La Grotta del Messia Living Nativity
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La Grotta del Messia Living Nativity

14 Dec 2025 — 06 Jan 2026
Castelvetrano — Trapani (081)

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Edition 2025 — La Grotta del Messia

The eighteenth edition of La Grotta del Messia took place in the Capuchin Friars' catacombs in Castelvetrano on December 14, 20, 21, 26, and 28, 2025, and January 4 and 6, 2026, with public access from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Along an evocative path through sacred scenes and historical settings, the performers of the La Perla Imperiale association re-enacted the trades of the Year Zero up to the Nativity, with free tastings of local products.

La Grotta del Messia 2025

The 2025 edition of La Grotta del Messia, the eighteenth of the festival, took place in the catacombs of the Capuchin Friars of Castelvetrano (Trapani) on the evenings of December 14, 20, 21, 26, and 28, 2025, and January 4 and 6, 2026, with opening hours from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and free admission.

Organized by the cultural association La Perla Imperiale, led by Carlo Salluzzo, in collaboration with the Capuchin Friars, the nativity scene featured a route through approximately twenty expertly reconstructed settings and over sixty costumed performers. The day of Epiphany saw the arrival of the Three Wise Men in a procession, accompanied by the drums of the Castrum Veteranum group, marking the close of the event.

Programme

December 14, 20, 21, 26, 28, 2025 and January 4, 6, 2026, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM. Route through approximately 20 Year Zero settings with over 60 performers, free tastings of local products, and, on January 6, the arrival of the Three Wise Men in a procession with the Castrum Veteranum drums.

Highlights

Setting in the Capuchin catacombs, path to the Nativity, free tastings, procession of the Wise Men on Epiphany.

Prices

Free admission.

Where does it take place — La Grotta del Messia

Catacombe del Convento dei Frati Cappuccini

La Grotta del Messia in brief

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