Saint Nicholas Festival
Ten days of music, history, and traditions in the village of Collescipoli
About Saint Nicholas Festival
A festival for the village of Collescipoli
The Saint Nicholas Festival is the festival of the medieval village of Collescipoli, a hamlet of Terni, in Umbria. For ten days, the village comes alive with a rich and varied program, designed as a concrete opportunity for gathering, cultural promotion, and village enhancement. It is organized by the Amici di Pietro per Collescipoli, who build a calendar between the sacred and the profane each year.
Music, shows, and history
The program alternates between concerts, comedy shows, dance performances, cultural moments, and a evocative medieval historical pageant that takes the village back to its origins. There is also the Solemn Mass with choir and procession accompanied by the band and the drummers of the Sancti Nicolai group, a documentary on the village's memory, the Collescimpiadi for children, the craft market, and the archery competition.
The Turritulum tavern
The gastronomic heart of the festival is the "Turritulum" tavern, open every evening, where you can taste the village's specialty: gnocchetti alla collescipolana, accompanied by traditional local dishes. The Saint Nicholas Festival represents one of the moments of the year when Collescipoli, a splendid hillside village south of Terni, rediscovers its historical and community identity.
Saint Nicholas Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition runs from May 8 to 17 in the medieval village of Collescipoli. The festival, organized by the Amici di Pietro per Collescipoli, opens with the reading of the proclamation followed by the concert by Altoforno. On Saturday, the Solemn Mass with the San Francesco d'Assisi choir of Terni and the procession accompanied by the Casperia band and the drummers of the Sancti Nicolai group; in the evening, the BS Party Band in the cloister of Santa Cecilia. Among the events: dance performances by the Taraxè group, comedy with Alessandro Ingrà and Massimo Morselli, medieval historical pageant, documentary on the village's memory, Collescimpiadi for children, craft market, and archery competition. Every evening, the Turritulum tavern opens.
Programme Saint Nicholas Festival 2026
Friday, May 8 - Opening
- Reading of the opening proclamation
- In the evening - Concert by Altoforno
Saturday, May 9
- Solemn Mass with the San Francesco d'Assisi choir of Terni and procession, accompanied by the Casperia band and the drummers of the Sancti Nicolai group
- In the evening - BS Party Band in the cloister of Santa Cecilia
Sunday, May 10
- Dance performances by the Taraxè group
- Comedy with Alessandro Ingrà and Massimo Morselli
In the following days (until May 17)
- Medieval historical pageant
- Documentary "Collescipoli: memories of a time"
- Collescimpiadi for children
- Craft market and archery competition
Every evening, from 7:30 PM, the "Turritulum" tavern opens with the specialty of gnocchetti alla collescipolana (info and reservations: 353.3415280).
Highlights Saint Nicholas Festival 2026
- Opening concert by Altoforno
- Solemn Mass and procession with the Sancti Nicolai group
- Medieval historical pageant
- Turritulum tavern with gnocchetti alla collescipolana
Practical information — Saint Nicholas Festival
How to get there
Collescipoli is a hillside hamlet south of Terni, reachable by car from the SS Flaminia in a few minutes from the city center. Events take place in the historic village.
Tavern and information
The Turritulum tavern opens every evening from 7:30 PM. For information and reservations: +39 353 3415280. Events in the squares are free admission.
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Where does it take place — Saint Nicholas Festival
Borgo medievale di Collescipoli (chiostro di Santa Cecilia, piazze)
Borgo di Collescipoli, 05100 Terni