Monte Sant'Angelo Christmas Festival

The 2025 Christmas Festival

From December 8, 2025, to January 6, 2026, Monte Sant'Angelo experienced a month of Christmas events spread across squares, churches, the Castle, and the Villa Comunale. The Municipality approved an allocation of over 11,000 euros to support the numerous associations that built the program, with funds allocated to cultural and social activities.

Key moments

The season opened on December 8th with the lighting of the illuminations and the roving Christmas Parade. Among the most anticipated events: the gospel concert by Prince Aka and Ruth Whyte (December 22), chamber music by the Time2Quartet (December 23), the opera gala, videomapping in Piazza de Galganis, the Santa Claus Village, and the "La Via dei Presepi" exhibition, the widespread itinerary active from Christmas Eve to Epiphany. There was no shortage of bagpipers, children's theater, themed parades, and pettolate organized by the Social Center and AVIS, along with solidarity initiatives in social-health facilities.

Realized by the Municipality of Monte Sant'Angelo with the Puglia Region, the Gargano Internal Area, and a network of associations, parishes, and schools, the festival confirmed its popular and community vocation, with all events free and open to the public.

December 8 — Immaculate Conception

• Lighting of the illuminations
• Christmas Parade (roving show)

December 13 — Saint Lucy

• Gift hunt in the Castle
• Videomapping in Piazza de Galganis
• Dawn of Saint Lucy

December 16-19

• Dec 16 — "The Nutcracker and the Christmas Dream" (theater)
• Dec 17 — Cinderella Parade; "Moms in the Field" (4th edition)
• Dec 18 — Inauguration of the digital Tancredi Museum; "Love doesn't take a vacation – Christmas Edition"
• Dec 19 — "Fragments within" (civil monologue); "Waiting for Christmas… together"

December 20-24

• Dec 20 — Santa Claus Village; "The Soldier and the Violin"; exchange of greetings with tastings
• Dec 21-24 — Roving bagpipers
• Dec 22 — Gospel Concert with Prince Aka and Ruth Whyte
• Dec 23 — Reading workshop in the Library; chamber music with Time2Quartet; Tableau Vivant "Nativity Paintings"
• Dec 24 — Snow Globe and entertainment at the Villa Comunale

December 26-30

• Dec 26 — Music Therapy Concert
• Dec 27 — Opera Gala
• Dec 27-28 — "Commedia Siponta, Titina and the Baker"; "Born to Read" workshops
• Dec 29 — "Benedictus" and "Notes of Light" festival
• Dec 30 — Giants' Tower – Indoor Rock Festival

December 30 – January 6

• Elf Playroom
• "Pinocchio A4" (children's theater, also on Jan 3)
• Disney Parade
• Befana Funfair

December 24 – January 6

• "La Via dei Presepi" — widespread itinerary through the alleys of the historic center

Traditions and solidarity

• Pettolate at the Social Center and with AVIS (Dec 12, 16, 23; Jan 5)
• AVIS blood drives (Dec 12 and 28)
• Food and wine walking tours and guided visits to the Sanctuary and the Grotto