Saint Roch Festival in Concesio

Saint Roch, co-patron of Concesio

The Saint Roch Festival is one of the traditional events in Concesio, in the Province of Brescia, dedicated to the pilgrim saint venerated as the co-patron of the town. The festival falls on August 16th, the liturgical day of Saint Roch, and has roots in ancient devotion, linked to the figure of the saint protector against epidemics.

The procession with the wooden statue

The heart of the celebration is the traditional procession that winds through the town's streets, carrying the wooden statue of Saint Roch. A moment of strong popular participation, where the community gathers around its saint in the height of summer, following a ritual repeated for generations.

Between devotion and tradition

In the past, the religious festival was combined with a market fair, testifying to how patronal feasts were also moments of exchange and meeting for the community. Even today, the Saint Roch Festival keeps this dimension of tradition alive, intertwining faith and the town's identity.

a summer event for Concesio

The Saint Roch Festival is one of the events that mark the summer in Concesio, in the Brescia's Valle Trompia. A simple and heartfelt moment, in which the town rediscovers its connection to its religious and community roots. Devotion to Saint Roch, protector invoked against epidemics and patron of pilgrims, is widespread throughout Lombardy and in many towns of the Valle Trompia: in Concesio, it takes the form of a town festival that, despite its sobriety, retains the full value of tradition passed down from generation to generation.