Festività Patronale di San Giovanni Battista
Four days of celebration for the patron saint of Vado Ligure
About Festa di San Giovanni
The patron saint of Vado Ligure
The Festività Patronale di San Giovanni Battista is the most important event of the summer in Vado Ligure, a town in the province of Savona overlooking the gulf. The celebrations, spread over four days around June 24th (the saint's day), combine the religious dimension with a rich program of civil events.
A program for everyone
The festival offers conferences, children's shows with puppets and dance, activities like Pompieropoli, concerts, and the traditional fireworks over the sea. The civil heart of the festival is the Fiera di San Giovanni, which animates the Giardini a Mare with stalls and a market.
Between faith and community
The most solemn moment is the mass followed by the procession in honor of San Giovanni Battista. Organized by the Municipality of Vado Ligure with the parish, the festival involves the town's squares, gardens, and seafront, confirming itself as an identity event for the Savona community and an attraction for nearby towns.
Festa di San Giovanni — edition 2026
For 2026, the patronal festival takes place from June 21 to 24 in Vado Ligure, with a program spanning four days of religious and civil events.
It begins on June 21st with a conference and the choir I Pertinaci; on the 22nd, a puppet and dance show for children; on the 23rd, Pompieropoli, the SheRocks concert, and fireworks over the sea; on the 24th, the saint's day, the Fiera di San Giovanni at Giardini a Mare, mass, and the evening procession.
Programme Festa di San Giovanni 2026
Sunday, June 21
- Conference with the choir I Pertinaci
Monday, June 22
- Piazza Cialet — puppet and dance show for children
Tuesday, June 23
- Pompieropoli for children
- 8:00 PM, Piazza Cavour — SheRocks concert
- 10:30 PM — fireworks over the Pontile Tirreno Power
Wednesday, June 24 — San Giovanni Battista
- Fiera di San Giovanni at Giardini a Mare
- 6:00 PM — mass
- 7:00 PM — procession
Highlights Festa di San Giovanni 2026
Prices Festa di San Giovanni 2026
Practical information — Festa di San Giovanni
Where
Vado Ligure (SV), town center, Giardini a Mare, Piazza Cavour, and Piazza Cialet.
How to get there
Vado Ligure is served by the train station on the Genoa-Ventimiglia line and by the A10 motorway (Savona-Vado exit). Events take place in the center and along the seafront.
Admission
Most events are free admission.
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Where does it take place — Festa di San Giovanni
Centro di Vado Ligure, Giardini a Mare e piazze cittadine