Pastorano Christmas Markets

Christmas lights up on Corso Italia

For a few days between late November and early December, Corso Italia in Pastorano takes on a new look. The main street of the village fills with wooden chalets, twinkling lights, and stalls brimming with decorations: these are the Christmas Markets, the event with which the Municipality officially kicks off the holiday season. It is not a large city event, but a carefully curated local tradition that attracts families and curious visitors from across the Caserta plains every year.

The invitation extended by the municipal administration each year remains the same: experience the magic of Christmas amidst lights, flavors, and crafts, strolling along the main street at your own pace. It is a simple and effective way to bring life back to the town center during the month when communities gather.

A festival built by local associations

The Pastorano Christmas Markets are born from the collaboration between the Municipality of Pastorano and local associations. Recent editions have seen the Pro Loco Pastorano, the Pastorano si può dare di più association, and Pastorano Group Event's working side-by-side to manage the setup, exhibitor hospitality, and street entertainment. Vendor participation is regulated by a public notice and a handbook published annually on the Municipality's official website—a detail that highlights how serious this event has become for a town of just a few thousand inhabitants.

What to find among the chalets

• Local crafts: handmade items, nativity scenes, ornaments, and small Christmas creations.
• Local flavors: food stands with holiday sweets and typical products from the province of Caserta.
• Gift ideas: stalls dedicated to Christmas shopping, from trinkets to packaged goods.
• Children's entertainment: games and activities designed for the little ones, with the classic wait for Santa Claus.
• Music and street performers: past editions have featured roving entertainment and open-air shows.

The number of exhibitors varies from year to year: in the 2019 edition, then presented under the title Natale in Corso, there were over forty, arriving from various parts of the region.

A free event for everyone

Admission to the markets is free of charge on all days. In the 2024 edition, the stands remained open continuously from 9:30 AM to 11:00 PM, a format that allows visitors to enjoy the market both during the day with children and in the evening, when the lights are at their best and the street becomes the village's living room.

Pastorano, a village in the Caserta plains

Pastorano is a small municipality of just under three thousand inhabitants in the province of Caserta, Campania, located 67 meters above sea level at the foot of the Trebulani Mountains. The predominantly flat territory includes the hamlets of Pantuliano, San Secondino, and Torre Lupara, and borders Pignataro Maggiore, Vitulazio, Camigliano, and Giano Vetusto. It is an agricultural area crossed by the ancient Appian and Casilina roads, where village festivals still play an important social role and where Christmas remains the moment when the entire community reconnects.

Variable dates, fixed appointment

The calendar shifts slightly from year to year. In 2024, the markets took place from November 29 to December 1; in 2025, the event moved to the Immaculate Conception long weekend, on December 6, 7, and 8. No official program has been released for the December 2026 edition yet: dates are usually announced in the autumn on the channels of the Municipality of Pastorano and the organizing associations, along with the notice for exhibitors.