Festa dell'Oratorio di Carugate — Palio dei Rioni

The festival that opens the oratorian year

The Festa dell'Oratorio di Carugate is a long-standing event of the parish of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, in the Municipality of Carugate, in the province of Milan. It takes place in the last week of September and symbolically opens the new oratorian year of the Don Bosco Oratory, bringing the community together for days of games, music, and conviviality.

The Palio dei Rioni

The soul of the festival is the Palio dei Rioni: the four neighbourhoods of Carugate challenge each other in a series of fun games that involve adults and children alike, in a climate of healthy competition and team spirit. It is the most anticipated moment, capable of igniting the enthusiasm of the entire town and strengthening the sense of belonging to the neighbourhoods.

Food, bouncy castles, and evening events

Alongside the palio, the festival offers the full repertoire of oratory festivals: food stands with a kitchen, bar, pizzeria, piadina stand, and bruschetta stand; attractions for children with bouncy castles and games; and evenings of music and entertainment. There are also moments like balloon launches and prize games, which complete a varied programme suitable for all ages.

A community tradition in Carugate

The Don Bosco Oratory is a focal point for life in Carugate, a municipality in the Milan hinterland. The Festa dell'Oratorio with the Palio dei Rioni represents one of the most important moments of the year for the parish and the town, an occasion for families, teenagers, and young people to come together to kick off the new season's activities, all together.