Antica Fiera di San Simeone (Historic Saint Simon Fair)

The Antica Fiera di San Simeone in Marostica celebrates the town's patron saint alongside Thanksgiving Day, marking the close of the agricultural season. The festival brings the historic town center to life with a market exhibition highlighting typical local produce, traditional games, and lively street performers. Among the morning's ceremonial highlights following Holy Mass is the blessing of autumn fruits and farm tractors. Festivities peak with the Tombola in Piazza, a vibrant communal bingo game where numbers are drawn from a traditional raised stage beneath an oversized master board, uniting locals and travelers alike. The festival's culinary centerpiece is the open-air roasting of traditional spit-cooked goose ('spiedo d'oca'), prepared fresh on the square and served alongside local Marzemino wine.