Orecchietta Festival

In the summer of 2025, the Orecchietta Festival returned to animate Piazza Plebiscito in Candela, as part of the rich Candela Estate 2025 calendar promoted by the Municipality and the Pro Loco. The evening, held in August, saw the Pro Loco volunteers prepare and serve the classic handmade orecchiette topped with traditional sauce, offering residents and visitors a convivial occasion in the heart of the Monti Dauni village.

The festival took place during a particularly lively summer for Candela, with a program that alternated between gastronomic events, musical performances, comedy shows, and family initiatives. A context that highlighted the Orecchietta Festival as a moment of identity, rooted in the rural culture and culinary tradition of the Daunia region.

The 2025 edition was held in Piazza Plebiscito in the evening (from approximately 9:30 PM), with the distribution of handmade orecchiette by the Pro Loco of Candela.

The festival was part of the Candela Estate 2025 program, which featured concerts and shows in the village during the same weeks. The full program detail for the specific evening was not published in its entirety by available sources.

Handmade orecchiette served in Piazza Plebiscito and the atmosphere of a popular festival in the historic center of Candela.