Fieste dai Cros / Frog Festival
Ruda's summer festival, featuring fried frogs, ballroom dancing, and Friulian tradition
About Frog Festival
The frog festival in Bassa Friulana
The Fieste dai Cros — literally «frog festival» in Friulian — is one of the most characteristic summer events in Ruda, a town in Bassa Friulana in the province of Udine. Combined for years with the Festa dell'Unità, it blends popular gastronomic tradition with the social and debate activities typical of village festivals, in a genuine mix of good food, music, and civic engagement.
Fried frogs and Friulian flavours
The absolute star is fried frog, a signature dish of the Bassa Friulana cuisine linked to the area of rivers and springs. Alongside the frogs, the stalls offer the great traditional classics: frico, cevapcici, grilled meats, polenta, and fish dishes, all accompanied by wine and beer. Simple and abundant cuisine, to be enjoyed on long summer evenings.
Music, cinema, and community
The festival offers entertainment every evening: ballroom dancing nights with orchestras and group dances, open-air cinema, walks under the stars, and the unmissable raffles, with attractive prizes. Over the years, the event has also hosted significant concerts, such as that of the Modena City Ramblers, alongside spaces dedicated to cultural and political debate. An event that tells the convivial and solidarity spirit of Ruda and Bassa Friulana.
Frog Festival — edition 2026
The Fieste dai Cros / Frog Festival returns to Ruda, in Bassa Friulana, the summer event associated with the Festa dell'Unità. As per tradition, the signature dish is fried frog, accompanied by frico, cevapcici, grilled meats, polenta, and fish dishes, with wine and beer.
The evenings are enlivened by ballroom dancing, group dances, open-air cinema, and raffles, alongside spaces dedicated to debate. The precise dates for the 2026 edition will be announced by the organizers in the weeks preceding the festival.
Programme Frog Festival 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition, with dates and evening events, will be announced by the organizers in the weeks preceding the festival (the event typically takes place in mid-summer, between July and August). The traditional structure includes food stalls with fried frogs, frico, cevapcici, grilled meats, and fish dishes, ballroom dancing nights with orchestras and group dances, open-air cinema, cultural debates, and three raffles with attractive prizes.
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Practical information — Frog Festival
How to get there
Ruda is located in Bassa Friulana, easily reachable by car from the A4 motorway (Palmanova exit) in a few minutes. The festival area has parking.
Admission
Admission to the festival is free; food, drinks, and raffles are available at the stalls. The precise dates for the 2026 edition will be announced by the organizers in the weeks preceding the event.
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