Mandrakata Festival

Twelve dates between December and January

The 2025 edition of the Mandrakata Festival warmed up the Christmas atmosphere in Mazara del Vallo with a calendar of twelve events from December 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026. Evening concerts, around 9:30 PM, alternated with morning sessions at 11:30 AM, offering music for all tastes.

The artists

Among the protagonists were The Roots Brothers with Manuel Bellone and Saverio Mazzara (December 13, 21, and 26), The London Calling with Antonino Bonomo, Nino Cuccia, and Francesco Asaro (December 19), the Cashmere Project (December 14), The Taste of Nashville (December 25), the Bruno Crescente Trio (December 24), and Sticky Fingers Junction (December 27). The grand finale, on January 4, 2026, was entrusted to the Quartetto d'Archi Florio. The festival was part of the broader municipal program 'Le Emozioni del Natale 2025'.

December 13 and 21, 2025 — 9:30 PM

• The Roots Brothers with Manuel Bellone and Saverio Mazzara

December 14, 2025 — 11:30 AM

• Cashmere Project with Salvo Casano, Francesco Asaro, Bruno de Santi; guest Edoardo Donato

December 19, 2025 — 9:30 PM

• The London Calling with Antonino Bonomo, Nino Cuccia, Francesco Asaro

December 23, 2025 — 9:30 PM

• Notte Bianca with essepianto

December 24, 2025 — 11:30 AM

• Bruno Crescente Trio

December 25, 2025 — 11:30 AM

• The Taste of Nashville with Manuel Bellone, Danilo Cristaldi, Nino Cuccia

December 26, 2025 — 9:30 PM

• The Roots Brothers (reunion)

December 27, 2025 — 11:30 AM

• Sticky Fingers Junction with Antonino Bonomo, Danilo Cristaldi, Giuseppe Giacalone

January 4, 2026 — Grand Finale

• Quartetto d'Archi Florio