Tossignano Polenta Festival and Borgo Macaroni Fair
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Tossignano Polenta Festival and Borgo Macaroni Fair

04 Mar 2025
Borgo Tossignano — Bologna (237)

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Edition 2025 — Tossignano Polenta Festival

The 2025 edition of the Tossignano Polenta Festival, the 403rd, took place on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, on Shrove Tuesday. In Piazza Andrea Costa, Tossignano, the Polenta Festival Committee and about forty volunteers prepared the polenta served with pork and Grana Padano ragù, distributed free of charge, while in Borgo the Macaroni Fair took place.

The 403rd Tossignano Polenta Festival was held on March 4, 2025, in the Municipality of Borgo Tossignano (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna). In Piazza Andrea Costa, distribution began at 12:00 PM for residents and at 1:00 PM for everyone, with about two quintals of flour and three quintals of meat prepared in the large copper pots. At 2:15 PM, the delegation of polenta makers reached Piazzetta don Bosco for the traditional plate exchange with the macaroni makers of Borgo. There was also live music, stalls, artistic plates from the Cooperativa Ceramica di Imola, and the free Polentabus shuttle service.

Where does it take place — Tossignano Polenta Festival

Piazza Andrea Costa (Tossignano) e Piazzetta San Giovanni Bosco (Borgo)

Piazza Andrea Costa, 40021 Borgo Tossignano

Tossignano Polenta Festival in brief

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