Author: Andrea Tucci

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 2 – 01/04/2025

News n° 2 – 01/04/2025

Here are the Artists 2025!!!

Here we are, we have published the list of the many Artists who will be with us in Vialfrè this year!
Great returns and lots and lots of news! Take a look: we have been working hard to bring a truly outstanding lineup to the Festival!
Also coming soon is the Artists page with photos and all the profiles!

See you in Vialfrè?

A Festival to be lived!

Not only music at Grand Bal Trad, but also culture, nature, new friendships and a wonderful atmosphere!

Stay with us all week long! Gran Bal Trad is a wonderful vacation!

Open enrollment!

As a reminder, if you join the Association by 6/23 (online or through the associations) you can enjoy a discount, up to about 25% off the festival fee!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 1 – 20/02/2025

News n° 1 – 20/02/2025

Registration is now open!!!

Here we go! We are ready! Registrations are open…. from now!
As always, the Festival participation fees are differentiated according to whether you register with the Gran Bal Trad Association in advance (online or via the Associations) or directly in Vialfré.
If you register in advance with the Association (by 23/06), by paying 20€ now, you will benefit from a discount of up to 25% on the Festival Participation fee that you will pay directly in Vialfrè!
See you in Vialfrè?

Shades?

Changing weather conditions require us, for safety reasons, to position the camping area outside the wooded areas.
However, in order to provide shade for the tents (hoping for sun!), the organization offers a 3×3 shade tent for hire or purchase, for those who do not already have one. The groves surrounding the camping area will still be usableduring the day to spend pleasant moments of relaxation on your hammocks or plaid!

We look forward to seeing you on Monday 7 July!

Arrive on Monday! We will open as early as 11 a.m., with activities, bar and refreshment area for lunch. In the afternoon there will be a concert, a dance atelierand a music ensemble atelier. And the participation fee, including the evening concert, is only 15€!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 9 – 27/09/2024

News n° 9 – 27/09/2024

Here we are with a date to put in the diary!

The 2025 edition of the Grand Bal Trad will be held from Monday, July 7 to Saturday, July 12, in the magical forest of Vialfrè!
On the website the countdown has started again, only 282 days left!

Open form teachers and artists

Music groups and dance teachers who wish to submit themselves for the next edition of the Festival can notify the programming managers by filling out the online form now open on the website.

Stay in touch!

See you again soon with lots of news and more and more programming!
Hugs to all of you musicians and dancers!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 6 – 17/06/2024

News n° 6 – 17/06/2024

New refreshment area!

As already mentioned, this year no more canteen but a new Dining Area! Many of you asked us for a change, and here we are with a new offer of food cooked fresh on the premises. 
You will be able to freely compose your own menu, paying only for what you take, choosing between first course, main course, side dish, fruit and dessert.  For a small increase there will thus be the possibility of managing the composition of one’s own meal and a marked improvement in quality.

Water will be free at the tap!

There will no longer be meal vouchers, but you will be able to pay with coupons valid for the bar, goffri and everything else.

Cafeteria and delicacies

The cafeteria will be open 24 hours a day with an expanded offer: a rich selection of ice creams, coffee cream, slushies. And as per tradition, the proloco will preparesandwiches, the unfailing, fantastic gofri cooked on the spot, and from this year also chips and apple fritters!  A new delicious craft beer, the excellent erbaluce di Caluso (also on offer this year) and other local wines from Tenuta Roletto!

Shuttle service

The shuttle service from the Ivrea railway station forecourt (near the taxi rank) to Vialfrè (and back) is free on Mondays and Sundays. On the other days it is at a reduced price upon reservation (call Edoardo: 3920978968). In addition, for the entire duration of the Festival, from 9:30 to 12:30 and from 19:00 to 3:30, a convenient shuttle service is offered free of charge from the car park at the entrance to the village to the Festival area and back. Let’s use the car less, let’s protect the environment!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 4 – 29/05/2024

News n° 4 – 29/05/2024

A sea of novelties this year!

We always try to treasure the tips you leave us in the ‘help us improve’ box at the end of the festival!!!
It’s not always possible to follow them all, but this year we really went all out! 🙂
Here are a few new features that will allow us to better experience the Festival:

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– 24-hour bar service!
– Water from the tap is back!
– Chips, apple fritters and other novelties!

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– No more canteen but a completely reorganised refreshment area with on-site cooking and always fresh food.
– Gofri and sandwich prices unchanged!

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– Doubling of camper van services!
– Soap dispensers on washbasins!

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– A Monday already packed with activities, opening at 11 a.m.
– All while keeping the Festival participation fees unchanged! 

