Festa Patronale di Vighizzolo e Palio dei Rioni

The Hamlet's Festival

The hamlet of Vighizzolo, part of the Municipality of Cantù in the province of Como, dedicates its patronal feast to Saints Peter and Paul every year at the end of June. It is one of those village festivals where the religious and popular dimensions are inextricably linked, organized by the Parish of SS. Pietro e Paolo and capable of mobilizing the entire community.

The Palio dei Rioni (Districts' Palio)

The heart of the festival is the Palio dei Rioni, a traditional competition that sees the four historic districts of the hamlet — Terrò, Doss, Strepaée, and Filanda — compete. The race is run using wheelbarrows, which carry the symbols of each district's working past: spools of thread, skeins, sieves, pots, recalling Vighizzolo's ancient artisan and farming heritage. The parade that precedes the race, with the "Giuseppe Verdi" musical band and flag-wavers, starts from the church of SS. Pietro e Paolo and winds through the hamlet's streets.

• Parade of the districts with musical band and flag-wavers
• Wheelbarrow race between the four historic districts
• Vintage motorcycle exhibition
• DJ set and silent disco
• Food stalls and convivial moments

Between Tradition and Fun

The festival is not just the Palio: the program includes exhibitions, music, evening entertainment, and gastronomic offerings, alternating moments of devotion with more light-hearted ones. It is this blend of the sacred and the profane, of memory and celebration, that makes the Vighizzolo patronal feast an eagerly awaited event not only by the inhabitants of the hamlet but by all of Cantù, fully included in the Cantù Summer calendar.