
Ostricando 2026 makes the news: over 500 riders and a Po Delta that won't give in to the blue crab
Over 500 riders and fully booked: Ostricando 2026 in the press, between Scardovari oysters, the blue crab and the Po Delta's boat and bike future.
Festivals, races and events in the Delta del Po, with dates and how to get there from Porto Tolle.

Over 500 riders and fully booked: Ostricando 2026 in the press, between Scardovari oysters, the blue crab and the Po Delta's boat and bike future.

Sunday 25 October from Pila, Porto Tolle: 60 km Sacca route or 90 km Levante route on Po Delta levees. Where to stay the night before.

Sunday 8 November 2026 in San Basilio (Ariano nel Polesine): breakfast with Mister Caffè, guided tour and VR headsets. Prices, time, booking.

Ostricando, Sunday 25 October 2026, Pila di Porto Tolle: times, routes, what to pack. Registration closed (500 riders), waiting list at ostricando.it.

Po Delta festivals and events month by month: Festa del Riso, Eel Festival, Ostricando, Comacchio Carnival and Primavera Slow. 2026 dates and tips.

Free admission, a San Basilio lecture, the Roman sewn boat and a pre-cinema exhibition: October events at the Adria Museum and a Po Delta weekend.

On Sunday 27 September 2026, a 20 km bike ride in the Po Delta from Porto Tolle to the Sacca degli Scardovari for Veneto's D-Day Donation Day.

Epica dell'Acqua 2026, 16–18 October: 100 km on foot in three stages across the Po Delta. Programme, options and where to stay in Porto Tolle.

An exhibition on pre-cinema, the museum stores open after dark and the Etruscan dig at San Basilio open to visitors: late-September dates an hour from Porto Tolle.

From 11 to 13 September 2026 Porto Tolle hosts the International Street Food festival, filmed by Rai 2. Where to sleep, what to eat and what to see in the Po Delta.

From 17 to 20 September 2026 Porto Tolle hosts the 16th Festa del Riso, devoted to Po Delta PGI rice: gala dinner, food stalls, market, fireworks and guided walks.

Sunday 25 October at Pila di Porto Tolle: 60 or 90 km of levee tracks, oysters shucked by the fishermen and lunch in the Delta.

Fish festivals, celebrations on the water and cultural highlights to enjoy during your stay.