Feast of San Nicasio — Principal Patron Saint of Caccamo (August Fair)

The 2025 August Fair during the Jubilee Year

The 2025 edition of the patronal festival of Caccamo (PA) took on special significance, as it was part of the Jubilee Year opened on June 30, 2024, and concluded on September 1, 2025, declared for the 4th centenary of the liberation from the plague (1624) and the election of San Nicasio as principal patron (1625).

True to tradition, the festival was structured around an octave of prayers—rosary and evening mass—culminating in the days of the solemnity: the youth day, the Day of the Sick with the anointing of the infirm, the Eucharistic day, the torchlight procession, and the floral tribute by the bearers. The solemn procession of the reliquary statue through the village streets, with stops at the city gates, and the final fireworks display closed the festivities, amidst thousands of faithful and the lively atmosphere of the August Fair.

Traditional program of the festival (recurring structure, 2025 edition in the Jubilee Year):

• Preparatory Octave — rosary at 6:00 PM and mass at 7:00 PM every evening
• Youth Day — treasure hunt and catechesis under the stars
• Day of the Sick — visit to the relic and administration of the Anointing of the Sick
• Eucharistic Day — exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, vespers, and Eucharistic blessing
• Evening torchlight procession and fraternal agape
• Floral tribute by the bearers on the eve of the solemnity
• Solemnity of San Nicasio (last Sunday of August) — solemn Eucharistic celebration
• Following Monday — solemn panegyric, pontifical mass, procession of the reliquary statue at 7:00 PM, and concluding fireworks display