Feast of San Vincenzo Ferreri
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Feast of San Vincenzo Ferreri

18 Sep 2025 — 21 Sep 2025
Maletto — Catania (287)

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Edition 2025 — San Vincenzo Ferreri

In 2025, the Feast of San Vincenzo Ferreri in Maletto reached its peak on Sunday, September 21st, the third Sunday of the month. After days of preparation with band concerts and evening entertainment in the square, the saint's statue went out in an evening procession on the traditional wooden fercolo, carried on shoulders through the streets of the historic center with the participation of hundreds of faithful from the village and neighboring Etnean towns.

The 2025 edition

The 2025 Feast of San Vincenzo Ferreri was celebrated in Maletto (province of Catania) with its usual focus on the third Sunday of September, Sunday, September 21st, as part of the Maletto patronal feast cycle.

The festivities opened in the preceding days with a concert by the V. Bellini brass band of Maletto and evenings of music and cabaret in the village squares. On Sunday, the most anticipated moment, the statue of San Vincenzo left the Church of Saint Anthony at dusk for the solemn procession on the wooden fercolo, winding along Via Roma, Via Bellini, Via Mameli, and the other traditional "Streets of the Saints," until its return accompanied by traditional fireworks.

Programme

Sunday, September 21, 2025 — Solemnity of San Vincenzo Ferreri

  • Liturgical celebrations in the Church of Saint Anthony
  • Evening — Solemn departure of the statue of San Vincenzo Ferreri and procession of the fercolo through the traditional streets of the village
  • Musical accompaniment by the V. Bellini Band of Maletto
  • Fireworks upon the saint's return

In the preceding days: band concert and entertainment and cabaret evenings in the squares of the historic center.

Highlights

Evening procession of the wooden fercolo of San Vincenzo through the streets of the historic center; concert by the V. Bellini Band; fireworks.

Prices

Free admission to all events.

Where does it take place — San Vincenzo Ferreri

Centro storico di Maletto

Chiesa di Sant'Antonio di Padova, 95035 Maletto

San Vincenzo Ferreri in brief

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