Festa dell'Olio Buono Festival
The Fasano festival dedicated to Apulian extra virgin olive oil
About Festa dell'Olio Buono
The festival of green gold in the city of ancient olive trees
In the territory with the highest density of ancient olive trees in the world, Fasano dedicates an entire weekend to extra virgin olive oil with the Festa dell'Olio Buono. The festival, organized by the Itriae Culturae APS association, was created to tell the story of oil not just as an agricultural product, but as a true cultural and identity heritage of Puglia and the Fasano municipality, in the province of Brindisi.
A public laboratory for taste education
The heart of the event is the meeting between producers, processors, and consumers: for the first time, producers, consumers, and industry experts come together to cultivate an oil culture and promote the territory. The program alternates between guided tastings, sensory analysis courses, show cooking, thematic meetings, and food stalls, enlivening the squares and symbolic landmarks of the historic center.
Culture, community, and territory
The Festa dell'Olio Buono is designed as a public laboratory for taste education and community building. Alongside educational moments, there is space for family and children's activities, exhibitions, and anthropological narratives linked to the olive civilization. The festival is sponsored by the National Association of Oil Cities and supported by the Municipality of Fasano and local entities such as the BCC of Locorotondo.
Event venues
The events take place in characteristic locations in Fasano: the Chiostro dei Minori Osservanti, the Museo della Casa alla Fasanese, the "Ignazio Ciaia" Community Library, Piazza Mercato Vecchio with its temporary oil shop, as well as the masserie (farmhouses) of the Fasano countryside such as Masseria Pezze Galere. An itinerary that connects the urban center with the olive-growing landscape, the productive heart of Apulian extra virgin olive oil.
Festa dell'Olio Buono — edition 2026
The second edition of the Festa dell'Olio Buono brought the theme "Harvests and Tales" to Fasano, an invitation to go beyond the production dimension to open a broader dialogue between those who produce, process, and consume extra virgin olive oil. The event, organized by Itriae Culturae APS, enlivened the squares and symbolic places of the Fasano center for four days, closing with a positive outcome in terms of public participation.
Among the new features of the edition were the art exhibition set up at the Museo della Casa alla Fasanese and the temporary oil shop in Piazza Mercato Vecchio with tastings from thirteen local producers.
Programme Festa dell'Olio Buono 2026
Friday, April 17
- 17:30 — Chiostro dei Minori Osservanti: institutional greetings and meeting "Oleotourism: market and professionalism" with industry experts
- 20:00 — Museo della Casa alla Fasanese: inauguration of the exhibition "Living Gold. Practices of caring for the invisible. Poetically inhabiting the Earth", curated by the U'mbracchie Association
Saturday, April 18
- 10:00 — "Ignazio Ciaia" Community Library: course "Good Oil and NOT" to learn how to recognize true extra virgin oil through tastings and label reading (by reservation)
- 16:00 — Masseria Pezze Galere: discovery of extra virgin oils from rare cultivars with visit and FIOI guided tasting (by reservation)
Sunday, April 19
- Morning and afternoon — Piazza Mercato Vecchio: temporary oil shop with tastings from 13 local producers
- Activities for families ("Evo Children"), educational meetings such as "Coratina, the queen of olives" and the anthropological story "Of fat and lean"
- 18:00 — educational moments and live music with Peppe Leone
Monday, April 20
- 9:00-13:00 — At Happetito: "Beyond the drizzle of oil: architecture of taste" (paid, by reservation)
Highlights Festa dell'Olio Buono 2026
Prices Festa dell'Olio Buono 2026
Practical information — Festa dell'Olio Buono
Location
Fasano (BR), Puglia. Events take place in the historic center (Chiostro dei Minori Osservanti, Museo della Casa alla Fasanese, Piazza Mercato Vecchio, "Ignazio Ciaia" Library) and in the masserie of the Fasano countryside.
Admission
Most events are free. Some courses and guided tastings require booking (some are paid).
Contacts and bookings
Itriae Culturae APS — email [email protected], phone +39 329 204 5875.
How to reach us
Fasano is accessible via the SS16 Adriatica road and the Bari-Lecce railway line. The nearest airport is Brindisi.
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Where does it take place — Festa dell'Olio Buono
Centro storico di Fasano
Piazza Mercato Vecchio, 72015 Fasano