Festa dei Popoli — Culinary and Musical Migrations
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Festa dei Popoli — Culinary and Musical Migrations

03 Oct 2025
Lipari — Messina (283)

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Edition 2025 — Festa dei Popoli

The sixth edition of the Festa dei Popoli took place on Friday, October 3, 2025, starting at 8:00 PM in the Marina Corta square in Lipari. Food stalls from Brazil, Ivory Coast, the Philippines, France, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, and other countries enlivened the evening, alongside music, dance, and a final DJ set. The edition was dedicated to solidarity with peoples affected by conflicts.

The sixth edition (October 3, 2025)

The 6th edition of the Festa dei Popoli was held on October 3, 2025, starting at 8:00 PM, at Marina Corta, Lipari. The square was filled with the scents and flavors of stalls set up by communities from all over the world, under the slogan of a "square without borders."

Musically, the evening featured Riciclette, a group that reinterprets songs from the Global South, Romanian music by Nicola Justina Muntean, the percussion and rhythms of Mandeng Folí, flamenco interludes by Simona Catalini and her students, and, to close, a DJ set by Lilith Primavera. The edition was dedicated to solidarity with peoples affected by conflicts, symbolically joining many other Italian squares.

Programme

Friday, October 3, 2025 — Marina Corta, from 8:00 PM

  • Opening of food stalls from countries around the world (Brazil, Ivory Coast, Philippines, France, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, and others)
  • Concert by Riciclette — songs from the Global South
  • Romanian music with Nicola Justina Muntean
  • Percussion and rhythms by Mandeng Folí
  • Flamenco interludes with Simona Catalini and students
  • Final DJ set by Lilith Primavera

Highlights

DJ set by Lilith Primavera, concert by Riciclette, and flamenco with Simona Catalini in a crowded Marina Corta for the sixth edition.

Prices

Free admission to the square; food and drinks for purchase at individual stalls.

Where does it take place — Festa dei Popoli

Piazza Marina Corta

Marina Corta, 98055 Lipari

Festa dei Popoli in brief

Music World music African music Gastronomy World cuisine Folk traditions Folklore Solidarity Inclusion Outdoor Night Multidisciplinary Messina

History of Festa dei Popoli

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