From 29 August 2026
to 29 August 2026
National Hazelnut Fair: Comics & Games
A major festival dedicated to comics, video games, cosplay, pop culture, Japan, and Korea
As every summer, for more than 70 years, the traditional National Hazelnut Fair takes place in Cortemilia.
This event, created to joyfully celebrate a premier product of Langhe, has over time been enriched with folkloric moments, spectacular and cultural ones that have made it a reference point for a very wide audience, which goes beyond the borders of Piedmont.
Comics & Games
The historic center of Cortemilia transforms into a major festival dedicated to comics, video games, cosplay, pop culture, Japan, and Korea with “Cortemilia Comics & Games.”
New this year is the K-pop Demon Hunters theme, with shows, showcooking, workshops, panels, and many activities spread across the two villages.
Special guests include voice actresses Giorgia Brunori, Beatrice Maruffa, Camilla Marcucci alongside numerous authors, illustrators, and content creators.
Scheduled
- taiko performances
- martial arts
- K-pop performances
- video game tournaments
- labs
- Laser arena
- Lego area
- cosplay gathering and competition with a panel of experts
- grand finale with DJ Dee from Korea
Music
Starting at 9:30 PM, the stage at Parco La Pieve will be taken over by the unbridled energy of the Festa della Leva 2008.
Cortemilia
Cortemilia is located in the center of the main Piedmont Hazelnut production area, and because of this, the “Queen Tonda Gentile of the Langhe” finds its natural home and a heartfelt passion for its processing and use.
Here, as stated in the Catalog of Traditional Agri-food Products, the production of the famous “Hazelnut Cake” is said to have been born and certainly established, made known in Italy and abroad by local master pastry chefs.
Throughout the event
You can visit Cortemilia is culture: a showcase of contemporary art and cultural encounters that transform the village into a true open-air museum.
The exhibitions and events are all free, the themed appointments cover all kinds of topics and are enriched by meetings with experts and authors of current books.
A moment not to be missed, a unique opportunity to visit the village and observe it in a different light.