Sagra del Cinghiale Madonita (Wild Boar Festival) — Gangi: Dates & Info

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For three days in April, Gangi's Foro Boario pairs a farming and livestock fair with a festival built around Madonie wild boar: tastings with live music, cattle contests and cheese-making demos.

Wild boar roam the Madonie woods in large numbers, and Gangi turned that into a spring festival. The Sagra del Cinghiale Madonita takes over the Foro Boario fairground for three days in April, twinned with the Mostra Mercato Agrozootecnica organised by the Sant'Isidoro association and the town council. The boar is served in several preparations, with live music alongside.

Around the food runs a full farming fair: competitions for Limousine and Charolaise cattle and Valle del Belice sheep, ricotta and cheese-making demonstrations, and hands-on workshops for children on the milk cycle. The fourth edition ran from 17 to 19 April 2026.

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