Marble and apricots
Market - Culture - Festival
from 2 to 3 august 2025
Sat. 02.08. + Sun. 03.08.
The m&m Market 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
50 market stalls along Vinschgaustraße offering apricots, Laas marble handicrafts, and typical products from Vinschgau and South Tyrol. The market stretches from Peernstadel (Upper Village) past the parish church to Laas Marble World.
Hds Kids' Flea Market 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Under the motto "Kids Trade," children will offer homemade crafts and various items that kids might need at specially designed flea market stands opposite Cafe Greta, experimenting as future sellers.
Festive Areas 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Apricot Bar at Venustis (next to Peernstadl)
with apricot beer, Marillo and much more.
Sat. + Sun.: Children paint on Laas marble slabs
Between Peernstadl and Venustis there is a nostalgic children's carousel and a small bouncy castle for the little ones!
Peernstadl
The Laas Music Band and ASC Laas Raiffeisen serve refreshing drinks, hearty dishes, fresh apricot dumplings and many other specialties, homemade apricot cakes, funnel cakes with apricot jam and coffee.
Gastronomy at the Village Square
Enjoy special apricot delicacies from Gasthof zur Sonne and Gasthaus zur Krone. Refresh yourself with cool drinks from the Lottobar – Saturdays only.
Nico’s Grill Station – to go
We all know it – the craving in between – the smell of pulled pork paired with spicy apricot barbecue sauce or a bratwurst with apricot pieces – it's hard to resist.
Festival Area – Laas Marble World
In the beautiful setting of Laas Marble World, you'll find not only the Marble Bar with refreshing drinks, but also a delicious sausage in a waffle. Away from the hustle and bustle of the market, you have the opportunity to view the historic portal crane and artistic sculptures, gaining insight into the history of Laas marble.
Great play area for children, including supervised activities on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm:
Cracking apricot pits, playing in the Laas marble sandbox, children create marble pendants, painting marble stones with AVS Youth for the Laas themed trails, and much more.
TIP: Visit a Marble Experience Tour
Sat. 02.08. and Sun. 03.08. at 12/2/4 PM (German) and 3 PM (Italian)
Meeting point: Laas Marble World - Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Special price for m&m: €8
Music at m&m on Sat. 02.08.
at Peernstadl
11:00 am – 3:00 pm Laas Bohemian Band
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Taufers Brass Band
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Salten Oberkrainer
throughout the market at various locations
All-day entertainment with the duo Walter and Felix
Music at m&m on Sun. 03.08.
Anniversary Mass in the parish church at 10:00 am
with musical accompaniment by the male vocal quartet “QUART FISS” from Fiss, Tyrol.
at Peernstadl
11:00 am – 3:00 pm Partschins Bohemian Band
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Schmissig-Jung Bohemian Band
throughout the market at various locations
11:00 am – 6:00 pm Male vocal quartet “QUART FISS”
All-day entertainment with the duo Walter and Felix
Exhibitions
Marx Church:
Memento
Sat, 12 July at 7:00 pm Vernissage
Sat, 19 July from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sat, 26 July from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Window Painting
Art exhibition by Judith Stecher
in shop windows and inns across Laas
From Sat, 12 July to Sun, 10 August 2025
Marx Church:
Triebwerke
Sat, 2 August from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sun, 3 August from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Stadl at the Village Square:
KUNSCHT IM STODL
7 artists present their works
Sat, 2 August from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sun, 3 August from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Laas Marble World:
MARBLE HISTORY in the open-air museum
Sat, 2 August from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sun, 3 August from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Vocational School for Stoneworking:
INSIGHTS / OUTLOOKS
Sun, 3 August from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Guided tours/tastings
Marble Experience Tours with Factory Visit "Lasa Marmo"
Sat. 02.08. and Sun. 03.08. at 12/2/4 PM (German) and 3 PM (Italian)
Meeting point: Laas Marble World - Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Special price for m&m: €8
For info, call +39 347 40 95 404, www.marmorplus.it
Tastings:
Fruit distillate tasting at the Fohlenhof fruit farm
Sat. 02.08. and Sun. 03.08. at 5:00 PM and every Thursday at 5:00 PM
(Reservation requested). For info, call +39 335 6932000
Workshop:
Introductory Workshop – Working with Marble
at the stone carving workshop Mayr Josef
Would you like to pick up hammer and chisel yourself and gain your first hands-on experience in working with marble?
In this two-hour workshop, you’ll have the opportunity – right inside the traditional stonemasonry workshop.
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, in 2-hour intervals
(Limited number of participants: max. 5 people per session)
Children's program, fun & games
At Laas Marble World
Sat, 2 August and Sun, 3 August
The play area is open throughout the entire festival from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
In addition, supervised children’s activities on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm:
Cracking apricot pits, playing in the Laas marble sandbox, children create marble pendants, painting marble stones with AVS Youth for the Laas themed trails, and much more.
Venustis (next to Peernstadl)
Sat, 2 August and Sun, 3 August
Children paint on marble slabs
sale of apricots
at various booths of the m&m market on Saturday 02.08. and Sunday 03.08.
Apricot specialities weeks
from Sat. 26.07. - Sun. 10.08.2024
Restaurant Zur Krone - Laas
Restaurant Zur Sonne - Laas
Restaurant Sonneck - Allitz
Pizzeria Odler - Laas
Caffè Greta