The festival of San Rocco in the hamlet of Roccapipirozzi Alta
Roccapipirozzi Alta is a hamlet in the municipality of Sesto Campano, in the province of Isernia, on the border between Molise and Campania. Here, in mid-August, the Festa di San Rocco is celebrated, coinciding with the Ferragosto period, when the hamlet comes alive to welcome the many residents and holidaymakers returning for the summer.
The festival is part of the Estate Sestolese programme, the calendar of events that the Municipality of Sesto Campano organises every year, involving the capital and its hamlets. San Rocco, venerated throughout Southern Italy as a protector against epidemics, is the object of widespread popular devotion, and in Roccapipirozzi Alta, his festival is one of the central religious events of the summer.
The occasion combines the procession and religious services with evening civil celebrations, in a typical village festival atmosphere of the Upper Molise communities. The coincidence with Ferragosto makes the festival a particularly well-attended event, capable of bringing the entire hamlet together.
The 2026 edition of the Festa di San Rocco is held on August 15 and 16 in Roccapipirozzi Alta, a hamlet of Sesto Campano. The festival, during the peak Ferragosto period, alternates between a procession, religious services, and civil celebrations, as part of the Sesto Campano Summer.
Roccapipirozzi Alta is a hamlet of Sesto Campano, in the province of Isernia, on the border with Campania. By car, it can be reached from the A1 motorway (San Vittore/Venafro exit).
Free admission to all celebrations.
Municipality of Sesto Campano.
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Roccapipirozzi Alta (frazione di Sesto Campano)