Rotondi Beer Festival

The Rotondi Beer Festival

Every summer, the town of Rotondi, in the province of Avellino, transforms for a few nights into one of the most popular meeting spots in the Valle Caudina. The Rotondi Beer Festival is a popular event launched in 2022 that combines craft beer, street food, live music, and entertainment in a simple, well-tested format that has captured the hearts of the local community and beyond.

It is not a specialized trade show for connoisseurs, but a genuine, contemporary village festival: you walk from the town center, sit at outdoor tables, enjoy a beer, grab a bite at the stalls, and stay to listen to music until late. This mix of informality and quality has fueled the event's growth edition after edition.

The municipal park, the heart of the event

After the first editions were hosted in the municipal amphitheater, the event found its natural home in the municipal park of Rotondi, a green space in the heart of the town that fills with stalls, tables, lights, and a stage for three nights. This choice is no coincidence: the municipal administration, which sponsors the event, has repeatedly highlighted the value of the park as a place for social interaction and daily life for the Rotondi community.

Craft beer and street food

The main theme is, of course, beer, served on tap with selections dedicated to craft production. Alongside the taps are street food stations, ranging from meat sandwiches to classic street dining typical of festivals in Campania, with options designed to pair perfectly with different types of beer.

• Craft beer on tap
• Quality food stalls and street food
• Spacious outdoor seating areas
• Free entry to the festival area (food and drinks available for purchase at stalls)

Live music and DJ sets

Every night features its own concert. The Beer Festival lineup focuses on bands that get the crowd moving: folk music, rock, pop, and cover bands, with DJ sets that keep the party going late into the night. During the 2024 edition, the third, the municipal amphitheater stage hosted Taranta 3 Live, Jovine, and Le One, with shows starting in the early evening.

In subsequent editions, the musical format has been enriched with roaming music among the stalls, DJ sets, and live artists, accompanying the entire evening rather than just the main concert.

An event designed for families too

The Beer Festival is not just for young people. The format includes attractions and entertainment for children, making the event suitable for local families—a point emphasized by the organizers themselves, who describe the festival as an opportunity to "come together, have fun, and promote our local area."

Rotondi and the Valle Caudina

Rotondi is one of the towns in the Valle Caudina, an area in the province of Avellino where summer village festivals have always marked the social calendar. The Beer Festival has joined this tradition, bringing a younger language—that of beer and street food festivals—without sacrificing the community spirit and the vital role of volunteers.

The result is an event that, while remaining small-scale, attracts significant crowds every year from across the Valle Caudina and neighboring towns in Campania, helping to put Rotondi on the map far beyond its borders.

Editions

• 2024 — third edition, June 28 to 30, municipal amphitheater
• 2025 — fourth edition, July 4 to 6, municipal park
• 2026 — June 26 to 28, municipal park