Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fest
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Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fest

17 Oct 2025 — 19 Oct 2025
Roccapalumba — Palermo (282)

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Edition 2025 — Prickly Pear Festival

The 25th edition of the Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fest took place in Roccapalumba from October 17 to 19, 2025. For the festival's twenty-fifth anniversary, the historic center hosted prickly pear tastings in both sweet and savory dishes, the scuzzulata, taste workshops, entertainment, folklore, exhibitions, and guided tours of the orchards and the astronomical observatory, confirming its status as one of the most popular autumn events in the Palermo hinterland with over 30,000 visitors.

Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fest 2025 — The 25th Edition

The 25th edition of the Prickly Pear Festival in Roccapalumba was held from October 17 to 19, 2025, celebrating twenty-five years of the event. For three days, the Palermo village, the 'town of the stars', enlivened its streets with stands of local products, handicrafts, and prickly pear-based specialties.

The public was able to enjoy the fruit in numerous sweet and savory preparations, taste the traditional scuzzulata (prickly pear liqueur), participate in taste workshops and guided tastings, attend musical performances and folkloric group shows, and visit the orchards along with the municipal astronomical observatory. The event, which offered free admission, attracted over 30,000 visitors as it does every year.

Where does it take place — Prickly Pear Festival

Centro storico di Roccapalumba

Contact Prickly Pear Festival

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+39 091 8215523

Prickly Pear Festival in brief

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History of Prickly Pear Festival

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