Festival name: Festival of the First Courses
Date:End of September into the beginning of October
Town: Foligno
Province: Perugia
Region: Umbria
About the event: The whole city, including the residents, Italian chefs, gourmands, critics and journalists, participate in this festival. The goal is to promote the First Course through tastings in the squares, inns and taverns, as well as during training sessions from the Cuisine School and the Academy of Taste.
For more info: Call 075.5005577 or check out www.iprimiditalia.it

Festival name: The Ceri Race
Date: May 15

Festival name: The Crossbow Parade
Date: Final Sunday in May
Town: Gubbio
Province: Perugia
Region: Umbria
About the event: Two medieval societies participate in this target-shooting exhibition: the Balestrina Eugubina society and the San Sepolcro society. Competitors use a medieval crossbow to compete for pride and prizes. Afterwards, a parade, complete with flag-waving acrobats, marches through the town center.

Festival name: Beer Festival
Date: July 20-25
Town: Ficulle
Province: Terni
Region: Umbria
About the event: Ficulle's annual beer festival
For more info: www.prolocoficulle.com

Festival name: Cantine alla ribalta - Cantinas in the spotlight
Date: July 5 - September 12
Town: Orvieto (at the Enoteca regionale San Giovanni in the Palazzo del Gusto)
Province: Terni
Region: Umbria
About the event: Each day, enjoy a guided tasting of wines from producers whose shops line the Strada dei Vini Etrusco-Romana. Fridays only (reservation necessary), there is a special presentation of labels and dinner, where the wines are paired with a sampling of typical local products.
For more info: Tel. (+39) 0763 341818 / 393529 and (+39) 0763 306508 (Strada dei Vini), or E-mail:
On the web at www.itinera2.net

Festival name: Gran Prix Umbria - Track and Field Demonstration
Date: July 21
Town: Orvieto
Province: Terni
Region: Umbria
For more info: Tel. (+39) 0763 343447

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