La Macenata

La Macenata 2025 in Paternopoli

The 2025 edition was held over two weekends: Friday 26, Saturday 27, and Sunday 28 September, followed by Friday 3 and Saturday 4 October 2025. As every year, the historic center of Paternopoli, in the province of Avellino, transformed into a sprawling stage between Frantoio Famiglietti, Piazza Rua delle Rose, Piazza XXIV Maggio, and Piazzetta San Vito.

Each evening began with AperitiVino at 7:00 PM featuring white wine tastings, followed by the opening of food and winery stands; at 9:30 PM and again late in the evening, the La Macenata ritual—the collective barefoot grape-stomping—was repeated. On the musical front, performers included Terra Nera, I Monaghan Band, I Bottari della Cantica Popolare, The Roux Crue, I Virtuosi della Tarantella, Briganti d'Irpinia, I Suoni del Sud, Orizzonti Popolari, U Tone Band, and I Lumanera, with DJ sets by Shuffle and Nora Rich closing the nights in Piazza Rua delle Rose. On Saturday and Sunday, wine tours departed to visit the village's wineries.

Friday, September 26, 2025 — 7:00 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: AperitiVino with DJ set (white wine tasting); 8:00 PM opening of food and winery stands; 8:00 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: Terra Nera; 8:30 PM Piazza XXIV Maggio: stand opening; 9:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: La Macenata; 10:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: La Macenata; 10:30 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: DJ Shuffle; 11:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: I Monaghan Band. Saturday, September 27, 2025 — 10:00 AM departure of Wine Tours among Paternopoli's wineries; 7:00 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: AperitiVino with DJ set; 8:00 PM opening of food and winery stands; 8:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: I Bottari della Cantica Popolare; 8:30 PM Piazza XXIV Maggio: stand opening; 8:30 PM Piazza San Vito: The Roux Crue; 9:00 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: DJ Nora Rich; 9:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: La Macenata; 11:00 PM Piazzetta San Vito: La Macenata; 11:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: Doggy Style; 12:00 AM Piazza Rua delle Rose: DJ Shuffle. Sunday, September 28, 2025 — 10:00 AM departure of Wine Tours; 12:00 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: opening of food and winery stands; 2:00 PM I Virtuosi della Tarantella; 4:00 PM Briganti d'Irpinia; 7:00 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: AperitiVino with DJ set; 8:00 PM stand opening; 8:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: I Suoni del Sud; 8:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: Orizzonti Popolari; 8:30 PM Piazza XXIV Maggio: stand opening; 9:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: La Macenata; 11:00 PM Piazzetta San Vito: La Macenata; 12:00 AM Piazza Rua delle Rose: DJ Shuffle. Friday, October 3, 2025 — 7:00 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: AperitiVino with DJ set; 8:00 PM opening of food and winery stands; 8:00 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: Briganti d'Irpinia; 8:30 PM Piazza XXIV Maggio: stand opening; 8:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: I Monaghan Duo; 9:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: La Macenata; 11:00 PM Piazzetta San Vito: La Macenata; 11:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: U Tone Band; 12:00 AM Piazza Rua delle Rose: DJ Shuffle. Saturday, October 4, 2025 — 2:00 PM departure of Wine Tours; 7:00 PM Piazza Rua delle Rose: AperitiVino with DJ set; 8:00 PM opening of food and winery stands; 8:00 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: Orizzonti Popolari; 8:30 PM Piazza XXIV Maggio: stand opening; 8:30 PM Piazzetta San Vito: Doggy Style; 9:30 PM Frantoio Famiglietti: La Macenata; 11:00 PM Piazzetta San Vito: La Macenata and I Lumanera; 12:00 AM Piazza Rua delle Rose: DJ Shuffle.

• Five evenings spread over two weekends, from September 26 to October 4, 2025.
• The grape-stomping ritual repeated every evening at Frantoio Famiglietti and Piazzetta San Vito.
• 7:00 PM AperitiVino with white wine tasting in Piazza Rua delle Rose.
• Live Irpinian folk music: bottari, tarantella, and local bands.
• Morning wine tours among Paternopoli's wineries on Saturdays and Sundays.