Sgabei d'autunno

An autumn festival at Senigola

Sgabei d'autunno is the autumn food and wine event organised by the Pro Loco of Pescarolo ed Uniti, in the province of Cremona. It takes place in October at the Oratorio campestre della Senigola, the same location that hosts Festarolo in June, and has a declared charitable purpose.

The sgabel: a taste of Lunigiana

The star is the sgabel (or sgabeo), a strip of fried bread dough, typical of Lunigiana, the borderland between Tuscany, Liguria, and Emilia. Traditionally served with cured meats and cheeses, the sgabel is a simple yet festive specialty that in Pescarolo becomes the focus of evenings dedicated to the typical cuisine of that region, brought all the way to the Cremona lowlands.

Conviviality and solidarity

The festival is a charitable event: the proceeds support the community's activities and projects. The evenings at Senigola combine good food, company, and the autumn atmosphere of the countryside, in a formula that has been attracting locals and visitors from the surrounding areas for almost twenty years.

The Pro Loco's calendar

Sgabei d'autunno ideally closes the Pro Loco of Pescarolo ed Uniti's festival season, following the Carnevale pescarolese, Festarolo, and the Singing Competition. It's an association that keeps the community fabric of a small town in the Cremona plain alive year after year.