San Zeno Festival - Ezio Melchiori Memorial Motorcycle Meet
The patronal festival of San Zenone di Minerbe with the motorcycle meet dedicated to Ezio Melchiori
About San Zeno Festival
The Patronal Festival of San Zenone
The San Zeno Festival is the patronal festival of the hamlet of San Zenone, in the municipality of Minerbe, in the province of Verona. Dedicated to Saint Zeno, the patron saint of the town, the festival enlivens the community with food stalls, moments of conviviality, and initiatives organized by GPI San Zenone APS (San Zenone Initiatives Promoter Group).
The Melchiori Memorial Motorcycle Meet
Among the most cherished events of the festival is the «Motoincontro – Memorial Ezio Melchiori», a motorcycle rally open to all types of motorcycles (excluding 50 cc) organized in memory of Ezio Melchiori. The day includes meeting and registration at the festival grounds, breakfast, blessing of the motorcycles, a tourist motorcycle tour of about 55 km through the Basso Veronese countryside with a convivial stop, and return with lunch at the festival's stand.
Tradition and Community
The union of the religious festival and the motorcycle rally makes the San Zeno Festival a characteristic event, capable of attracting residents and motorcycle enthusiasts from the area. An opportunity to discover the hamlet of San Zenone and the rural identity of the municipality of Minerbe.
San Zeno Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the San Zeno Festival in San Zenone di Minerbe hosts the «Motoincontro – 6th Ezio Melchiori Memorial» on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Organized by GPI San Zenone APS, the motorcycle rally opens the day with a meeting and registration at the festival, continues with the blessing of the motorcycles and a tourist motorcycle tour of about 55 km through the Basso Veronese countryside, concluding with lunch at the festival's stand. Event open to all types of motorcycles (excluding 50 cc).
Programme San Zeno Festival 2026
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 6th Ezio Melchiori Memorial Motorcycle Meet
- 8:15 AM — Meeting and registration at the Festival grounds (Via Puccini entrance) and breakfast
- 9:30 AM — Blessing of the motorcycles
- 9:45 AM — Departure for the tourist tour (approx. 55 km) with a stop at Pizzeria Trattoria «Al Laghetto», Roveredo di Guà (VR) – Cicogna area
- 12:30 PM — Return with lunch by reservation at the Festival stand
Event open to all types of motorcycles (no 50 cc). Optional pre-registration.
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Practical information — San Zeno Festival
How to get there
San Zenone is a hamlet of Minerbe (VR). By car, from Verona take the SS434 Transpolesana towards Rovigo, exit Minerbe. Entry to the festival grounds is from Via Puccini.
Motorcycle Meet
Meeting and registration from 8:15 AM at the festival (entrance Via Puccini). Open to all types of motorcycles, excluding 50 cc. Optional pre-registration; lunch at the stand by reservation.
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Where does it take place — San Zeno Festival
San Zenone di Minerbe
Via Puccini, 37046 Minerbe