Living Nativity in the Sassi of Matera

The 15th Edition (2025-2026)

The fifteenth edition, titled "AND PEACE BE WITH YOU! The Living Nativity of Dialogue and Peace", was inaugurated on December 5, 2025, and opened to the public on December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2025, and January 3-4, 2026.

The route of approximately 1.5 km wound through the Sasso Caveoso, from the Piazza San Francesco area to Via Bruno Buozzi, with over 200 participants, including historical reenactors and theatre companies from all over Italy. Access, in timed slots from late afternoon to evening, required mandatory booking due to the limited number of places.