Grigliata (grilled meat and vegetables)
Italy
The default Ferragosto meal across Italy: meat and vegetables on the grill, eaten on a beach, in a garden or on a day out of town.
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Ferragosto is Sunday 15 August 2027. Ferragosto, 15 August, is Italy's mid-August holiday and the heart of the summer break, tied to the feast of the Assumption. Italians spend it on picnics, barbecues and day trips, and regional lunches range from goose gnocchi in Umbria to roast chicken with peppers in Rome.
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Also known as Assumption Day, Assunta, Ferragosto (15 agosto).
What people eat for Ferragosto
Gnocchi al sugo d'oca
Umbria
Potato dumplings in a goose sauce, a traditional Ferragosto lunch around Perugia, sometimes followed by roast goose or goose in porchetta style.
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Pollo con i peperoni
Rome
The traditional Roman Ferragosto lunch: chicken with peppers, sometimes preceded by fettuccine with chicken livers and followed by watermelon.
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Gelu di muluna
Sicily
A Sicilian watermelon pudding, often decorated with jasmine flowers, made for the holiday.
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Galluccio
Foggia, Puglia
A stuffed rooster baked in the oven with potatoes, the Ferragosto dish of Foggia.
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Bomba di riso con piccioni
Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
A baked rice casing filled with pigeon meat, a Ferragosto preparation from Piacenza.
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Ferragosto dates
| Year | When |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Sunday 15 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday 15 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Wednesday 15 August 2029 |
| 2030 | Thursday 15 August 2030 |
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