🐖 Culatello di Zibello Festival 2026

The great celebration of the king of cured meats in the Bassa Parmense

The Culatello di Zibello Festival is one of the most important food and wine events in the Province of Parma and attracts thousands of visitors every year to the heart of the Bassa Parmense. It is an event entirely dedicated to Culatello di Zibello PDO, an absolute excellence of Italian pork butchery and a symbol of the local area.

📅 2026 Dates
👉 30 May – 2 June 2026 (provisional dates, awaiting official confirmation)
📍 Zibello – Polesine Zibello (Parma)

For several days, the village comes alive with food stands, tastings, markets, music and cultural initiatives linked to rural life and the tradition of culatello.

🍽️ What you will find at the festival

• Food stands with traditional dishes from the Bassa Parmense

• Tastings of Culatello di Zibello PDO and other traditional cured meats

• Local and artisan product markets

• Music events and entertainment

• Activities for families and food lovers

The festival is also an opportunity to learn more about the traditional production of culatello, meet the producers and discover the cultural roots of this unique product.

🌿 Why visit

Taking part in the Culatello Festival means experiencing Zibello at its most authentic: an event that combines flavours, history, conviviality and discovery of the area, ideal to combine with visits to museums, the historic centre and routes along the Po River