Groppo e gli Spaventapasseri
A quirky and beloved folk event in the remote mountain hamlet of Groppo in the Vara valley, where the entire village is festooned with elaborate handmade scarecrows that line the streets and squares for a day of communal celebration.
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"The Valbisagno valley village of Bargagli celebrates its patroness Nostra Signora Assunta over three festive August days with a patronal mass, procession and community sagra, recognised in the official 2026 Authentic Ligurian Events calendar."
Festa Patronale di Nostra Signora Assunta
"Perched above the Golfo Paradiso, the hamlet of Ruta celebrates its beloved focaccette, the small fried-dough pockets stuffed with stracchino cheese, at an August village festa that draws families up from the Camogli coast for an evening of golden bites and live music."
Sagra delle Focaccette
"Camogli's fishermen's borough gathers on the historic beach for its beloved San Rocco night, with confraternity procession, bancarelle, live music and a great bonfire blazing on the shingle in honour of the plague saint."
Festa di San Rocco
"A 50-year-old eco-minded sagra in the UNESCO-candidated medieval walled borgata of Finalborgo, dedicated to stuffed aubergines as the signature summer vegetable of the Finale Ligure hinterland, with emphasis on zero-kilometre local produce."
Ecosagra delle Melanzane Ripiene
"A four-day medieval living-history re-enactment that transforms the perfectly preserved walled borough of Finalborgo into a 15th-century scene, with costumed parades, artisan markets, falconry and evening spectacles."
Viaggio nel Medioevo
"In one of Liguria's highest and most remote villages, Mendatica's cucina bianca festival showcases the ancient mountain cuisine of the Alta Val Tanarello, where every dish is built on hand-ground white flours, local cheese and herbs."
Festa della Cucina Bianca
"Participants race around the village square pushing a small cart carrying three live frogs, stopping to retrieve any escapees before continuing, creating a chaotic and thoroughly endearing Maremma village spectacle."
Corsa delle Ranocchie
"A centuries-old mimetic pantomime in which a hundred costumed villagers re-enact a 15th-century royal siege, with cannon fire, cavalry charges and a red-masked general fighting for the hand of a queen in Piazza Umberto I."
Il Mastro di Campo
"Called Sicily's most original Carnival parade, this grotesque mock-wedding procession fills Montelepre's streets on Carnival Sunday with intentionally absurd brides, grooms and wedding guests whose spectacular costumes send up every marriage cliche."
U Matrimoniu - Carnevale di Montelepre