Festival of the Ceri

The 2025 edition of the Festa dei Ceri took place as scheduled on May 15th, confirming a ritual that knows no interruption in Gubbio. The day followed the usual ceremonial: the awakening of the city at dawn, the Raising of the Ceri in Piazza Grande at noon, and the evening Race along the streets of the historic center to the Basilica of Saint Ubaldo on Mount Ingino. Thousands of 'ceraioli' dressed in yellow, blue, and black animated the city, accompanied by tens of thousands of visitors. The festival, an intangible heritage recognized by UNESCO and a symbol of the entire Umbria Region, once again reaffirmed its role as an identity event for the Gubbio community.

Every year, the Festa dei Ceri follows the same unchanged ceremonial: drums and "Campanone" at dawn, Procession of the Saints in the morning, Raising of the Ceri at noon in Piazza Grande, lunch of the 'ceraioli' under the Arches, and the evening Race towards Mount Ingino with arrival at the Basilica of Saint Ubaldo.