Local Events near Lake Trasimeno & Perugia
Sagra del Giacchio at San Feliciano – 27 July to the 5th of August.
Festival with music, boating competitions, and enjoyment of lake fish-based dishes – The ‘giacchio’ refers to the cone-shaped fishing net thrown by local fishermen.
Festa della Padella in Passignano sul Trasimeno – 22-26 August.
Another local food festival all based around fish from the Lake, with candle-lit suppers on the lake shore of fish dishes, some prepared in the world’s largest frying pan, (padella) 4.5 m. in diameter.
Sagra del Pesce del Trasimeno in Tuoro – 22-24 June.
Another small town’s celebration of fish - there's a theme developing here!
Trasimena Aruspicina – 30 June -1 July.
Held in the fortress of Castiglione del Lago, this festival celebrates the ancient foods of Etruscan culture + crafts and music.
Trasimeno Blues Festival – 27 July–4 August.
A series of Blues concerts held in various lakeside towns in the height of summer. See Trasimeno Blues Website for details.
Trasimeno Music Festival – end of June.
The eighteenth festival will be held from 29 June to 5 July 2023. An official announcement will be made in the coming months on the Trasimeno Music Festival website.
Strasimeno – 12 March 2023.
Beginning in Castiglione del Lago, this is an Ultramarathon covering 58 km in the Park of Trasimeno. For details see the Ultramarathon website.
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Dan Wrightson grew up in Tuscany, Italy and has been writing about, sketching and exploring Tuscany and Italy since 1983.
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