Sagra dea Sardea - Festa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
The patronal feast of Saints Peter and Paul and its specialty: the sardea
About Sagra dea Sardea
The Sagra dea Sardea
In the hamlet of Barbano, in Grisignano di Zocco (province of Vicenza), the patronal feast of Saints Peter and Paul coincides with a beloved gastronomic event: the Sagra dea Sardea. The name, in the Venetian dialect, refers to the sardea, the sardine, a specialty that has been the star of the festival's cuisine for decades.
A long-standing tradition
The festival has reached over thirty editions and has established itself as one of the most deeply rooted events in the summer calendar of Grisignano di Zocco. It traditionally takes place over two weekends in June, around the feast day of the patron saints (June 29th).
Cuisine, music, and celebration
The heart of the festival is the food stand, with the kitchen generally open from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, offering sardea and traditional Venetian dishes. The evenings are accompanied by live music, orchestras, and entertainment, with moments designed for families. The atmosphere is convivial and popular, typical of village festivals.
Barbano and Grisignano di Zocco
Barbano is a hamlet of Grisignano di Zocco, a municipality in the Vicenza plain bordering the Padua area. The Sagra dea Sardea is one of the community's most cherished events, an occasion to rediscover local flavors and traditions on summer evenings.
Sagra dea Sardea — edition 2026
The Sagra dea Sardea 2026 in Barbano returns over two weekends in June: June 19-20-21 and June 26-27-28. The food stand's kitchen is open from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with a menu based on sardea and many other Venetian specialties. The evenings are enlivened by live music, orchestras, and entertainment for the whole family.
Programme Sagra dea Sardea 2026
First weekend: June 19-20-21, 2026
- Kitchen open from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM with a menu based on sardea and traditional Venetian dishes
- Evenings of live music and orchestras
- Entertainment for the whole family
Second weekend: June 26-27-28, 2026
- Kitchen open from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Musical evenings and dancing
- Patronal celebrations of Saints Peter and Paul
The detailed musical program, with the orchestras for each evening, will be published by the organization on the Festa dea Sardea Barbano Facebook page closer to the festival.
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How to get there
Barbano is reached from Grisignano di Zocco, along the Vicenza-Padova axis. By car from the A4 motorway (Grisignano or Vicenza Est exits); by train from Grisignano di Zocco station.
Information
Free admission. Food stand with kitchen generally open from 7:00 PM. For the updated evening program, consult the Facebook page of Festa dea Sardea Barbano.
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Frazione Barbano
Barbano, 36040 Grisignano di Zocco