Manfredonia Carnival

Manfredonia Carnival 2025 — 71st edition

The theme of the 2025 edition was "Futura," a tribute to the famous song by Lucio Dalla and a look toward the future. The calendar featured four main events: the Grand Parade on Sunday, February 23, unusually held in the morning starting at 10 AM, followed by the parades on March 2, 4, and 8.

As per tradition, the large papier-mâché floats and costumed groups animated the Lungomare Nazario Sauro, while the Parade of Wonders involved Manfredonia's schools with themed parades dedicated to Ze Pèppe. On Shrove Tuesday, the cremation of the Ze Pèppe mask was celebrated—the cheerful farmer who dies of pneumonia after Carnival revelry—providing an ironic and identity-defining conclusion to the Manfredonia festival in the Province of Foggia.

The 2025 parades

• Sunday, February 23, 10:00 AM — Inaugural Grand Parade (in the morning).
• Sunday, March 2 — Afternoon parade with floats and costumed groups.
• Tuesday, March 4 — Shrove Tuesday and cremation of Ze Pèppe.
• Saturday, March 8 — Closing parade.