Sagra delle erbe palustri
From 12th to 15th September 2025
Villanova di Bagnacavallo celebrates this year the 40th edition of the historical recalling of the traditional techniques of the processing of marsh grass and local wood.
The most important days of the event are Saturday and Sunday, when the squares of the village becomes a huge open air workshop hosting craftspeople with their old tools.
PROGRAMME
12 September
7.00 p.m. exhibition inauguration
8.00 p.m. PerBacco che cena! at the Locanda dell’allegra mutanda
in cooperation with the Consorzio Il Bagnacavallo
13 September
at 8.00 a.m. Exhibition market, antiques, modern antiques collecting, art and nature
at 9.00 a.m. Basket weavers, weavers and ancient crafts – Animated museum of musical instruments and velocipedes
from 9.00 a.m. at the public park, Models of agricultural machinery with earth moving demonstration
at 12.00 noon Lunch at the Locanda dell’allegra mutanda (reservations 0545 280920)
at 3.00 p.m. workshop demonstration of working with marsh grasses
at 7.00 p.m. Dinner at the Locanda dell’allegra mutanda (reservations 0545 280920)
14 September
ore 8.00 am Exhibition market, antiques, modern antiques collecting, art and nature
ore 8.00 am Flea market, for children and young people up to 14 years of age in the public park
ore 9.00 am Basket weavers, weavers and ancient crafts – animated museum of musical instruments and velocipedes
ore 12.00 noon Lunch at the Locanda dell’ allegra mutanda (reservations 0545 280920)
ore 15. 00 Retromarching Band, itinerant music between the Ethnopark and city centre
ore 16.00 Puppet show by the Teatro dell’Aglio at the public park
Sganapino versus the blue crab
ore 19.00 Dinner at the Locanda dell’allegra mutanda (reservations 0545 280920)
15 September
8.30 p.m. dinner at the Locanda dell’allegra mutanda
Not all fish comes from the sea: Flavours of the valley
with Slow Food Romagna Valle del Lamone
€48 Slow Food members – €52 non-members
Booking required at www.slowfoodromagnalamone.it
EXHIBITIONS
Interweaving from the world
ethnic artefacts and weaving from Italy and Europe
The old printing house
antique equipment and prints
Ivano Marescotti, artist and actor
photographic collection from his personal archive
E prit e la sora
home economics on cold nights (hut 1)
Cactuses and succulents
exhibition of succulent plants at the Ethnopark
Exhibition opening hours:
Friday and Monday from 7 to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Events and exhibitions are free admission
