Returns with a new and unmissable edition lo Sponz Fest, or the famous festival organized by Vinicio Capossela and supported by the Campania Region with Scabec, the Campania Cultural Heritage Society. The Festival will take place in High Irpinia from 20 to 27 August 2023 and provides a full program of events and concerts, all free, except for those organized on 25 and 26 August 2023.

This year we will celebrate the tenth edition of the event, to which a particular title has been assigned, namely How do you pack them. There are many invited artists who will perform in the municipalities of Andretta, Aquilonia, Calitri and Sant'Andrea di Conza.

Among the guest artists:

Nino Frassica & Los Plaggers Band
Skiantos
Nichi Vendola
Bobo Rondelli
Violins of Santa Vittoria
Pierpaolo Cpovilla
Peter Martin
Raphael Tiseo
Ulderic Fish

And many others.

Vinicio Capossela's concert

On 25 and 26 August they will take place two paid concerts. In particular, the final event of the Festival will take place in Calitri with the concert by Vinicio Capossela. During the evening, there will be:

Margaret Vicar
Paolo Rossi
Sir Oliver Skardy
Daniel Melingo
Samuele Bersani
Band Rolling Sponz Review

Tickets are available at following link.

The program of events

22 August – Aquilonia

19:00 at the Casa della Cultura the event “The school for the people according to Rocco Scotellaro: not even pacci! with Nichi Vendola and Paolo Saggese
21:00 at the Casa della Cultura ” The peasant mayor: Rocco Scotellaro by and with Ulderico Pesce
21:45 Abbey of San Vito "Great Oak Ferdinand in concert"
23 pm Abbey of San Vito Concert of the Tarantati Rotanti by Antonio Infantino with Agotrance

23 August – Calitri

In the morning "Free university for repeat students with Marco Rovelli, Ermanno Cavazzoni and Piero Martin"
18 pm Path of the Cupa, Slargo di Dem Demonio - Makardia in Stories of love and transhumance
In the evening at Piazza Giolitti "Pacci yes but cionna no!" Community party
Ore 22:00 in Calitri Cinema Rossini "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Following night in crowds in the alleys and caves of the old town accompanied by the Murga Los Adoquines De Spartaco
Followed by Pazzi di strada with Fan Fath Al – Balkan Fanfare, Flaco Leo Maldonado and his friends, Peppe Leone, Andrea Tartaglia, Victor Herrero, Mintcho Garrammone, Lucky Salvatore

24 August – Calitri

10:00 am at Calitri center in the Irpinia Pavilion, inauguration of the Pavilion and opening of the CI.IMMAGINARY CORRISPONDENZE itinerary,
a public artwork
12:00 in the Irpinia Pavilion Sergio Piro and the Psychiatric Reform in Campania
15 pm Calitri, Rossini CIMAP cinema! A HUNDRED ITALIANS MAD IN BEIJING, directed by Giovanni Piperno
17:30 in Calitri at the Irpinia Pavilion Caffe Teseo laboratory of permanent social inclusion
22 pm Concert Daniela Pes

25 August – Calitri

10:30 at Borgo Castello Free University for repeat students - The decayed wall
18:00 opening of the ticket office to access the UNICA area of Montecanto. Tickets and passes are available at following link.
20:00 – Ballodromo piazza dei folli – Skiantos – Nino Frassica and band – Very easy orchestra – Violins of Santa Vittoria – Banda della Posta – Mintcho Garrammone – A Cun'versazion – Tonuccio Corona – Ristoccia trio

26 August – Calitri

12:00 Calitri at the Irpinia Pavilion “Semiology of the Curator
15 pm at the Irpinia Pavilion Short life of psychiatry, from asylum to psychedelia
18:00 Ticket office opens to access the UNICA area of Montecanto. Tickets and passes are available at following link.
21:00 How do you pack them, Sconcerto mixed with Vinicio Capossela