Paesello Pride

A Pride born in the heart of Sicily's inland villages

Paesello Pride is an event that transforms the streets of Cammarata and San Giovanni Gemini—two small neighboring towns in the province of Agrigento—into a river of color and advocacy every summer. It is the only Pride event in the province of Agrigento and one of the very few in Italy to be born not in a major city, but in the heart of inland villages, where the LGBTQIA+ community often grows up without spaces for recognition or safe havens.

Cori the project and the meaning of the name

The event is promoted by Cori the project, an association that has built a cultural, social, and political path in a territory far from large urban centers over the last few years. The name itself, "Paesello" (small village), reclaims the identity of the small town with irony and pride: here, the fight against homotransphobia happens through the intimacy of daily relationships, in a community where Cammarata and San Giovanni Gemini together count fewer than 15,000 inhabitants.

The parade between two towns

The heart of Paesello Pride is the parade, which starts at Piazzale Camilleri in Cammarata and winds through the historic centers of both towns until it reaches Piazza Purrello in San Giovanni Gemini, where the day concludes with concerts, shows, and parties. The parade symbolically unites the two neighboring towns, crossing their alleys, squares, and stairways.

A recent but symbolic history

The first edition was held on August 10, 2024, marking the first-ever Pride in the province of Agrigento. The second edition, on August 9, 2025, confirmed the event's deep roots in the territory, becoming part of the national Onda Pride calendar promoted by Arcigay. Today, Paesello Pride is one of the strongest symbols of queer visibility in inland Sicily, within the region, and well beyond the borders of the Agrigento area.