Festa Patronale di San Giovanni Battista
Sant'Olcese celebrates its Patron Saint between faith and community
About Festa di San Giovanni Battista
The Patron Saint of Sant'Olcese
The feast of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24th, is the most important religious and popular event in Sant'Olcese, a municipality in the Val Polcevera in the Province of Genoa. An occasion that intertwines devotion, identity, and tradition, and which for generations has united the inhabitants of the village and its hamlets.
Three days of celebration
The festivities are spread over three days of events, consisting of religious celebrations, moments of gathering, and conviviality. Among the most anticipated events is the community dinner, an opportunity to come together around the table and renew the sense of community that characterizes the life of the town.
The procession of the Saint
The most solemn moment is the procession with the statue of St. John the Baptist carried through the village streets, accompanied by the participation of the faithful. It is the gesture that, year after year, gives the most authentic meaning to the patronal feast, between Christian roots and the history of the Ligurian village.
Festa di San Giovanni Battista — edition 2026
For June 24, 2026, Sant'Olcese renews the feast of its Patron Saint St. John the Baptist with three days of events. Alongside religious celebrations, the program includes moments of gathering and the community dinner, while the most heartfelt moment remains the procession with the statue of the Saint through the village streets. The detailed program is distributed by the parish and the Municipality in the days preceding the event.
Programme Festa di San Giovanni Battista 2026
The detailed program for the three days of festivities is published by the Parish of St. John the Baptist and the Municipality of Sant'Olcese closer to the event. Traditional structure of the festival:
- Liturgical celebrations in honor of the Patron Saint
- Moments of gathering and initiatives for the community
- Community dinner
- June 24 — Solemn procession with the statue of St. John the Baptist through the village streets
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Practical information — Festa di San Giovanni Battista
How to get there
By car from Genoa, heading up the Val Polcevera; possibility of connection with the Genova–Casella little train. The celebrations take place at the parish church and in the streets of the center.
When
Patron Saint's Day on June 24th, with three days of festivities. Detailed program published by the parish and the Municipality closer to the event.
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Where does it take place — Festa di San Giovanni Battista
Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giovanni Battista, Sant'Olcese
Piazza della Chiesa, 16010 Sant'Olcese