Maris Stella – Bocconotto Festival
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Maris Stella – Bocconotto Festival

03 Aug 2025
Conversano — Bari (272)

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Edition 2025 — Bocconotto Festival

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the Maris Stella Parish in Conversano celebrated the Feast of the Madonna della Stella with the traditional Bocconotto Festival: stalls featuring the signature pastry, tastings, and folk music enlivened the district. As part of the city's summer program, the parish also hosted a "Bocconotto & Wine" masterclass with AIS Puglia on August 6.

Bocconotto Festival 2025

The 2025 edition took place on Sunday, August 3, the first Sunday of the month, in the Maris Stella Parish district of Conversano (BA). Within the context of the celebrations for the Madonna della Stella, the parish stands offered the bocconotto—an oil-based pastry filled with custard and black cherry, the city's signature dessert—accompanied by folk music and the convivial atmosphere of a neighborhood festival.

Bocconotto & Wine with AIS Puglia

A new feature in 2025, included in the city's summer program, was the "Bocconotto & Wine" masterclass hosted on Wednesday, August 6, at the Maris Stella parish. Organized in collaboration with AIS Puglia and led by a sommelier, it offered a tasting journey pairing the traditional pastry with a selection of local wines, highlighting the bocconotto from an oenogastronomic perspective.

Programme

Sunday, August 3 — Bocconotto Festival

  • Celebrations in honor of the Madonna della Stella
  • Bocconotto stands and parish pastry specialties
  • Folk music and entertainment in the district

Wednesday, August 6 — Side event

  • "Bocconotto & Wine" masterclass with AIS Puglia (guided tasting, pastry-wine pairing)

Highlights

The "Bocconotto & Wine" masterclass with AIS Puglia and the tasting of fresh Conversano bocconotti.

Prices

Festival with free admission; bocconotti and pastries for sale at the stands. "Bocconotto & Wine" masterclass by registration.

Where does it take place — Bocconotto Festival

Parrocchia Maris Stella

Via Padre Giovanni Semeria, 70014 Conversano

Contact Bocconotto Festival

Tel
+39 080 4957213

Bocconotto Festival in brief

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History of Bocconotto Festival

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