Festa Patronale di Sant'Apollinare
The patronal festival of the Sant'Apollinare district of Rovigo, featuring a food stand, music, and dancing.
About Festa di Sant'Apollinare
The festival of the Sant'Apollinare district
The Festa Patronale di Sant'Apollinare is the local festival (sagra) of the district of the same name in Rovigo, linked to the devotion to the patron saint Sant'Apollinare. After a period when the historic festival had risked disappearing — due to the difficulty in finding volunteers and bureaucratic complexity — the festival has returned to the green area adjacent to the church, on Via della Conciliazione.
Food and live music
The program revolves around the food stand, open in the evenings, with a menu ranging from first courses to grilled meats, from fish dishes to traditional side dishes like polenta and beans, accompanied by an always-open bar. The evenings are enlivened by live music, with orchestras and bands that invite dancing, in the full spirit of a village festival in the Polesine region.
A tradition that endures
The return of the festival represents a sign of vitality for the district's community: a gathering moment that combines faith, tradition, and conviviality, and confirms how much patronal festivals are rooted in the identity of the districts and hamlets of Rovigo.
Festa di Sant'Apollinare — edition 2026
Having returned to the calendar in 2025 after a break, the Festa Patronale di Sant'Apollinare is also anticipated in 2026, typically in July, in the Sant'Apollinare district of Rovigo. The festival usually offers a food stand with traditional dishes, a bar, and live music evenings with orchestras and dancing. Specific dates and the program will be communicated by the organizing committee.
Programme Festa di Sant'Apollinare 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition will be announced by the organizing committee. The usual format, confirmed in 2025, includes several evenings in July with a food stand (first courses, grilled meats, fish, polenta and beans), a bar always open, and live music with orchestras and dancing nights, in the green area of the Sant'Apollinare church.
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Practical information — Festa di Sant'Apollinare
Where
Green area adjacent to the church, Via della Conciliazione, Sant'Apollinare district of Rovigo (RO).
When
In July, on selected evenings. Food stand open from 7:00 PM.
Info
Comitato Festeggiamenti La Speranza, Sant'Apollinare district.
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Where does it take place — Festa di Sant'Apollinare
Area verde della chiesa, quartiere Sant'Apollinare
Via della Conciliazione, 45100 Rovigo