Maglie Incanta
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Maglie Incanta

29 Nov 2025 — 24 Dec 2025
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Edition 2025 — Maglie Incanta

The 2025 edition of Maglie Incanta took place from November 29 to December 24, 2025, transforming the historic center into an open-air Christmas stage. Nearly a month of magic shows, circus acts, and street performers, craft markets from December 5 to 24 in Piazza Aldo Moro and Via Trani, an ice skating rink, and Santa's Village, with chestnuts, hot chocolate, and cotton candy offered to the public.

Maglie Incanta 2025

The 2025 edition opened on Saturday, November 29 in Piazza Aldo Moro with the comic magic show "Manteca al dente" and continued on Sunday, November 30 in Via San Giuseppe with the fire-eating performance "Maori Fire Performance".

Throughout December, the program offered numerous appointments: from December 5, the opening of the craft and hobby markets in Piazza Aldo Moro and Via Trani, the ice skating rink (from December 5, 2025, to January 11, 2026), the "Run and Walk for Mary" marathon on December 7, dance, music, and circus shows with "Time for Music", "Candyman", and "Pigiamarun", choirs, and performances by Maglie school students in churches, auditoriums, and theaters, up to Santa's Village.

The event, promoted by the Associazione Festa San Nicola Maglie with the slogan "the Christmas that embraces, thrills, and unites", involved the entire community until Christmas Eve.

Programme

Nov 29: "Manteca al dente", comic magic (Piazza Aldo Moro). Nov 30: "Maori Fire Performance", fire-eaters (Via San Giuseppe). Dec 5–Jan 11: ice skating rink. Dec 5–24: craft and hobby markets (Piazza Aldo Moro and Via Trani). Dec 6: lighting of installations and street performers. Dec 7: "Run and Walk for Mary", street band and chestnuts. Dec 8: dance show and hot chocolate. Dec 13: "Time for Music"; Dec 14: "Candyman". Dec 15–19: choirs, concerts, and school performances. Dec 21: "Pigiamarun" and Santa's Village.

Highlights

Magic and circus shows, street performers and fire-eaters, Christmas markets, ice skating rink, Santa's Village, free chestnuts, hot chocolate, and cotton candy.

Prices

Shows in the squares and markets are free to access. Possible separate cost for the ice skating rink.
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Centro storico di Maglie

Piazza Aldo Moro, 73024 Maglie

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