What is in season in Verona, and what to order when the market changes.
SpringIn season now
- Asparago di Verona
- White asparagus grown in about twenty municipalities around Verona, Rivoli Veronese among them, is sold from April to May according to Unioncamere Veneto; Rivoli Veronese holds an asparagus festival from late April into early May.
- Vinitaly week (April 2027)
- Vinitaly runs 11 to 14 April 2027 at Veronafiere, and Vinitaly and the City, the part open to the general public, runs 9 to 11 April 2027 in the historic centre.
- Monte Veronese cheese festival, Erbezzo
- Erbezzo, on the Lessinia plateau, holds the Monte Veronese cheese festival on the last Sunday of May; the cheese comes in three types, latte intero, d'allevo and vecchio.
Festivals this seasonVinitaly and the City9-11 Apr 2027Vinitaly11-14 Apr 2027Festa Medievale e del Vino SoaveExpected 21-23 May 2027
Going to Vinitaly and the City?
Hotels in Verona, 9-11 Apr 2027
SummerIn season now
- Pesca di Verona IGP
- A peach and nectarine of the Verona area with IGP status since 2010, relaunched in 2023 by a group of producers; retail sales in 2023 were measured from late July to late August.
- Arena opera season (2027)
- The Arena di Verona Opera Festival runs 11 June to 11 September 2027; Trattoria Tre Marchetti, under the Arena's wing, stays open until 4:00 on summer nights for opera audiences.
AutumnIn season now
- Fiera del Riso, Isola della Scala
- The 2026 Fiera del Riso ran 17 September to 13 October and is billed as the biggest event dedicated to Italian risotto; Isola della Scala lies in the Vialone Nano Veronese IGP area.
- Marrone di San Mauro chestnuts
- Chestnut festivals celebrate the Marrone di San Mauro, grown at 400 to 700 m on the Lessinia plateau, at San Rocco di Piegara on the penultimate Sunday of October and at San Mauro di Saline the following Sunday.
WinterIn season now
- Pastissada de caval
- The Comune di Verona's specification calls the dish typical of the winter period; Osteria al Duca, Trattoria Al Bersagliere and Ostregheteria Sottoriva 23 list it on their own menus.
- Nadalin and pandoro
- Pasticceria Flego's Christmas hampers hold panettone, pandoro and nadalin; Domenico Melegatti received his pandoro privilege on 14 October 1894.
- Mercatini di Natale
- Verona's Christmas market, run with Nuremberg's Christkindlmarkt, ran 21 November to 28 December in 2025 in Piazza Bra, Piazza dei Signori and Piazza Sacco e Vanzetti; the organisers have not yet announced 2026.
- Venerdi Gnocolar (Carnival)
- Held on the last Friday of Carnival, it was 13 February in 2026: a parade to Piazza San Zeno from 14:15 and gnocchi stands from 10:00, free to enter.
Festivals this seasonBacanal del Gnoco (Venardi Gnocolar)5 Feb 2027
Going to Bacanal del Gnoco (Venardi Gnocolar)?
Hotels in Verona, 5 Feb 2027
