March 12-15, 2026 | Trento and surroundings
From March 12 to 15, Trento will host the third edition of “Bio-Logica,” four days packed with conferences, meetings, educational activities, widespread events, and shows dedicated to quality agriculture, sustainable food, and healthy lifestyles. This widespread event will enliven the entire city, involving numerous locations and organizations in the area, with Trento Expo as the beating heart of the activities and meeting point for the initiative.
Promoted by the Municipality of Trento and organized by the Trento Tourist Board, the initiative—in collaboration with MUSE and Tavolo Nutrire Trento—brings together various local organizations active in these areas, with the aim of better nourishing the city.
The theme of the 2026 edition is “Biodiversity, beyond organic,” involving institutions, schools, producers, associations, and citizens to reflect together on the future of food and our territory.
On Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15, 2026, Trento Expo will open its doors to a rich program of initiatives.
Admission allows you to take part in experiential workshops, guided tastings, in-depth talks, encounters with animals, and moments dedicated to discovering local products.
Tickets:
- Full price: €3.00
- Reduced price (over 65s and children aged 6–12): €2.00
- Free (0–5 years)
EVENT PROGRAM
Thursday, 12 March 2026
5:00–7:00 PM | Seminar “Food, Justice and Democracy: from Research to Practice”
Where: University of Trento – Department of Sociology
Free entry
Friday, 13 March 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM | Bio-logica: Territories
Workshops, walks and conferences open to everyone to discover the districts of Trento: Villazzano, Meano, Argentario, Povo, Gardolo, Oltrefersina, S. Chiara
Discover the full programme
3:00–5:00 PM | Workshop “Food and Biodiversity”
A workshop to understand how to apply this inseparable link to the urban system. After the introduction, four working groups will be held with the aim of developing proposals for the City Council.
Where: MUSE – Science Museum – Conference Room
Free participation | To join the working groups fill in the form
7:30–11:00 PM | Biodiverse and Zero-Waste Dinner
Chef Paolo Betti, a Slow Food Alliance chef, will create a zero-waste menu using products recovered by Trentino Solidale, enhancing every ingredient on the plate. The proceeds will support the project “Solidarity goes to the market”.
Where: Villa Sant’Ignazio – Laste di Trento
Cost: donation starting from €25 | Book your place here
Saturday, 14 March 2026
8:30 AM – 6:30 PM | 79th Agriculture Exhibition – Trento Expo
A rich programme of experiences: family workshops, guided tastings, in-depth talks and local producers presenting the excellence of the territory.
- Farmers' Market
Market with typical zero-kilometre products from more than 30 local producers. - Gastronomy Area
An equipped area with food trucks and kitchen facilities where visitors can taste traditional local dishes such as:
artisanal focaccia, potato tortel, first courses, crispy polenta, artisan ice cream, mini pastries and high-quality bakery products. - Educational Workshops “Mountains, What a Passion!” with Alpine Guides and AMM
Mountains are wonderful… but they must be understood!
How ready are you for a hike? A fast-paced challenge route for the whole family: choosing the right shoes, preparing the backpack, recognizing Alpine flowers and animals, and navigating using a map of Trentino. Fun, discovery and a bit of challenge to learn how to love the mountains the right way.
Free participation - “Slow Wine” Tastings by Slow Food
A tasting and meeting space where visitors can sample selected wines and speak directly with producers, learning more about their stories, farming practices and ties with their territories. - Wooden Games… to Share
20 stations with handcrafted games, puzzles and big challenges for all ages.
Free participation
Organized by the circus school Bolle di Sapone - Domo – Space dedicated to construction, energy saving and new technologies
22 local companies will present modern materials and technologies for renovating and managing homes more sustainably.
Where: Trento Expo, Hall 1 - The Medicinal Plant Garden
Exhibition of medicinal plants and aromatic herbs accompanied by a workshop for children: “Smell and guess the plant!” (10:00–12:00 and 3:00–5:00 PM). Researchers and technicians will present the new provincial regulation on the collection of medicinal plants and services for companies in the sector.
