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Niederdorf potato festival “the original” on 27 & 28.09.2025

Potato week from 19 - 28.09.2025

Welcome to the Niederdorf potato festival “the original”

...small but nice, authentic and down-to-earth.

For the fourteenth time, we invite you to the Niederdorf potato festival “the original”: on 27 and 28.09.2025

On Von-Kurz-Platz, the main square in Villabassa, you can once again experience the typical, unique character of our potato festival, the “original”. At the festival, hearty and delicious potato dishes are prepared by hand by the chefs of the HGV and the Niederdorf farmers' wives. On both days of the festival, there is a varied farmers' market and a colorful children's program: there is something for everyone. The festival is accompanied by music from various bands. Of course, the traditional potato week (19 - 28.09.2025) in some Niederdorf restaurants and an alpine hut is not to be missed. The classic but also modern interpretations of potato dishes will delight every gourmet. We are delighted to be certified as a “Green Event”: criteria such as sustainability, resource efficiency, waste management, regional value creation and social responsibility are the key factors here.
Don't miss out on this highlight! We look forward to seeing you there.

The organizers from Villabassa: the farmers' organizations, hoteliers' and innkeepers' association, tourism association

The festival

Von-Kurz-Platz: Start at 10 am

Hearty potato dishes prepared by the innkeepers and farmers' wives.

Dishes
Traditional dishes are prepared on site.

Music program

Saturday, 27.09.2025

  • 11.00 - 14.00 Paul & Martin Lappach
  • 14.00 - 17.00 not yet fixed

Sunday, 28.09.2025

  • 11.00 - 14.00 Niederdorfer Böhmische
  • 14.00 - 17.00 FreizeitMusig

Potato week

The potato week in the local restaurants has been an important part of the Niederdorf potato festival for years.
It begins on September 19 and runs until September 28. The classic but also modern interpretations of potato dishes will delight every gourmet.

 

Participating businesses

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Putz Alm / Malga Putz hut
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Snack-point
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Restaurant Samyr
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Restaurant "Adler Stube"
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Farmers' market

At the farmers' market on Saturday and Sunday - both from 10 a.m. - various stalls will be offering fresh, local produce:

Bäckerei Amhof – Amhof Alois & Co OHG

Bread, baked goods Tel.: 0474 978408

Bergila

essential oils, natural cosmetics, herbal products, oil and alcohol extracts, ointments, herbal teas; organic and from our own production Tel.: 0474565373

Fasslerhof

Fruit spreads, fruit syrups Burger Alois Tel.: 348884946

Geschenkewelt

Sewn and knitted items   Tel.: 3394563181

Hofmetzgerei Steinmetz

Fresh meat, various smoked products Smoked products, various sausages sausages, bacon, South Tyrolean specialties  Tel.: 3463014090

Imker Niederdorf

Honey, beeswax, propolis, bee pollen Tel.: 3472451337

Lanerhof – Fam. Baur

Apples, vegetables, various juices juices, fruit spreads  Tel.: 3471051315

Reinhard Hofer

Potato, raw beans Tel.: 3404731622

Salmone Dolomiti

Salmon trout, char, salmon   Tel.: 0474544324

Sennerei Drei Zinnen

Cheese, butter, fresh milk Tel.: 0474971300

Unterhölzlhof Olang

Goat's milk: yogurt and cheese, cereals and flour (spelt, wheat, rye), spelt husk pillows  Tel.: 3466060760

Children's program

Saturday, 27.09.2025
13.00 - 17.00 

  • Make friendship bracelets together with your friends
  • You can let your imagination run wild in the giant sandbox
  • Popcorn ensures a good mood
  • SPECIAL: Children's cooking show with Tommaso Rossetti

Sunday, 28.09.2025
13.00 - 17.00 

  • Your face will be painted and you can choose between different tattoos.
  • We will make mice out of wool together
  • You can let your imagination run wild in the giant sandbox
  • Popcorn will put you in a good mood
  • SPECIAL: Shabba Crew with join-in dance show and street dance

Green Event - sustainable event

What is a green event?

Green events are events that are planned, organized and implemented according to sustainability criteria.
are organized and implemented. The key factors here are the use of environmentally friendly products, energy efficiency, waste management, regional value creation and social responsibility.

We have implemented a range of measures to achieve Green Event certification.

  • Waste avoidance through the use of reusable crockery and the total avoidance of plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
  • Use of local and regional products and regional service providers.
  • Separate waste collection to utilize valuable raw materials even after they have been used.
  • Environmentally friendly mobility and communication. The venue is easily accessible by train and bus.
  • Printed materials on FSC paper and their targeted distribution. Increased use of digital communication.
  • Limitation of noise pollution
Certified since 2019

Geschichte - Kartoffel ist nicht gleich Kartoffel

„A echte Pustrarin“

Die Geschichte der Kartoffel ist mit jener des Tales und im Besonderen mit jener des Dorfes eng verwoben. In der Nachkriegszeit war die Saatbaugenossenschaft, im „Erdäpfelkeller“, wie der Volksmund die große Halle in Niederdorf nannte, ein wichtiger Arbeitsgeber im Ort und die Region Hochpustertal eines der Hauptanbaugebiete für Saat- und Speisekartoffel, die von hier bis nach Süditalien verschickt wurden.

Not all potatoes are the same

Description of the potato varieties that are mainly grown in Villabassa:

Majestic

Country of origin England. Approval 1911, ripening time late, tuber long oval, skin color yellow, flesh color white, eye depth medium, tuber skin smooth, intended use table potato, cooking type predominantly waxy, long dormancy. Suitable for storage. High resistance to damage and black spot Yield few large tubers. Twining is very common

Désirée

Germany, national approval 1962, ripening time medium early, yield medium to high, starch yield medium, tuber shape oval, skin color red, skin texture reticulated, eye position medium, flesh color light yellow, cooking type B= predominantly firm cooking- slightly floury, discoloration after cooking weak, large, uniform tubers, edible variety

Ukama

Country of origin Netherlands. Approval 1976, early maturity, oval tuber, yellow skin color, light yellow flesh color, flat eyes, medium skin, intended use table potato, cooking type predominantly waxy. It is easy to peel and has a mild, pronounced flavor. High resistance to damage and black spot. High yield, many large, uniform tubers. Suitable for the production of French fries.

Mona Lisa

Fairly waxy for boiled and jacket potatoes, for salads and as multipurpose potatoes

Mozart

Predominantly waxy for roast and roasted potatoes, vegetable soups and as multipurpose potatoes

Bettina

Predominantly waxy to slightly floury, for mashed potatoes and dumplings, French fries and other potato dishes

Mobility

The event at Von-Kurz-Platz can be easily reached by train/bus (lines 400, 441, 442, 443) on foot and by bicycle.

The cycle path leads directly past the festival site. “Please travel in an environmentally friendly way”.
Take advantage of the convenient and environmentally friendly journey to Villabassa for the potato festival by public transport.

Timetables