LUMinARIA – Festival of Lights

The 2025 Festival of Lights illuminated Locorotondo from July 4th to 6th with the concept "Mediterranean Parenthesis," a journey through the lands bordering the sea that cradled ancient civilizations. Friday, July 4th, the "Lights Off" ceremony opened the festival with contemporary dance, aerial dance, and baroque fireworks; Saturday, July 5th, featured "Dancing in the Moonlight," with four DJ sets in different corners of the historic center. The main evening on Sunday, July 6th, starred Antonio Castrignanò, musician and composer of the Notte della Taranta, accompanied by the nine instrumentalists of the "Taranta Sounds – Babilonia" project at the Arena Bellavista, before the grand show of music, lights, dance, and baroque fireworks at 11:00 PM. Religious celebrations for Saint Lucy were also held, including morning mass, solemn evening mass, and a procession, along with a Kids Area featuring shows by the Hakuna Matata Circus in Piazza Aldo Moro. The event, organized by Euforica APS with the Puglia Region, was free to attend.

Friday, July 4

• "Lights Off" opening ceremony with contemporary dance, aerial dance, and baroque fireworks

Saturday, July 5 — Dancing in the Moonlight

• Four DJ sets in different locations of the historic center

Sunday, July 6 — LUMinARIA (Mediterranean Parenthesis)

• 7:30 AM – Mother Church — Morning mass for Saint Lucy
• 7:00 PM – Mother Church — Solemn celebration of mass
• 8:00 PM — Solemn procession through the town streets and final blessing
• 8:00 PM – Piazza Aldo Moro — Kids Area with shows and entertainment for children by the Hakuna Matata Circus
• 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM — Candlelit guided tours of the historic center
• 9:00 PM – Arena Bellavista — Concert by Antonio Castrignanò with the nine instrumentalists of "Taranta Sounds – Babilonia"
• 11:00 PM – Arena Bellavista — Show of music, lights, aerial and contemporary dance with grand baroque fireworks