Where: Stand of the Autonomous Province of Trento and Edmund Mach Foundation
Free participation - Cheese-making demonstration by Trentingrana Concast
Alessandro Vanzo, a technician from Trentingrana Concast, will demonstrate the technique used to produce cheese. At the same time, he will give an overview of the dairy sector, with historical notes and interesting facts about current events. The activity is free and suitable for both children and adults.
When: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
8:30–11:00 AM and 5:00–6:30 PM | Workshops for adults and children
Organized by Donne in Campo, CIA, Coldiretti, Confagricoltura Trentino and Slow Food
Where: Trento Expo – Agri-Agorà
Free participation
Discover the full programme
10:00 AM–12:00 PM | Bio-logica: Territories
Workshops, walks and conferences to discover the districts of Trento.
Discover the full programme
10:00 AM–12:00 PM | Practical Workshop on Sustainable Cooking
Preparation of a healthy and tasty zero-waste menu. Organized by Risto3
Where: Crispi Primary School, Via S. Giovanni Bosco – Trento
Meeting point: Infopoint Piazza Fiera – Trento Tourist Board
Free participation – max 10 people | Book your place
1:00–5:00 PM | Conference “Organic: the Crisis that Isn’t There?”
with a biodiversity welcome soup
Where: Trento Expo – Agri-Agorà
Free participation
5:30–8:30 PM | Educational Workshop on Creative, Sustainable and Zero-Waste Cooking
Participants, guided by Chef Paolo Betti, will create an original and sustainable dinner using available ingredients creatively, according to a circular and zero-waste cooking approach—from ingredient selection to final tasting.
Where: Palazzo Roccabruna – Educational Kitchen Space
Organized by Accademia d’Impresa
Cost: €10 | Book your place
8:45–11:00 PM | Theatre Performance “SEMI” – MUSE Science Museum
Introduction: “Biodiversity and Climate Crisis” with Stefano Liberti and Viola Ducati
Followed by the theatrical performance SEMI by and with Stefano Panzeri.
The true story of Nikolaj Ivanovič, a Russian agronomist who gave his life fighting world hunger.
Where: MUSE – Lobby
Free entry | Book your place
Sunday, 15 March 2026
8:30 AM – 6:30 PM | 79th Agriculture Exhibition – Trento Expo
A rich programme of family workshops, tastings, talks and local producers presenting regional excellence.
- Farmers' Market
Market with typical zero-kilometre products from more than 30 local producers. - Gastronomy Area
An equipped area with food trucks and kitchen facilities where visitors can taste traditional local dishes such as:
artisanal focaccia, potato tortel, first courses, crispy polenta, artisan ice cream, mini pastries and high-quality bakery products. - Educational Workshops “Mountains, What a Passion!” with Alpine Guides and AMM
Mountains are wonderful… but they must be understood!
How ready are you for a hike? A fast-paced challenge route for the whole family: choosing the right shoes, preparing the backpack, recognizing Alpine flowers and animals, and navigating using a map of Trentino. Fun, discovery and a bit of challenge to learn how to love the mountains the right way.
Free participation - “Slow Wine” Tastings by Slow Food
A tasting and meeting space where visitors can sample selected wines and speak directly with producers, learning more about their stories, farming practices and ties with their territories. - Wooden Games… to Share
20 stations with handcrafted games, puzzles and big challenges for all ages.
Free participation
Organized by the circus school Bolle di Sapone - Domo – Space dedicated to construction, energy saving and new technologies
22 local companies will present modern materials and technologies for renovating and managing homes more sustainably.
Where: Trento Expo, Hall 1 - The Medicinal Plant Garden
Exhibition of medicinal plants and aromatic herbs accompanied by a workshop for children: “Smell and guess the plant!” (10:00–12:00 and 3:00–5:00 PM). Researchers and technicians will present the new provincial regulation on the collection of medicinal plants and services for companies in the sector.
Where: Stand of the Autonomous Province of Trento and Edmund Mach Foundation
Free participation - Cheese-making demonstration by Trentingrana Concast
Alessandro Vanzo, a technician from Trentingrana Concast, will demonstrate the technique used to produce cheese. At the same time, he will give an overview of the dairy sector, with historical notes and interesting facts about current events. The activity is free and suitable for both children and adults.
