Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival (Patron Saint of Ispica)
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival (Patron Saint of Ispica)

12 Jul 2025 — 21 Jul 2025
Ispica — Ragusa (088)

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Edition 2025 — Our Lady of Mount Carmel

In July 2025, Ispica celebrated its Patron Saint, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, with the traditional novena and the solemnity of July 16th: Sanctuary opening at 6:30 AM with cannon fire, sung mass at 10:30 AM, and the five traditional masses. On Sunday, July 21st, the external festival featured the "Patrona Civitatis" statue procession around 8:00 PM and fireworks at Parco Forza at 11:30 PM.

The 2025 edition of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival took place in Ispica (RG) around July 16th. The novena began on Friday, July 12th, with a charity raffle organized by the Catholic Women's Association "Madonna del Carmine" and the opening of the photography exhibition "Il Carmine: tra storia e devozione" at the M. Crocifissa Curcio Auditorium (July 12-20).

On Tuesday, July 16th, the day of the solemnity, the Sanctuary opened at 6:30 AM with cannon fire and church bells at 7:00 AM, followed by the sung mass at 10:30 AM and the five traditional masses. At midnight, the city procession reached the Sanctuary for the floral tribute.

On Friday, July 19th, a parade of musicians and flag-wavers opened the second edition of the traditional food fair "Borgo del Carmine in festa" at 9:00 PM. The external festival on Sunday, July 21st, featured the triumphant procession of the statue around 8:00 PM and a fireworks display at Parco Forza at 11:30 PM.

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