San Lazzaro Fair

The fair has always been an occasion for meeting to enjoy performances, good food and stands as well as see famous Bolognese artists step onto the stage in a pleasant atmosphere. The market stands stretch along the streets: those offering typical products, crafts and antiques are located in Via della Repubblica, gift and fancy goods are on display in Via San Lazzaro, while craftsmen exhibit under the porticos of the city.
Visitors can taste local gastronomic specialities offered by the fair catering like piadina (Romagna flat unleavened bread), spianata (flat oven-baked bread) and crescentina (a mixture of wheat flour, salt, lard and yeasts then fried in abundant boiling lard and filled with salami) as well as other local dishes at the “Ristorante del Pesce” (fish) and “Ristorante della Patata” (potato).
The fair offers you the “fair biscuit” this year too. According to tradition, farmers and cattle dealers were offered it while sitting at the negotiating table. It seemed that the biscuit brought luck, even though it hasn’t been proven yet: its wholesomeness is, on the contrary, a sure thing.
A famous local biscuit factory has recently supplemented the original recipe with a chocolate version of the same biscuit. Many people also arrive here from outside the region purposely to taste the savoury biscuit.