Emigrant Festival
Returning to roots in the Croatian village of Filič
About Emigrant Festival
A festival for those who left
The Emigrant Festival in San Felice del Molise, in the province of Campobasso, is a summer event dedicated to the many citizens of the town who have emigrated abroad. The village, known to its inhabitants by the Croatian name Filič, has a strong diaspora, and in July it welcomes back those returning for the holidays, transforming their homecoming into a true community celebration.
Croatian roots and Molise identity
San Felice del Molise is one of the three Croatian-Molise speaking communities in Italy, a legacy of ancient settlements by populations from the other side of the Adriatic. The festival is an opportunity to rediscover this identity through language, songs, and cuisine, with typical dishes such as sagne mbottite, ventricina, and the dessert bukshkarun.
Traditions that are renewed
Among the customs linked to the town's calendar is also the bonfire on May 10th for Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, a sign of the village's deep popular religiosity. The Emigrant Festival is part of this fabric of traditions, renewing every summer the bond between the town and its children scattered around the world.
Emigrant Festival — edition 2026
In 2026, San Felice del Molise renews the Emigrant Festival, the summer event dedicated to the village's citizens emigrated worldwide. In the historic center of Filič, in the province of Campobasso, the day celebrates the return to roots with convivial moments and the town's Slavic-Molise gastronomic traditions.
The exact date for the 2026 edition will be released by the Municipality and local associations closer to the event.
Programme Emigrant Festival 2026
The festival offers a day of meetings and conviviality dedicated to emigrants, with welcome moments, Croatian-Molise gastronomic traditions, and social activities in the town's historic center. Detailed program for the 2026 edition to be updated.
Highlights Emigrant Festival 2026
The return of emigrants and the rediscovery of Filič's Croatian-Molise identity.
Prices Emigrant Festival 2026
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How to get there
San Felice del Molise is located in the inland of lower Molise, in the province of Campobasso, reachable by car from the Adriatic coast. The celebrations animate the historic center of the village.
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The exact date and program are released by the Municipality and local associations closer to summer.
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Where does it take place — Emigrant Festival
Centro storico