Sausage Festival in Santa Ninfa

La Sausage Festival it is one of the most anticipated summer events in Sicily, as it calls for taste and entertainment.
Every year it attracts not only local inhabitants, but also people from all over the island.

History of the Sausage Festival in Santa Ninfa

This festival aims to celebrate the Santa Ninfa sausage, which is still prepared by hand as over a century ago.
To obtain a top-notch product, several phases are involved, first and foremost the careful selection of meat from pigs fed naturally and without the use of any antibiotics.
Flavors are then added to the hand-ground mixture, followed by oxygenation which allows for perfect flavouring.
The ingredients used are all local, for example the salt from the salt pans of Trapani, the dried tomatoes, the lemons from Belìce, the capers from Pantelleria and the fennel seeds from the Biviere Valley.
In some shops it is also possible to find the sausage with caciocavallo from Palermo.
This tasty product can be consumed both fresh and grilled, you just need to be guided by the inspiration of the moment.
Finally, it should be noted that, starting from 1996, the sausage of Santa Ninfa è protected by a special consortium, whose task is to monitor the entire production process, i.e. breeding, slaughter, processors, butchers, restaurateurs, transporters and traders.

When the Sausage Festival takes place in Santa Ninfa

The Sausage Festival in Santa Ninfa is usually held during first weekend of August.

Where the sausage festival takes place in Santa Ninfa

The food and wine event is held in Santa Ninfa, a town located in the province of Trapani.

What to do during the Sausage Festival in Santa Ninfa

It goes without saying that if you decide to take part in the Sausage Festival in Santa Ninfa, you want to dedicate yourself to tasting not only of the food from which the event takes its name, but also of many other local delicacies.
It is no coincidence that numerous will be set up stand ad hoc, also for celiac consumers.

But that's not all: in order to make the atmosphere fun and playful, street artist shows, live music, cooking shows and fireworks will be organised. If you still have time left, enrich it with a beautiful visit to the Santa Ninfa Cave Integral Nature Reserve and Nino Cordio Museum which houses over two hundred works by the Sicilian artist.

How to get to Santa Ninfa to participate in the Sausage Festival

The municipality of Santa Ninfa is located about fifty minutes awayauto from Trapani.
To reach the festival we recommend taking the A29 motorway towards E933.
If you do not intend to use the motorway, the route will be extended by a quarter of an hour and in this case you will need to take Provincial Road 8 and State Road 188.
Once you arrive on site, park your vehicle in a street out of reach of the stands.
At the moment there is no public transport available that leads to Santa Ninfa.