Festival name: Fish Sagre
Date: 2nd Sunday every May

Festival name: Lemon Festival
Date: The Saturday before Ascension Sunday in late May
Town: Monterosso al Mare
Region: Liguria
Food: Lemons
About the event: Held in the westernmost Cinque Terre village, the annual lemon festival includes contests for the largest lemon and the most beautiful store windows decorated with lemons. Several different music groups also perform throughout the day.
For more info: http: //www.cinqueterre.it/en/index.asp or tel. (+39) 0187-817-838.

Festival name: Garlic Fair—Fiera dell'Aglio
Date: July 2 (Every year)
Town: Vessalico
Province: Imperia
Region: Liguria
Food: Garlic
About the event: This fair features the particularly savoury mountain garlic grown in Vessalico. There is also the intricate traditional art of bundles of interwoven garlic (reste), a morning garlic trade fair, folkloristic performances throughout the day and an evening ball.
For more info: Imperia Tourist Office
Tel. (+39) 0183-660-140

Festival name: The Fire Festival—Sagra del Fuoco
Date: Around September 8
Town: Recco
Province: Genova
Region: Liguria
About the event: This festival celebrates Our Lady of Intercession, the patron saint of Recco. It is a two-day fireworks competition of seven towns, ending with a procession in the city roads. Specialties of the Recco cuisine are served throughout the celebration.
For more info: Check out www.sagradelfuoco.com

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