When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
8:30–10:00 AM and 2:00–6:30 PM | Workshops for adults and children
Where: Trento Expo – Agri-Agorà
Free participation | Discover the full programme
10:00 AM–12:00 PM | Bio-logica: Territories
Discover the full programme
10:00–11:00 AM | “Biodiversity and the Evolution of Local Varieties in Organic Farming”
Organized by La Pimpinella, with the exhibition “Biodiversity”
Where: Trento Expo – Agri-Agorà
Free participation
11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Food and Cities – the Nutrire Trento experience
Dialogue with the Municipality of Rovereto and Station4Transformation
Where: Trento Expo – Agri-Agorà
Free participation
Trento and its territory
Trento is a city deeply connected to its territory: an “archipelago city” that interacts with the river, hills, and mountains, characterized by diverse agricultural areas ranging from cultivated valley floors to high-altitude pastures. This complexity makes it the prototype of the modern Alpine city, capable of combining territorial identity, quality of life, research, and innovation. The presence of the University, research centers, and cultural institutions of excellence contributes to making Trento a city of knowledge, attentive to sustainability and the well-being of its citizens.
Even in the agricultural sector, Trento expresses a strong productive vocation linked to the characteristics of its environment. Alongside Trento DOC, a symbol of mountain sparkling wine production, there are fruit and vegetable crops that make up the productive mosaic of the largest agricultural municipality in Trentino. The area boasts numerous PDO and PGI products certified by the Qualità Trentino label, twenty Slow Food Presidia and, more recently, the city's first De.Co. label, awarded to Sardagna chestnuts. This heritage testifies to the richness of the local agri-food sector and its commitment to protecting biodiversity.
Organic farming also plays a significant role: in 2023, certified agricultural land reached 27% of the UAA, exceeding the European targets set by the Farm to Fork strategy for 2030. This figure confirms the region's focus on sustainable production models.
Bio-logicA is part of a broader food policy initiative launched by the Municipality of Trento in 2016 with the Nutrire Trento project, developed in collaboration with the University as part of the Unicittà protocol. The project aims to ‘feed the city better’ by promoting conscious consumption, sustainable production, and strengthening relationships between actors in the local food supply chain. This commitment has been further consolidated with the signing of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, the WHO Healthy Cities Network, and the Network of Organic Cities.
With this in mind, Bio-logicA takes shape as an open space for information, reflection, and proposals on the prospects of urban agriculture and the new challenges related to food and healthy lifestyles.
The 2026 edition
scheduled for March 12-15, is dedicated to the theme “Biodiversity, beyond organic,” questioning the future of organic farming, the limits of certification, and the profound value of biodiversity, which is now under serious threat.
The theme will be developed through four interconnected dimensions:
- Biodiversity in agriculture, as the protection of cultivated varieties and agroecological practices;
- Biodiversity in green spaces, to rethink the role of nature in cities;
- Biodiversity on the plate, as a rediscovery of seasonality and food richness;
- Cultural biodiversity, understood as a plurality of knowledge, traditions, and visions.
The program
will open on Thursday with a meeting at the Department of Sociology dedicated to food democracy and the right to food. Friday morning will be reserved for schools, with the award ceremony for the contest “Biodiversity, a world of variety around us,” while in the afternoon there will be a conference at MUSE on biodiversity and food, concluding with a solidarity dinner against waste at Villa Sant'Ignazio. Saturday will be dedicated to the local area and districts, with activities throughout the city and a conference on the situation and prospects for organic farming. The evening will feature journalist Stefano Liberti and Stefano Panzeri's show “Semi” (Seeds). On Sunday, at Trento Fiere, the dialogue between Trento and Rovereto will open a reflection on the relationship between food and cities.
Inside Trento Fiere, the farmers' market will play a central role, with the direct presence of more than 30 local producers, workshops, and activities for all ages, organized in collaboration with agricultural and local associations. Side events and widespread initiatives will complete the program, making Bio-logicA 2026 a collective experience that focuses on food as the key to imagining a more sustainable, fair, and resilient future.
