Old Cattle Fair of San Michel

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The San Michel cattle fair takes place at Prada Bassa, in Brenzone, from 27 to 29 September. On Sunday it opens at 10:00 with a festival and market, and children can make cheese with Giovanni; at 11:00 food and wine stands open with music and entertainment for children, and the 3rd "Transumanza" begins, with children accompanying the cattle on a 600-metre walk to the fair. At 14:30 the 1st friendly Morra game competition is held.

On Tuesday 29th, the feast day of San Michele, cattle are admitted to the fair at 8:00; this is followed by the opening of market stalls with livestock-farming equipment on display (8:30), the official opening of the fair with a technical commission judging the animals on show (9:30), and Mass at the church of San Bartolomeo with musical accompaniment by Maestro Stefano Romani (10:30), followed by food stands opening. At 12:00 authorities greet the public, then prizes are awarded for the best animals and for the Piccoli Allevatori (young breeders). The festival continues all day with music.