Festival of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Hand-peeled potatoes in the locality of Madonna dei Prati
About Festival of Madonna dei Prati
The Madonna dei Prati Festival
The Festival of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the Madonna dei Prati Festival, is the summer festival of the homonymous locality of Brendola, a municipality in the Berici Hills in the province of Vicenza. It takes place every July on the days dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, combining popular devotion and conviviality.
Hand-peeled potatoes
The heart of the festival is the food stand, open from 7 PM, where the specialty is hand-peeled potatoes fried on the spot, the true hallmark of the festival. The menu also offers first courses of pasta and gnocchi with ragù, tomato, and arrabbiata sauces, as well as delicious desserts. A well-stocked wine bar is also available.
Music, games, and charity
The evenings are enlivened by music and dancing, while the program includes a charity lottery and youth Olympics, events that involve both adults and children. The festival is an identity-defining event for the community of Madonna dei Prati and for the entire territory of Brendola.
Festival of Madonna dei Prati — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Festival of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is scheduled for July in Madonna dei Prati, Brendola, on the days dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The formula with the food stand and the featured specialties remains confirmed – especially the hand-peeled potatoes – accompanied by music, dancing, and charity initiatives.
Programme Festival of Madonna dei Prati 2026
The detailed program and dates for the 2026 edition will be announced by the organizing committee (updates on the festival's Facebook and Instagram channels). The usual structure includes musical evenings and dancing, a food stand open from 7 PM with hand-peeled potatoes fried on the spot, pasta and gnocchi with ragù, tomato, and arrabbiata sauces, a wine bar, a charity lottery, and youth Olympics.
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Practical information — Festival of Madonna dei Prati
How to get there
Madonna dei Prati is a locality in Brendola, in the Berici Hills, province of Vicenza. By car, you can reach it from the A4 motorway (Montecchio Maggiore exit) continuing towards Brendola. The festival takes place in the event area of the locality.
Admission
Free admission. Food stand is paid, open from 7 PM.
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Where does it take place — Festival of Madonna dei Prati
Madonna dei Prati (località di Brendola)
Madonna dei Prati, 36040 Brendola