Festa Patronale di San Giovanni Battista a Ferrera Erbognone
The patron saint of Ferrera Erbognone and the flavours of Lomellina tradition
About Festa di San Giovanni Battista
The patron saint of Ferrera Erbognone
The Festa Patronale di San Giovanni Battista celebrates the patron saint of Ferrera Erbognone, a municipality in Lomellina, in the heart of the rice-growing plain in the province of Pavia. The patron saint's feast day is on June 24th, and the festival is concentrated in the last ten days of the month, enlivening the town with one of the two main events of the year (the other being the Sagra d'Ottobre).
Culture, music, and theatre
Organised by the Pro Loco Ferrera Erbognone, the festival offers a calendar of recreational, cultural, musical, and theatrical events, designed to involve the entire community and visitors from neighbouring towns. It is an occasion that combines popular devotion and social interaction, in the full tradition of Lombard village festivals.
The flavours of Lomellina
The heart of the festival is the gastronomy of Lomellina tradition: saffron risotto, a symbol of the cuisine of a land where rice is the absolute protagonist, but also pasta and salami, tripe, polenta and cod. Ferrera Erbognone, which also hosts the Documentation Centre of the Ecomuseum of the Lomellina Landscape, provides the backdrop for a festival that tells the agricultural and gastronomic identity of this corner of the province of Pavia.
Festa di San Giovanni Battista — edition 2026
The Festa Patronale di San Giovanni Battista returns to Ferrera Erbognone in the last ten days of June 2026, around the patron saint's feast day.
As is tradition, the Pro Loco Ferrera Erbognone offers a calendar of recreational, cultural, musical, and theatrical events, alongside gastronomic events featuring Lomellina cuisine. The detailed programme, with dates and times, will be published on the Pro Loco's website and social media channels in the weeks leading up to the festival.
Programme Festa di San Giovanni Battista 2026
The detailed programme for the 2026 edition, with the schedule of events, will be published by the Pro Loco Ferrera Erbognone on their official channels closer to the dates. The festival typically includes:
- Recreational, cultural, musical, and theatrical events during the festival
- Food stalls with traditional Lomellina dishes: saffron risotto, pasta and salami, tripe, polenta and cod
- Religious celebrations in honour of the patron saint San Giovanni Battista
Highlights Festa di San Giovanni Battista 2026
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Practical information — Festa di San Giovanni Battista
When
In the last ten days of June, around the patron saint's feast day (June 24th).
Where
Town centre of Ferrera Erbognone (PV), Lomellina.
How to get there
Ferrera Erbognone can be reached by car via the SP for Sannazzaro de' Burgondi; the nearest train station is Sannazzaro on the Alessandria-Pavia line.
Information
Detailed programme on the Pro Loco Ferrera Erbognone website and social media channels.
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Centro del paese di Ferrera Erbognone