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 3 – 22/05/2024

News n° 3 – 22/05/2024

Here is the 2024 detail programme!

Check out the day-by-day programme downloadable from the website and find out when the artists will be on stage!
We look forward to seeing you from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 July in the magical forest of Vialfrè!

And not just music!

But also culture! In fact, we have a rich programme of lectures this year, because the love for traditional folk music and dances also passes through the study and research of the historical contexts in which they developed and evolved.

And lots of things for the little ones!

In addition to being able to participate in the festival for free, the youngest (up to 15 years old) will find activities for them at the Gran Bal Trad: entertainment for the little ones and musical entertainment for the older ones!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 2 – 06/05/2024

News n° 2 – 06/05/2024

Here are the 2024 Artists!

We have posted the Artists 2024 page on the website!
We have been working hard to bring truly outstanding artistic offerings to Vialfrè!
Take a look: for each group you’ll find a description, a few photos, and various links to learn more. 
And there’s quite a bit of news, too!

The Grand Bal Trad is a festival to be experienced!

There is certainly no shortage of music, but there is also more! There is contact with nature, the magical atmosphere of the Vialfrè forest and the cheerfulness that has always characterized our extraordinary festival! 
Stay with us all week long! The Grand Bal Trad is a great vacation!

Open enrollment!

As a reminder, if you join the Association by 24/6 (online or through the associations) you can get a discount, up to about 25% off the festival fee!
Warning. We reserve the right to suspend online registration once we reach the number we believe is optimal to ensure everyone’s peaceful enjoyment of the Festival, so… hurry up!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 1 – 20/02/2024

News n° 1 – 20/02/2024

Registration is now open!!!

Festival Participation fees are differentiated depending on whether you register with the Gran Bal Trad Association in advance (online or through the Associations) or directly at Vialfré.

As always if you register in advance with the Association (by 24/06), paying 20€ now, you will be able to take advantage of a discount, up to about 25%on the Festival Participation fee that you will pay directly at Vialfré.

Warning! We reserve the right to suspend online registration once we reach the number we deem optimal to ensure everyone’s optimal enjoyment of the Festival.
It will still be possible to participate in the Festival by registering directly in Vialfré, paying the full fee.

A Monday that surprises you!

If you arrive on Monday you will find great surprises: entrance to the Festival from 11:00 am instead of 2:30 pm. Possibility of access to the Refreshment Area already at lunch. Start with activities already in the afternoon: a concert, a dance pill, singing around the table, ensemble music workshop. Participation fee including evening concerts 15€.

The new Refreshment Area!

Starting this year, no more cafeteria at GBT, but a renovated Dining Area with on-site cooking and always fresh food! We have come up with a new, more fun and mouth-watering way of serving meals. The area will be set up in islands (the island of first courses, second courses, desserts etc…) and you can take every course or just what you want, paying only what you take!

By Andrea Tucci

News n° 11 – 15/09/2023

News n° 11 – 15/09/2023

The 2024 edition of Gran Bal Trad will take place in Vialfrè, from Monday July 8 to Saturday July 13!

The magical wood of Vialfrè is a precious environment which gives strength and inspiration to our Festival and makes it unique and very nice.
It is an ecosystem, as rich as it is delicate, which, along with us dancers and musicians, also hosts a lot of flora and fauna that must be preserved.
The organization of the Festival is attentive to these aspects (as you all are, we know) for which together with the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Municipality of Vialfrè we try, year after year, to make the experience of the Festival better and less impact on the territory.

The new date

The gradual shift of the date of the Festival, from the last of June to the first of July, and now to the second week of July, is part of a virtuous journey, undertaken in collaboration with the Metropolitan City of Turin, to maintain the Festival as far removed as possible from the birth period of bats and other species. Indeed, for some time now, monitoring of the flora and fauna and a cataloging of trees suitable for accommodating the nests of wood dwellers have been underway. This data is useful for understanding how and when to coexist with all species, without harming anyone.

Other measures

As you may have noticed this year, the total brightness of the Festival has decreased and will continue to decrease. Fewer lights and warmer lights: the inhabitants of the woods like that and, basically, it all creates a very nice atmosphere!
Next year, the shuttle service will also be intensified which will take you directly from the center of Vialfrè to the Festival area, which many of you have had the opportunity to appreciate.
Finally, a maximum limit of participants will also be set for next year, reached at which online registrations will be closed.
And there will also be other new features!
From the reorganization of the canteen, to the desire to become 100% plastic free! Follow our social networks to stay informed!