Carpino Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Fava Bean Festival

The 26th edition of the Olive Oil and Fava Bean Festival

The 26th edition of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Fava Bean Festival took place on August 12, 2025, in the historic center of Carpino (FG), confirming the event's traditional date. As highlighted by the organizers, the local products "that have for centuries formed the beating heart of the Carpino economy" were the true protagonists of the day.

Along the route set up through the village alleys, stalls offered classic tastings based on Fava di Carpino, a Slow Food Presidium, accompanied by vegetables and pasta, and dressed with extra virgin olive oil from the Gargano, along with traditional pancotto. The evening was enlivened by folk music and dancing, in an edition included in the rich Carpino Estate 2025 season, which also featured the Meat and Podolico Caciocavallo Festival, the Carpino Folk Festival, and celebrations in honor of Saint Roch during the same month.

The evening of August 12, 2025, followed the festival's traditional format:

• Opening of food stalls in the historic center with tastings of Fava di Carpino, vegetables, pasta, and pancotto dressed with local extra virgin olive oil.
• Market of typical products and crafts from local farms.
• Live music, singing, and folk dancing with traditional Gargano groups.

• The 26th edition of the festival dedicated to Carpino's iconic products.
• Tastings of Fava di Carpino, a Slow Food Presidium, and Gargano EVO oil.
• An evening of folk music and dancing in the historic center.