Handmade cavatelli, folk music, and solidarity
In Pietracatella, a village in the Fortore area of the province of Campobasso, the Sagra dei Cavatelli is one of the most established gastronomic events of the summer. Organized by the parish Caritas and reaching its 26th edition in 2025, the festival combines good food with a strong charitable dimension: the proceeds support charitable works for the local community.
The stars of the evening, in Piazza Santa Maria, are the handmade cavatelli, a typical pasta from Molise, served with sausage, rustic potatoes, roasted corn on the cob, fried pasta, local wine, and beer. "Every dish is prepared with care and passion," emphasize the organizers, "and the proceeds support charitable works for our territory.".
Accompanying the dinner is folk music from Molise, with groups like the trio "A Jatte du Conte" offering songs, dances, and stories from tradition, featuring vocals, accordion, and bagpipes. The Sagra dei Cavatelli is thus much more than a gastronomic event: it is a moment of meeting, celebration, and solidarity that brings together residents and visitors in the heart of Pietracatella's summer.
The 2026 edition of the Sagra dei Cavatelli, organized by the parish Caritas of Pietracatella, will again feature the formula that has made it a historic event in the village on Piazza Santa Maria: handmade cavatelli and typical products from Molise, folk music, and a charitable purpose, with proceeds donated to local charitable works. The date, usually around August 10th, will be confirmed by the organizers.
The exact date and program for the 2026 edition will be announced by the parish Caritas in the weeks prior. Usual structure of the evening (in the evening, from around 8:00 PM, in Piazza Santa Maria):
Detailed 2026 program coming soon.
In August (August 10th in 2025), in the evening from 8:00 PM.
Piazza Santa Maria, Pietracatella (CB).
By car from Campobasso along the Fortore roads; free entry, dishes are paid for, with proceeds donated to charity.
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Piazza Santa Maria
Piazza Santa Maria, 86040 Pietracatella