Casaleone Red Chicory Fair
The red gold of the Bassa Veronese, a fair for almost forty years
About Red Chicory Fair
The Red Gold of Casaleone
The Casaleone Red Chicory Fair is one of the longest-running food and wine events in the Bassa Veronese, in the province of Verona. Dedicated to red chicory – called 'red gold' here for its intense color and its value to the local agricultural economy – the fair has reached its 37th edition, a sign of a deeply rooted tradition in the community.
Two Weekends of Taste and Culture
Organized by the Pro Loco Carpanea, the fair takes place over two weekends between January and February, in Piazza della Pace and the Piastra Polivalente. The food stand offers many interpretations of chicory: from semilong red chicory risotto to bigoli with chicory and speck, accompanied by local wines and grilled meats. The program blends taste and culture with agricultural conferences (organized by Coldiretti), photographic exhibitions, school displays, book presentations, and unpublished poetry awards.
Sport, Territory, and Tradition
There are also events that invite visitors to experience the local area: the Radicchio March, guided 'Radicchio Route' tours of farms, FIAB cycle tourism gatherings, an exhibition of vintage tractors, and five-a-side football tournaments. The fair is finally linked to the patron saint's feast day, San Biagio (February 3rd), with a mass and a community dinner. An event that in Casaleone unites agricultural identity, conviviality, and popular culture.
Red Chicory Fair — edition 2026
The 37th Casaleone Red Chicory Fair takes place over two weekends — from January 23 to 25 and from January 30 to February 1, 2026 — in Piazza della Pace and the Piastra Polivalente in Casaleone (VR). The food stand offers semilong red chicory risotto, bigoli with chicory and speck, grilled meats, and local wines.
The program alternates conferences (Coldiretti), photographic and school exhibitions, book presentations, an unpublished poetry contest, the Radicchio March, 'Radicchio Route' visits to farms, the FIAB gathering, an exhibition of vintage tractors, and a five-a-side football tournament. Closing on February 3rd with the feast of Saint Biagio.
Programme Red Chicory Fair 2026
Friday, January 23
- 6:00 PM — Coldiretti Conference
- 7:30 PM — Inauguration with authorities
- 8:00 PM — Food stand: semilong red chicory risotto, local wines, grilled meats
Saturday, January 24
- 2:30 PM — 12th Radicchio March
- 4:00 PM — Opening of photographic and artistic exhibitions by schools
- 5:00 PM — Presentation of poetry collection and unpublished poetry contest
- 7:30 PM — Food stand
Sunday, January 25
- Morning — Static exhibition of vintage tractors
- 10:30 AM — FIAB cycle tourism gathering
- 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM, and 7:30 PM — Food stand
Friday, January 30
- 8:00 PM — Food stand: risottos, bigoli with chicory and speck
Saturday, January 31
- 3:00 PM — Five-a-side football tournament
- 4:00 PM — Artistic presentations by students and documentary screening
- 7:30 PM — Food stand
Sunday, February 1
- 10:00 AM — Guided 'Radicchio Route' visits to farms
- 3:30 PM — Book presentation
- 5:00 PM — Photography and art awards ceremony
- 7:30 PM — Final food stand
Tuesday, February 3 — Saint Biagio
- 7:00 PM — Mass with the Bishop of Verona, followed by a community dinner
Highlights Red Chicory Fair 2026
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Practical information — Red Chicory Fair
Where
Piazza della Pace and Piastra Polivalente, Casaleone (VR), Bassa Veronese.
When
Two weekends between late January and early February. Food stand open in the evening from 7:30 PM (also for lunch on Sundays).
How to get there
Casaleone is accessible from the SR10 Padana Inferiore and from the A22 (Nogarole Rocca) motorway exits. Parking available in town.
Contacts
Pro Loco Carpanea of Casaleone — official website fieraradicchiocasaleone.it.
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Where does it take place — Red Chicory Fair
Piazza della Pace e Piastra Polivalente
Piazza della Pace, 37052 Casaleone