Festa di San Rocco a Concesio

San Rocco, co-patron of Concesio

The Festa di San Rocco is one of the traditional events in Concesio, in the Province of Brescia, dedicated to the pilgrim saint venerated as the co-patron of the town. The festival falls on August 16th, the liturgical day of San Rocco, and has its roots in ancient devotion, linked to the figure of the saint protector against epidemics.

The procession with the wooden statue

The heart of the celebration is the traditional procession that winds through the town's streets, carrying the wooden statue of San Rocco. A moment of strong popular participation, where the community gathers around its saint in the height of summer, following a ritual that has been repeated for generations.

Between devotion and tradition

In the past, the religious festival was combined with a market fair (fiera mercantile), testifying to how patronal festivals were also moments of exchange and meeting for the community. Even today, the Festa di San Rocco keeps this dimension of tradition alive, intertwining faith and the town's identity.

A summer event for Concesio

The Festa di San Rocco is one of the events that mark the summer in Concesio, in the Brescian Valle Trompia. A simple and heartfelt moment, in which the town rediscovers its connection with its religious and community roots. Devotion to San Rocco, a protector invoked against epidemics and patron of pilgrims, is widespread throughout Lombardy and in many towns in the Valle Trompia: in Concesio, it takes the form of a town festival that, despite its sobriety, preserves the value of tradition passed down from generation to generation.