Ragù Day 2025: Naples celebrates Neapolitan ragù with Casa Surace

Il 9th November 2025 Naples lights up the stoves of memory with the first edition of the Ragù Day, The Regional Day of Neapolitan Ragù, established by the Campania Region to celebrate one of the most authentic symbols of Neapolitan culture. The event, organized by Scabec e Casa Surace, transforms the classic Sunday lunch into a popular celebration made of affection, irony and traditionThe day, hosted at The Santissima – Former Military HospitalIt will be a collective journey through scents, laughter, and family stories, with free admission and tastings offered to visitors.

Ragù as a family ritual

Il Neapolitan ragout It's much more than a recipe: it's a domestic liturgy which tells the story of Sunday in the South. It's the scent that fills the houses, the sauce that simmers softly, the grandmother's voice that says "it's not ready yet, it needs to be cooked". It is precisely from this imagery that the Ragù Day, a project that aims to preserve and pass on a symbol of identity and belonging.

The event also pays tribute to Grandmother Rosetta, the unforgettable protagonist of Casa Surace, whose wit and tenderness inspired the creation of this day. His iconic figure represents the fond memory of a generation that made ragù a universal language of love.

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A popular festival of taste and comedy

From 11: 45 to 17: 00, Naples will become a large table set for feasting. Trattoria Nennella Food Truck will bring popular cuisine to the heart of the event, while the protagonists of Casa Surace (Antonella Morea, Riccardo Betteghella, Daniele Pugliese, Alessandro Freschi, Irene Grasso and Serena Caputo) for a show made of comedy, music and stories of Neapolitan life.

Among the guests also the anthropologist Marino Niola, with a speech dedicated to the cultural value of ragù, and the singer-songwriter Gabriel Esposito, which will accompany the day with live music. The program also includes interactive labs to learn how to prepare the homemade pasta , tomato puree, true bases of ragù. There will be no shortage of Grandmothers' Stand, the Evil Eye Stand and that of the Tarocchi, where tradition and irony intertwine with the Neapolitan imagination.

An event that speaks of belonging

Il Ragù Day it is not just a gastronomic celebration, but a celebration of the Campanian identityAt a time when the daily rush often distances people from conviviality, this day invites us to rediscover the value of shared time, of cooking as an emotional language, and of the South as a place of warmth and humanity.

The setting curated by will make the day even more suggestive Federica Capua, which will transform the spaces into a sensory path between colors, scents and symbols of Neapolitan SundayRadio Punto Zero will cover the event live with interviews and livestreams, while LaMiaCampania will handle communications.

Ragù Day also arrives in Sala Consilina

After Naples, the party will move to December 28th in Sala Consilina (SA), birthplace of Nonna Rosetta and heart of the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni. It will be a way to unite the urban tradition and that of internal areas, bringing together the different souls of Campania through a dish that has always been a declaration of love.

Il Ragù Day 2025 It is therefore an invitation to stop, laugh, cook and share: because, as Casa Surace reminds us, ragù is not a dish, it's a feeling.