food festival / local fair
sagre
SA-gra
Sagre are local Italian festivals celebrating a specific food (sagra della porchetta, sagra del tartufo, sagra del fungo). They are deeply tied to regional identity and community life.
Andiamo alla sagra del cinghiale questo weekend.
Let's go to the wild boar food festival this weekend.
Le sagre estive sono un'istituzione in Italia.
Summer food festivals are an institution in Italy.