Verona Red Chicory Fair IGP
Edition 2026 Music Gastronomy Local produce

Verona Red Chicory Fair IGP

The Roveredo di Guà fair dedicated to Verona Red Chicory IGP, featuring tastings and typical cuisine

Roveredo di Guà — Verona (023)
Dates 09 Jan — 11 Jan 2026
Location Roveredo di Guà (023)
Prices Free
Status Confirmed

About Red Chicory Fair

In Roveredo di Guà, in the Bassa Veronese area, the Verona Red Chicory Fair IGP takes place every January, one of the most well-known events dedicated to this prized winter vegetable. Food and wine stands open for lunch and dinner offer radicchio risotto and local specialties, paired with Verona Red Chicory IGP. Amidst tastings, awards, exhibitions, and musical evenings, the fair celebrates a symbolic product of Veronese agricultural tradition, organized by the local Pro Loco.

The Red Chicory Fair of Roveredo di Guà

The Verona Red Chicory Fair IGP takes place in the center of Roveredo di Guà, in the province of Verona, and is one of the leading events dedicated to this Protected Geographical Indication winter vegetable. The event is organized by the Pro Loco of Roveredo di Guà and attracts food and wine enthusiasts from all over the Bassa Veronese every year.

Red Chicory Takes Center Stage on the Table

The food and wine stands, open for lunch and dinner, focus on Verona Red Chicory IGP, paired with typical local products: the signature dish is radicchio risotto, alongside many other Veronese cuisine specialties. Guided tastings and pairings enhance a vegetable that is an authentic expression of the territory.

Tastings, Exhibitions, and Music

In addition to gastronomy, the fair offers exhibitions, awards ceremonies, educational sessions on chicory cultivation, and musical evenings. The inauguration kicks off three days of celebration that combine food culture, peasant tradition, and entertainment, confirming Roveredo di Guà as one of the reference points for Verona Red Chicory.

Red Chicory Fair — edition 2026

The 28th Verona Red Chicory Fair IGP in Roveredo di Guà was held from January 9 to 11, 2026. Inauguration on Friday, January 9 at 7:00 PM with a musical evening tributing Pinguini Tattici Nucleari; food and wine stands open for lunch and dinner with radicchio risotto and local specialties, tastings, and pairings with Verona Red Chicory IGP.

The 28th edition of the Verona Red Chicory Fair IGP took place in Roveredo di Guà from January 9 to 11, 2026. The official opening, on Friday, January 9 at 7:00 PM, was followed by a musical evening with Pinguini, a tribute to Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. Throughout the weekend, the food and wine stands, open for lunch and dinner, offered radicchio risotto and local specialties, with ample space for pairings between Verona Red Chicory IGP and typical regional products.

Programme Red Chicory Fair 2026

Friday, January 9, 2026

  • 7:00 PM — official inauguration of the fair
  • Evening — musical evening with Pinguini (tribute to Pinguini Tattici Nucleari)

Saturday, January 10 and Sunday, January 11, 2026

  • Food and wine stands open for lunch and dinner with radicchio risotto and Veronese specialties
  • Tastings and pairings with Verona Red Chicory IGP
  • Exhibitions, awards, and educational sessions

Highlights Red Chicory Fair 2026

Inauguration with a tribute to Pinguini Tattici Nucleari and stands featuring IGP red chicory risotto.

Prices Red Chicory Fair 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at the food and wine stands are paid.

Practical information — Red Chicory Fair

Where

Center of Roveredo di Guà (VR), in the Bassa Veronese area bordering the province of Padua.

When

In January, over three days (Friday-Sunday). Stands open for lunch and dinner.

Info

Pro Loco Roveredo di Guà · [email protected] · prolocoroveredodigua.it.

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Where does it take place — Red Chicory Fair

Centro di Roveredo di Guà

Centro del paese, 37047 Roveredo di Guà

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