Benvenuta Primavera (Caturano)

Benvenuta Primavera, the festival that welcomes the spring season in Caturano

Benvenuta Primavera... and its scents! is the spring event in Caturano, a hamlet of the municipality of Macerata Campania, located in the province of Caserta in the heart of the Campanian plain. For one weekend, Piazza della Libertà transforms into a lively social and cultural gathering place, where the community comes together outdoors to bid farewell to winter and welcome the return of longer, milder days.

Two days to rediscover the local area

The event was born from a simple idea: to restore the square to its natural role as a meeting place. The two days are dedicated to rediscovering the local territory, amidst vibrant colors and convivial atmospheres, in a format designed to be accessible to everyone—families with children, residents of the main town and neighboring hamlets, and visitors arriving from the Caserta area. The common thread is the awakening of nature: the scents of spring, already evoked by the event's title, become the key theme of a weekend dedicated to joy and community sharing.

The San Marcello Martire Festival Committee

The organization is entrusted to the San Marcello Martire Festival Committee, an association operating in Caturano under the patronage of the Municipality of Macerata Campania. The committee takes its name from the patron saint of the hamlet, San Marcello Martire, whose feast day represents the most anticipated moment of the year for the Caturano community. Alongside religious observances, the committee promotes civil and recreational initiatives throughout the year—from Carnival to seasonal festivals—carried out in collaboration with the parish and the oratory, which remain the two pillars of the neighborhood's social life.

Caturano, in the land of the Pastellessa

Caturano is one of the two hamlets of Macerata Campania, along with Casalba: a municipality of just over ten thousand inhabitants located a few kilometers west of Caserta, in the lower Volturno valley. Macerata Campania is known throughout the region as the «town of the Pastellessa», an official designation adopted in 2012 in honor of the famous Battuglie di Pastellessa, the allegorical floats on which, every January 17th for the Feast of Sant'Antuono, over a thousand musicians beat barrels, vats, and scythes in a unique sonic ritual. In a town with such a strong popular identity, even minor events on the calendar—like Benvenuta Primavera—retain the authentic flavor of a community festival.

An event designed for families

The choice of the square, the evening hours, and the open-air nature of the event make it suitable for audiences of all ages. Visitors from outside the area will find an easy and informal opportunity to get to know a hamlet that usually remains off the tourist circuit, just minutes from the Royal Palace of Caserta and the Belvedere of San Leucio, and to experience the daily atmosphere of a village on the Caserta plain.

Why attend

• An authentic village festival in the center of the Caturano hamlet.
• Two open-air days dedicated to the arrival of spring and the rediscovery of the local area.
• A family-friendly event organized by the San Marcello Martire Festival Committee with municipal patronage.
• The opportunity to visit Macerata Campania, the town of the Pastellessa, just a few kilometers from Caserta.