Ancient Feast and Fair of Sant'Ambrogio in Merate

The 2025 edition of the Festival and Fair of Saint Ambrose confirmed the vitality of an ancient tradition in Merate. The patronal feast, celebrated on December 7th and 8th, combined the religious program — triduum, solemn celebration, sacred concert — with the large fair in Piazza Prinetti and the historic center.

There were also the civic merit awards ceremony, exhibitions at Villa Confalonieri and in the civic halls, guided tours of historic churches, and, notably, the distribution of Saint Ambrose's 'pomelle' in the courtyard of Palazzo Prinetti, a symbolic moment of the entire event. All events were free of charge.