Capitanata Spring Festival

A new festival to showcase Capitanata

The Capitanata Spring Festival is an inaugural project that brings a long season of events to Foggia in 2026, dedicated to promoting the Capitanata territory—the vast Tavoliere plain that extends from the Gargano to the Daunian Mountains. Conceived by the "Oltre" social cooperative consortium and supported by the Puglia Region and Pugliapromozione, the festival offers a calendar of eight events that accompany the public from the summer solstice until the beginning of autumn.

The Slow Park in Foggia

The heart of the event is the Slow Park in Foggia, located on Viale Manfredi, just a stone's throw from the Intermodal Hub: a green, multi-functional space that becomes an open-air stage for meetings, tastings, and workshops. Here, the theme of food intertwines with landscape, history, and tradition, following a philosophy of slow tourism that celebrates the identity of the Province of Foggia.

The 2026 Program

The festival unfolds between June and September with monthly events, each built around a specific product or tradition of Capitanata:

• June 21 — Summer Solstice, featuring the poetic theatrical ritual "Rito poetico sotto gli ombrelli del solstizio" by Foyer '97 Teatro;
• June 25 — Terrazzana Cuisine, a conference and show cooking session with restaurateur Nicola Russo;
• July 2 — Puglian Sushi, a journey through the fusion of local flavors;
• July 16 — Transhumance: paths and flavors;
• July 23 — Tomato Festival;
• August 27 — Traditional Pasta of Capitanata;
• September 10 — Panzerotto Festival;
• September 19 — Calici di Stelle, dedicated to local wine production.

Local flavors and traditions

Each evening alternates between storytelling, testimonials, workshops, show cooking, and tastings. Discover terrazzana cuisine—featuring dishes like wheat pasta with mushrooms and cheese, fava beans with chicory, and snails—the transhumance routes that once converged on Foggia, fruit and vegetable excellence like the tomato, and local wine production. The festival brings together chefs, producers, and the community in a journey that celebrates the gastronomic and cultural heritage of Capitanata.

A project for regional promotion

More than just a festival, the Capitanata Spring Festival was born as a tool for the tourism and cultural promotion of the Municipality of Foggia and the entire province. Through the involvement of the social cooperatives of the "Oltre" consortium, the event combines the promotion of local products with social and community values, presenting Puglia—and Capitanata in particular—as a destination to be experienced slowly, amidst good food, nature, and tradition.