Santa Piada

Santa Piada, the piadina festival in Santarcangelo

Santa Piada is the food and wine event that every year, at the end of June, pays homage to the queen of the Romagna table: the piadina. The event takes place in the charming historic center of Santarcangelo di Romagna, the famous village of poets in the province of Rimini, in the heart of Emilia-Romagna. For two days, the Municipality of Santarcangelo dresses up for a party and transforms squares, alleys, and tuff cellars into a large peasant village of yesteryear.

A journey into taste between tradition and quality

The common thread of the festival is the deep bond between piadina and Romagna peasant culture. The inhabitants come down to the square dressed as peasants, a real farm with animals and an agricultural market are set up, while the azdore — the traditional Romagna housewives, guardians of gastronomic knowledge — stretch the piada in front of the public. Accordions play at every corner, local wine flows, and waltzes under the stars are not to be missed.

Over thirty piadina variations

The heart of the event is, of course, tasting: over thirty piadina variations are offered, distributed in food and wine stands and piadina shops. The formula favors quality and sustainability, promoting the local economy and short supply chains. There is also space for DOP and IGP products from the area, direct sales from local producers, and particular attention to the Piadina Romagnola IGP, recognizable by a special identification sticker.

Guests, show cooking, and activities

Among the festival's protagonists is Frida Vasini, one of the most well-known Romagna azdore nationally and a television personality, who leads show cooking sessions and public meetings. The event also collaborates with the association ChefToChef Emilia Romagna Cuochi and the Consortium for the Promotion and Protection of Piadina Romagnola IGP. The program also includes:

• Piadina workshops for children and adults
• Guided tours to discover Santarcangelo di Romagna
• Agricultural market and direct sales from producers
• Live Romagna folk music and popular dances

An unmissable event in Romagna

With its tens of thousands of attendees, Santa Piada is now one of the most anticipated events of the Romagna summer. Organized by the association Città Viva, the festival combines a passion for good food with the rediscovery of popular traditions, in an authentic and convivial atmosphere that makes Santarcangelo, in the heart of Emilia-Romagna, the capital of piadina for an entire weekend.