Piacenza: Gola Gola Festival

The Gola Gola Festival is a 3-day family friendly event and invites guests to engage with the community while enjoying the delicious specialties and learning about the history of  the city of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna through its cuisine. “Gola” translates to throat and this event features many workshops and tastings that will have you reaching for all the food to put in your mouth and down your gola. The festival includes a series of cooking shows, a kids’ lab, street food, a market with local food products, the filming of a talk show, as well as music, theater, films and dancing.

Note: Purchasing the Gola Gola Card for 5€ will allow you advantages to closed number events during the festival and is available at the InfoPoint in Piazza Cavalli.

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