La Mangiaunta
The extra virgin olive oil festival of Giano dell'Umbria
About La Mangiaunta
The new oil takes centre stage in 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 particularly celebrates the San Felice monocultivar, a variety that characterises the area and makes it unique in the Italian olive oil landscape.
Between oil mills, tastings, and rural tradition
The medieval village becomes the beating heart of the festival, with tastings, live music, readings, street artists, and performances. 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 car parks to the historic centre and the oil mills every fifteen minutes.
Part of the Frantoi Aperti circuit
La Mangiaunta is part of the regional Frantoi Aperti circuit, which opens the doors of Umbrian oil mills to visitors and enthusiasts in the autumn. In addition to tastings, the programme offers activities for children and adults, oil-themed aperitifs in accommodation facilities, walks, and trekking through the olive groves. It's an opportunity to discover the culture of olive oil and the rural identity of the Umbria Region.
La Mangiaunta — edition 2026
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 programme will include the elements that characterise the festival: visits to local oil mills, tastings of the San Felice monocultivar 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 organisers as part of the Frantoi Aperti circuit.
Programme La Mangiaunta 2026
Programme coming soon
The detailed programme for the 2026 edition will be published by the organisers. As per tradition, the festival includes:
- Visits to local oil mills with tasting of the new San Felice monocultivar oil
- Tastings, oil-themed aperitifs, and show cooking
- Workshops for children and adults
- Live music, readings, street artists, and performances in the medieval village
- Walks and trekking through the olive groves
- Free shuttle buses between car parks, the historic centre, and the oil mills
The event is part of the regional Frantoi Aperti circuit.
Highlights La Mangiaunta 2026
Prices La Mangiaunta 2026
Practical information — La Mangiaunta
How to get here
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. During the festival, free shuttle buses connect the main car parks to the historic centre every fifteen minutes.
Information
Free entry to the village; oil mill visits and tastings according to the programme. Dates and details are published as part of the Frantoi Aperti circuit and on the Giano dell'Umbria Municipality's channels.
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Where does it take place — La Mangiaunta
Centro storico di Giano dell'Umbria