Festa Patronale di San Giacomo Apostolo e Sant'Antonio di Padova
Two days of faith, ventricina and cavatelli in the Croatian village of Molise
About Festa Patronale San Felice
The festival of the Croatian village of Molise
Every summer, San Felice del Molise, in the province of Campobasso, renews its patronal festival. The village, known to its inhabitants as Filič, is one of the three Molisan-Croatian speaking communities in Italy, and this identity is also reflected in the festival's traditions, intertwined with the region's Slavic-Molisan cuisine.
Two days of faith and flavour
The celebrations focus on mid-July. The first evening is dedicated to the Sagra della Zuppetta, while the second is enlivened by the Ventricina Party in Piazza Cappella: the star is ventricina, the village's symbolic cured meat, prepared according to the ancient Croatian tradition. You can taste handmade cavatelli with ventricina sauce, skewers, and ventricina burgers, seasonal side dishes, dessert, watermelon, and wine.
Music, community, and Croatian traditions
The evenings combine good food with live music and inflatable games for the little ones, in a festive atmosphere that involves the entire community. The patronal festival is also a time for many emigrated San Felice residents to return, connected to the village's roots and its typical dishes such as sagne mbottite and the dessert bukshkarun.
Festa Patronale San Felice — edition 2026
In 2026, San Felice del Molise renews its mid-July patronal festival. The traditional program alternates religious rites in honour of the patron saints with gastronomic evenings: the Sagra della Zuppetta and the Ventricina Party in Piazza Cappella, featuring handmade cavatelli with ventricina sauce, skewers, live music, and entertainment for children.
The exact dates and detailed program for the 2026 edition will be announced by the Parish Festival Committee closer to the event.
Programme Festa Patronale San Felice 2026
The traditional program unfolds over two evenings in Piazza Cappella:
- First evening — Sagra della Zuppetta with the stands opening in the evening.
- Second evening — Ventricina Party from 8:00 PM: handmade cavatelli with ventricina sauce, skewers and ventricina burgers, seasonal side dishes, dessert, watermelon, wine, and water. Live music and inflatable games for children.
Dates and detailed program for the 2026 edition to be updated, announced by the Parish Festival Committee.
Highlights Festa Patronale San Felice 2026
The Ventricina Party with cavatelli with ventricina sauce and the Sagra della Zuppetta, expressions of the Slavic-Molisan cuisine of Filič.
Prices Festa Patronale San Felice 2026
Practical information — Festa Patronale San Felice
How to get there
San Felice del Molise is reached by car from the Adriatic coast, heading inland in the lower Molise region, in the province of Campobasso. The festivities take place in the historic centre, with Piazza Cappella as the epicentre.
Tips
Free admission; food is purchased at the stands. The exact dates and program are announced by the Parish Festival Committee closer to the event.
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Where does it take place — Festa Patronale San Felice
Piazza Cappella
Piazza Cappella, 86030 San Felice del Molise