The extra virgin olive oil festival of Giano dell'Umbria
La Mangiaunta is the festival dedicated to extra virgin olive oil in Giano dell'Umbria, a medieval village in the province of Perugia. The event specifically celebrates the San Felice single-cultivar variety, which characterizes the area and makes it unique in the Italian olive oil landscape.
The medieval village becomes the vibrant heart of the festival, with tastings, live music, readings, street artists, and shows. Among the most popular experiences are the visits to the local oil mills — Frantoio Filippi, Moretti Omero, Del Sero, Oro di Giano, Speranza, Agricola Locci — where you can witness the pressing process and taste the new oil. Free shuttle buses connect the parking areas to the historic center and the oil mills every fifteen minutes.
La Mangiaunta is part of the regional Frantoi Aperti (Open Oil Mills) circuit, which opens the doors of Umbrian oil mills to visitors and enthusiasts in the autumn. In addition to tastings, the program offers activities for children and adults, oil-themed aperitifs in accommodation facilities, and walks and trekking through the olive groves. It's an opportunity to discover the oil culture and the rural identity of the Umbria Region.
The 20th edition of La Mangiaunta is expected in autumn 2026 in Giano dell'Umbria (province of Perugia), as usual between late October and early November, during the new oil pressing season.
The program will reprise the elements that characterize the festival: visits to the local oil mills, tastings of the San Felice single-cultivar oil, show cooking, workshops for adults and children, live music, and walks through the olive groves. The precise dates for the 2026 edition will be announced by the organizers as part of the Frantoi Aperti circuit.
The detailed program for the 2026 edition will be published by the organizers. As per tradition, the festival includes:
The event is part of the regional Frantoi Aperti circuit.
Giano dell'Umbria is located in the province of Perugia, between Foligno and Spoleto. By car, it can be reached from the SS3 Flaminia or the E45 highway. During the festival, free shuttle buses connect the main parking areas to the historic center every fifteen minutes.
Free entry to the village; oil mill visits and tastings according to the program. Dates and details are published within the Frantoi Aperti circuit and through the Giano dell'Umbria Municipality's channels.
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Centro storico di Giano dell'Umbria