confirmed date before you book.
Where to Stay near Sand in Taufers
We may earn a commission when you book through this map, at no extra cost to you.
More in Italy
All of Italy
Parmesan Dairy Tours
Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena and Bologna, Italy
Book a morning dairy tour through the Consortium, from about €15.
Parmesan Dairy Tours Near Parma
Parma, Italy
Eight dairies, two on a city bus line, tours from €18.
Parmesan Dairy Tours Near Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Red cow Parmigiano, a 23,000-wheel warehouse and mountain cheese.
Parmesan Dairy Tours Near Modena
Modena, Italy
4 Madonne, organic Bio Reggiani and farm dairies, from €15.
Parmesan Tour From Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Bazzanese, mountain dairies and organic Parmigiano within reach of Bologna.
Parmigiano Reggiano Museum
Fontevivo, Italy
The Parmesan museum, now in a former church in Fontevivo, €5.
Questions People Ask
When is the Kasefestival in Sand in Taufers?
On a weekend in March. In 2026 it ran from 13 to 15 March; the next date has not been announced.
How much is the Kasefestival?
In 2026 a day ticket was €10 and a multi-day ticket €15. Children under 14 went free.
Official site: ahrntal.com/de/urlaub-im-ahrntal/veranstaltungen/topevents/…. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese festivals.