LUMI E FOCARI
15 AUGUST VATOLLA, PERDIFUMO Lumi e Focari (“Lights and Bonfires”) is a Ferragosto celebration in Vatolla, near Perdifumo, where the village and surrounding countryside are illuminated by countless oil lights and bonfires dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Between processions, popular songs and breathtaking viewpoints over the hills, this night‑time festival offers one of the most […]
FESTA DEL GRANO
MAY RUTINO The Wheat Festival in Rutino is a spring event that celebrates the wheat cycle and the rural heritage of Cilento through parades, reenactments of traditional fieldwork and tastings of simple peasant dishes made with local grains. During the festival, the historic centre comes alive with carts, costumes, live music and ancient farming rituals, […]
VOLO DELL’ ANGELO
EASTER MONDAY PRIGNANO CILENTO The Volo dell’Angelo in Prignano Cilento is a spectacular Easter Monday event in which a child dressed as an angel crosses the main square suspended on a rope from the church bell tower, reenacting a miracle of Saint Nicholas of Bari. This open‑air folk theatre performance, accompanied by music, prayers and […]
FESTA DELLE CAMPANE
Spring MONTESTELLA MUNICIPALITIES The Festa delle Campane is a traditional bell festival that unites the villages of Monte Stella in Cilento, Campania, with a shared symphony of ringing bells, religious rituals and community celebrations. It celebrates the identity of these mountain villages and their unique soundscape, reviving ancient bell‑ringing practices and rural customs that have […]
À MASCHKARATA
15-17 February 2026 CARNIVAL SAN MAURO CILENTO ‘A Maschkarata, the Ancient Carnival of San Mauro Cilento, a mix of popular theater scenes intertwined and reminiscent of commedia dell’arte. The event usually takes place on the last Sunday of Carnival and Fat Tuesday. On the parade day, the tófa (buccina) is played to announce the event. […]
PERESEPE VIVENTE
DECEMBER – JANUARY PERDIFUMO Along the alleyways, the public watches real representations of various Nativity scenes, with attention to the truthfulness of the figures and particular emphasis on ancient trades. To best “interpret” the trades, each year the organizers seek ten young artists (blacksmith, shoemaker, carpenter, tailor, etc.), who will be given a space to […]
MO’ VENE NATALE
DECEMBER GIUNGATELLE, MONTECORICE The Insieme per Giungatelle association organizes the event: Christmas markets, tasting of typical dishes, games for children, roaming music.
FESTA DELL’OLIO
DECEMBER VATOLLA, PERDIFUMO A whole day dedicated to olive oil. The Giambattista Vico Foundation dedicates a whole day to olive oil, with special attention to schools and companies.
VICULI E VICULIEDDI
DECEMBER POLLICA An initiative of the Municipality of Pollica, in collaboration with Pro Loco and the Viculi e Viculieddi Association, which for years has celebrated the solstice as the beginning of a new life. Since 2015, on the summer and winter solstices, the Pollicese community pays homage to a natural recurrence particularly important for past […]
S. MARTINO FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER S. MARCO DI CASTELLABATE, CASTELLABATE The event, organized by the Vivi San Marco Association, takes place in the Rocchetta district, from Via Cuono to Via Vicenza and all connected alleys. An area that for the occasion comes alive with its own activity, evoking old family traditions, like the ancient tailoring, classic master shipwrights, the […]