The Clam Festival of Goro 2018, now in its 20th edition, will take place in the Harbor Area on 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd July 2018.
The event is organized by the Pro Loco Goro Tourist Association, under the patronage of the Municipality of Goro. It is an event included in the calendar of “The Sea Festival”, a traveling exhibition that will touch all the marinas of the Emilia-Romagna coast from Goro to Rimini with the aim of promoting their local excellence and fish products.
News of this edition is the participation in the Pink Night event the first weekend of Festival, an annual event that involves 110 km of coastline from Goro to the north of the Marches to celebrate what is called the New Year’s Eve of the Italian Summer. A weekend that will be tinged with pink and will involve all the commercial operators of Goro and Gorino. Every evening, starting at 7.00 p.m., the gastronomic stand is open, where it is possible to taste the maritime excellences typical of the area. First of all the Clam but also mussels and fresh fish from the Adriatic prepared and served in the typical ways of Goro. Clams will be cooked ad hoc in the famous “Padellone” of the Guinness, capable of containing just under seven quintals of mussels and clams.
MENU OF THE CLAM FESTIVAL OF GORO 2018
Starters
- Seafood appetizer
- Marinara Clams
- Marinara Mussels
- Marinara Mussels and Clams
- Sardines in Saore
First plates
- Spaghetti with Clams
- Dumplings with Clams and zucchini
- Fresh pasta “Sedanini” with shrimp and zucchini
Main courses
- Great mixed fried of the Adriatic sea
- Cuttlefish with polenta
- Baby menu
Side dishes
- French fries
- Salad
Desserts
- Desserts
- Sorbet
Drinks
- Water 1/2 liter (natural or sparkling)
- Water 1 liter (natural or sparkling)
- White wine 1/2 liter (still or sparkling)
- White wine 1 liter (still or sparkling)
- Rose wine 1/2 liter
- Rose wine 1 liter
- Beer 33 cl
- Drinks
Bread and cover
CLAM FESTIVAL OF GORO 2018 SCHEDULE
Friday 6th July 2018 “Goro’s Clam gets pink”
- 5.00 p.m.: Opening of Clam Festival of Goro 2018
- 6.00 p.m.: Inauguration with ribbon cutting and exhibition space opening
- 9.00 p.m.: Performance of the “G.D.S.D PAPILLON” School of Dance by the Bertarelli masters
Saturday 7th July 2018 “Goro’s Clam gets pink”
On the occasion of the Pink Night, the streets of the town and the event are tinged with theme restaurants, bars, cocktails of Goro and Gorino offer menu, small restaurants, aperitifs with the theme of Pink Night.
- 5.00 p.m.: Departure guided boat tours in the Sacca di Goro (Reservation at IAT of Goro +39 335 1720739)
- 5.30 p.m.: Opening of bars and exhibition areas
- 6.30 p.m.: Presentation and meeting with the author of the book “The 35 unmissable villages along the Po” by Andrea Carpi at the food stand area
- 7.00 p.m.: Food stand opening
- 9.30 p.m.: Dance performance and musical evening with “FRIENDS OF DANCE” by Katiuscia
Sunday 8th July 2018 “Goro’s Clam gets pink”
- 5.00 p.m.: Departure guided boat tours in the Sacca di Goro (Reservation at IAT of Goro +39 335 1720739)
- 5.30 p.m.: Opening of bars and exhibition areas
- 7.00 p.m.: Food stand opening
- 9.30 p.m.: Music and dance with the group “ELVIS E LE CHIARE“
Friday 13rd July 2018
“Cervellone” evening, a quiz game open to teams. For information and registration: Giulia +39 331 5932285. [Gastronomic stand is closed]
Saturday 14th July 2018
- 5.00 p.m.: Departure guided boat tours in the Sacca di Goro (Reservation at IAT of Goro +39 335 1720739)
- 5.30 p.m.: Opening of bars and exhibition areas
- 7.00 p.m.: Food stand opening
- 9.30 p.m.: Music night with the group “MUSICALLEGRIA“
Sunday 15th July 2018
- 5.00 p.m.: Departure guided boat tours in the Sacca di Goro (Reservation at IAT of Goro +39 335 1720739)
- 5.30 p.m.: Opening of bars and exhibition areas
- 7.00 p.m.: Food stand opening
- 9.30 p.m.: Live music with “STEFANO AND STEFANIA“
Saturday 21st July 2018
- 5.00 p.m.: Departure guided boat tours in the Sacca di Goro (Reservation at IAT of Goro +39 335 1720739)
- 5.30 p.m.: Opening of bars and exhibition areas
- 7.00 p.m.: Food stand opening
- From 7.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m.: Aperisound by “CHRISTIAN B.” and performance of the “A.S.D. FLY” dance school by Giorgia Sofia Ruighi
- 11.00 p.m.: 2.000 euros bingo extraction
Sunday 22nd July 2018
- 5.00 p.m.: Departure guided boat tours in the Sacca di Goro (Reservation at IAT of Goro +39 335 1720739)
- 5.30 p.m.: Opening of bars and exhibition areas
- 7.30 p.m.: “FOOD FESTIVALS OF THE DELTA” gastronomic evening. Special menus proposed by the main Pro Loco of our territory.
- 9.30 p.m.: Musical entertainment with “SIMO & LORE Live Music”
- 11.30pm: Pyromusical show of Pyrotechnics Sant’Antonio by Erik Granzon near the Harbor Area
FREE BOAT EXCURSIONS CLAM FESTIVAL OF GORO 2018
During the Clam Festival of Goro 2018, free boat excursions will take place in the Sacca di Goro. Following the dates:
- Saturday 7th July at 5.00 p.m.
- Sunday 8th July at 5.00 p.m.
- Saturday 14th Julyat 5.00 p.m.
- Sunday 15th July at 5.00 p.m.
- Saturday 21st July at 5.00 p.m.
- Sunday 22nd July at 5.00 p.m.
The departure is scheduled from the Port of Gorino and last about an hour and a half.
Starting from the Port of Gorino you will go into exclusive paths, suggestive itineraries for those who want to admire glimpses of uncontaminated nature, you can go listening to the sounds of nature and relax the mind feeling the scent of the summer sea.
The navigation continues towards the Old Lantern, an ancient lighthouse now used as an Ornicological Observatory, at the entrance of the protected natural reserve of the Mezzanine.
Excursions are recommended for everyone, especially for birdwatchers and ecosystems where many species of waterfowl find refuge, including the white, red and gray herons, marsh hawks, the elegant pink flamingos and cormorants.
They are carried out on board small boats that allow you to navigate with low environmental impact so as not to affect the delicate ecosystem, through thick reeds you sail to the Sacca di Goro where you can see the clams and mussels plants, which find the ideal habitat here.
Finally we continue up to the Foce admiring the Island of Love where, alone and almost romantic, the Goro Lighthouse and the Isola dei Gabbiani stands out.
Places are limited and reservations are required by contacting the Tourist Office of Goro at number +39 335 1720739 or sending an email to iat@comune.goro.fe.it.