Agina Festival

A village festival on the threshing floor, in the heart of Romagna's Easter Monday

The Festa dell'Agina is one of the most cherished events in the spring calendar of Misano Adriatico, a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. It takes place every year on Easter Monday (Pasquetta, the Monday of the Angel) around the small country church of Agina, a place that has gathered the devotion and conviviality of the local community for centuries.

The Agina Church

The small church of Agina is one of the oldest and most elegant monuments in the Misano area. Simple and serene, with exposed brickwork and a characteristic sail-shaped bell tower, according to tradition it was rebuilt at the end of the 18th century, after the 1786 earthquake, thanks to the Knights of Malta. For centuries, it housed a precious 14th-century wooden Christ of the Rimini school, now preserved and restored in the parish church of Misano Mare.

The Day's Program

The festival combines religious, popular, and gastronomic elements, in true Romagna spirit:

• Holy Mass in the Agina church, with the blessing of the eggs;
• toast with a glass of wine and a slice of cake;
• picnic on the threshing floor, sitting on hay bales, with the simple flavors of peasant tradition: broad beans, salami, and bread;
• popular games for adults and children, such as sack races, tug-of-war, and the prosciutto game;
• live music with an accordion accompanying traditional songs.

A Rediscovered Tradition

After a period of interruption, the Festa dell'Agina was revived in recent years thanks to the efforts of the Comitato dell'Agina (Agina Committee) and the parish of the Immaculate Conception of Misano Mare, with the support of local citizens and clergy. The event is part of the broader spring program in Misano Adriatico, which in the same weeks features the Easter market and the historic Festa della Segavecchia.

Why It's Worth It

The Festa dell'Agina is not a grand spectacular event, but a genuine village festival: an opportunity to gather outdoors in the countryside, rediscover the flavors of Romagna cuisine, and experience the conviviality of Easter Monday in an authentic corner of the Rimini Riviera, far from the crowds of the seafront.