Advice on the best festivals in Campania for the weekend, between Casatiello, meats, cherries, wines, Carnival, shows, music and much more!
We return with our advice on best festivals in Campania for the weekend. In weekend of 19, 20 and 21 June 2015 there is the embarrassment of the choice between all the gastronomic products to taste and the cultural initiatives proposed.
Many towns in Campania are beginning to organize more and more frequent gastronomic parties with the arrival of summer, thanks to the good weather that allows you to participate in outdoor events included dances, walks, shows, visits.
This week among the most inviting festivals is that of Casatiello in Sant'Arpino, an "off-season" welcome that will also lead to the discovery of the traditions of Caserta. The other festivals will also make us re-evaluate and discover art, tradition and culture of many municipalities close to us thanks to specific routes and events.
With the wheat festival we will learn the cycle of growth and production, with that of cherry we will admire it Valley of the Mills, with that of Striano we will participate in the Carnival among the most famous in Europe and at the Farm Holiday of Trecase we will discover the ancient world of crafts, produced at km0, crafts stalls, dances and songs of the country tradition.
But there is still much more, discover it with the best festivals in Campania for the weekend of 19, 20 and 21 June 2015!
Festival of the Casatiello
eat the Casatiello outside the Easter period? With the festival of Sant'Arpino you can, to the delight of lovers of this product. For the municipality of Caserta, the Casatiello is an important traditional product, which bears witness to seeds , Story not just the culinary of the place. At the festival you can taste it by participating in events such as photo exhibitions, dances, visits, animation for children, music and cabaret.
When: from 19 to 21 June 2015
Where: Sant'Arpino, in the province of Caserta
Il complete program Sagra
Details on the sagra dell casatiello
Wheat festival
In Faicchio you will discover all the phases of the wheat cycle up to finished products such as the bread , pasta. It will be an opportunity not only to enjoy these dishes, but also to enhance the local traditions and folklore, rediscovering the importance of work in the fields.
The festival will also be an opportunity to taste local dishes, not just based on wheat, like the beef from the Marche region. Also present stands with typical products and an exhibition fair.
When: from 15 to 28 June 2015
Where: in Faicchio, Benevento
Info: 3477494209 | info@prolococasali.com | the complete program on the site of the Proloco di Faicchio
More info on Wheat festival
Cherry festival
In the village of Castello the cherry will be celebrated in all its forms. Between first dishes details, seconds e desserts tasty, the local traditions will also be enhanced. THE four menus however, they also offer dishes based on typical products such as beans, pasta, salami, tripe and good Gragnano wine. It will also be an opportunity to visit the beautiful Valley of the Mills and discover habits of daily life of antiquity.
When: 19, 20 and 21 June 2015
Where: Borgo di Castello (Gragnano, NA)
How to get: Motorway A3 - exit Castellammare di Stabia - follow the signs for Gragnano - tourist signs "Valle dei Mulini" or "Borgo di Castello".
Info: parrocchiacastello@libero.it
I complete menus of the cherry festival
Sausage and wild boar bacon
A long festival that will last until the 12 July and will delight us with dishes all made with wild boar. Between sausages, bacon, salami, all accompanied by excellent wine, every weekend you will lick your mustache and you will be satisfied with satisfaction. The band notes that will animate the party will also allow you to digest by making two jumps on the track.
On Sunday, the festival will also be open for lunch and you will receive a free jug and a pan, in memory of the beautiful days spent.
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 12 July 2015
Where: Dugenta (BN)
Info: 3774385156 | 3495593370 | 0824978685
Striare Festival
Sagra and Carnevale, initiatives that are perhaps far from each other but that Striano knows how to best exploit for years. The Carnival local is one of the most important in Europe and twinned with that of Viareggio and knows how to entertain with its colors, shows and engaging music.
Participants will not only be able to admire the allegorical floats, but also to participate in events like sports competitions and performances.
Naturally, savoring the local cuisine among fish, pasta, San Marzano tomatoes and other organic products!
When: from 19 to 21 June 2015
Where: Striano (NA)
Info: other details on the site of the Common Striano
More info on Striare Festival
Tripe festival
In Calore, fraction of Mirabella Eclano (AV) will take place the tripe festival. There will be tastings of dishes based on tripe, but also of stew, accompanied by glasses of good wine. The party will be enriched by music and shows where visitors can dance.
When: And June 20 21 2015
Where: Piazza Rinascità, Calore ,, fraction of Mirabella Eclano (AV)
Info: 3319963132 | renatobuongiorno@alice.it
Truffle Festival
The Exhibition Market of the scorzone summer truffle and the festival of the Bagnolese pecorino cheese and typical local products is a regular appointment for the municipality of Avellino.
Il caciocavallo podolico Bagnolese is the protagonist along with truffles and will enrich the dishes offered.
Il menu includes: ravioli prepared at the moment with ricotta sauce, porcini mushrooms and truffles, penne alla carrettiera, fettuccine with mushrooms and truffles, caciocavallo hanged with truffles, pasta and beans, fried pizzas salty and sweet, stuffed with sausage and scamorza or cooked in the oven or wood. Also grilled meat, sandwiches with sausage and other fillings, fresh ricotta with truffles or honey, Roast chianina grilled, tripe salad and sauce. Finally, desserts and local wine.
There will be band local, that is Achilles and its complex (20 June) and La Bagnolesina (21 June), both at 20.00.
When: And June 20 21 2015
Where: historic center Bagnoli Irpino (AV)
Info: 0827602601 | info@prolocobagnoli.laceno.org | For the detailed plan, the site of Proloco Bagnoli-Laceno
Sagra Cortecce, Ceci and Porcini
Organized by the Parish of Saints Peter, Nicola and Maria Assunta of Montecorvino Rovella, it also has a charitable purpose. The proceeds will be used to build the parish multipurpose camp.
You can taste the mascuotto, a particular toasted wheat bread seasoned in various ways, in this case using Picentino extra virgin olive oil.
Also present local groups to make the visitors dance and many moments of divertissement.
When: And June 20 21 2015
Where: Piazza Duomo, Montecorvino Rovella (SA)
Schedule: 20.00
Info: 0898422720 | info@picentini.it
Peasant feast
In Trecase, in the province of Naples, the fourth edition of the Festa Contadina will take place with stands and markets to rediscover the old jobs and environments of the place. The peasant culture will be revalued with stalls of handicraft, products ad agriculture at km0 and events realized for this purpose. With "the peasant's glass" they will taste each other DOC of the local wineries, with "Tiemp 'bell' and na vota" you will participate in songs and dances of the peasant tradition and there will also be the show of traveling folk music "A Paranza rò Lione". On Sundays, a farmer's lunch will be organized.
When: And June 20 21 2015
Where: Trecase (NA)
Info: 3403913438 (mandatory reservation for farmer's lunch)
Wines, masserie and mass
To enhance the Samnite wine traditions, local producers will offer free tastings of their "raw" wines with a particular path to discover the local traditions. You will savor Campania dishes associated with a precise cultural itinerary.
Program
- Wild Assaggi:
free tastings of wines from the masserie di Massa - Diploma:
the diploma of "emeritus drinker" delivered to the most deserving - Meetings:
deepen themes on the world of wine and bio-sustainability - Food:
stalls with typical products of the Massese kitchen - Routes of taste:
typical dishes proposed by Campania tourist associations that refer to their tradition - Music and games:
musical shows and games
When: And June 20 21 2015
Where: Massa of Faicchio (BN)
Schedule: 20.00
Info: 3495551042 | info@prolocomassa.it | Facebook Proloco Massa di Faicchio
