Boscaiola Festival
Truffle, mushrooms, and Umbrian cuisine in the hamlet of Bosco
About Boscaiola Festival
The flavours of the woods just a stone's throw from Perugia
The Boscaiola Festival is held in Bosco, a hamlet of the Municipality of Perugia nestled in the countryside northeast of the provincial capital. Organized by the local Pro Loco, it is a gastronomic festival that celebrates the products of the woods and the traditional Umbrian cuisine of the past, and which over time has grown to become one of the most attended events in the Perugia area in June.
Cuisine that smells of truffle and mushrooms
The common thread of the menu is the woods and its fruits. Among the specialties that can be enjoyed at the stands:
- Dishes with fresh Umbrian truffle
- Mushrooms cooked according to tradition
- Handmade gnocchi
- Crispy arvoltoli, the typical Umbrian fried pasta
All prepared by Pro Loco volunteers with local products, in a menu that changes nightly but remains faithful to the local peasant cuisine.
The best dance orchestras in Umbria
The Boscaiola is not just about gastronomy: every evening the stage hosts the region's most popular dance orchestras, with a tiled dance floor where people dance to liscio music until late at night. It is this combination of good food and live music that makes the festival an eagerly awaited event for the entire community of Bosco and the surrounding villages.
Boscaiola Festival — edition 2026
The Boscaiola Festival 2026, now in its 19th edition, will liven up the hamlet of Bosco in Perugia from June 5th to 14th. For ten evenings, the Pro Loco stands will offer Umbrian forest cuisine — fresh truffle, mushrooms, handmade gnocchi, and arvoltoli — with table service starting from 7:30 PM. Every evening, the tiled dance floor will come alive with the region's best dance orchestras and live music until late at night.
Programme Boscaiola Festival 2026
Every evening — June 5th to 14th
- From 7:30 PM — opening of the gastronomic stands and table service with the Umbrian menu featuring truffle, mushrooms, gnocchi, and arvoltoli
- In the evening — dancing on the tiled floor with the best dance orchestras in Umbria and live music
The schedule of orchestras and guests for each evening will be published on the festival's official website and Facebook page in the weeks preceding the event.
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How to get there
Bosco is a hamlet of Perugia reachable by car from the provincial roads in a few minutes; the area is served by the routes towards Ponte Felcino and Pretola. Ponte San Giovanni station is the most convenient for those arriving by train.
Times and admission
Stands and table service every evening starting from 7:30 PM. Free admission to the festival area.
Information
Full program on the official website and the festival's Facebook page.
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