Presepe Vivente nei Sassi di Matera

The 15th Edition (2025-2026)

The fifteenth edition, titled "AND PEACE BE WITH YOU! The Living Nativity of Dialogue and Peace", was inaugurated on December 5, 2025, and opened to the public on December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2025, and January 3-4, 2026.

The approximately 1.5 km route wound through the Sasso Caveoso, from the Piazza San Francesco area to via Bruno Buozzi, featuring over 200 participants including figures, historical reenactors, and theatre companies from all over Italy. Access, in timed slots from late afternoon to evening, required mandatory reservation due to limited capacity.