Calcinate del Pesce Fish Festival

The lake festival in Calcinate del Pesce

The Fish Festival enlivens Calcinate del Pesce every year, a district of Varese overlooking the lake of the same name. The event takes place in the spaces of the Oratory, at via Ettore Ponti 153, and offers two days entirely dedicated to lake cuisine and conviviality.

Lake flavors on the table

The menu focuses on traditional Larian dishes: bleak, fish in escabeche, fish fillet, and the unmissable polenta, also offered with donkey, gorgonzola, and tomino cheese. Takeaway service is also available, while free parking facilitates access to the festival.

Music and evenings

Live music complements the cuisine: the evenings are enlivened by bands and dancing, attracting families and visitors from Varese and the surrounding areas. The festival is closely linked to the life of the district's community, for whom the feast of Saint Peter is the most important moment of the year.

Calcinate del Pesce and Varese

The district, whose name already recalls fishing, is part of the Municipality of Varese, the provincial capital. The festival is an opportunity to discover a quiet corner of Lake Varese, far from the most popular tourist destinations.