FESTA DI PIEDIGROTTA
Piedigrotta
The Festa di Piedigrotta, a historic event of Neapolitan popular tradition, returns from September 11 to 22, 2026 with six free live events. Music, shows and stories enliven places linked to devotion and community life, in a journey that unites sacred and profane in the sign of Neapolitan culture. It starts on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM at the Church of Sant'Alfonso Maria de' Liguori in Marano di Napoli, with narrations by Benedetto Casillo. The other appointments, distributed in different locations, continue until September 22 offering a calendar of meetings between music, theater and memory.
Time: 23:59 From September 11 to 22, 2026. Free admission to all events. First appointment: Friday, September 11, 7:30 PM, Church of Sant'Alfonso Maria de' Liguori in Marano di Napoli, with stories by Benedetto Casillo. Program: six meetings among music, shows and tradition.
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