Salina Street Food
The street food and Aeolian flavors festival in Malfa
About Salina Street Food
Salina Street Food: The taste of the Aeolian Islands comes to life in Malfa
Salina Street Food is the new food and wine festival in the town of Malfa, one of the main hubs on the island of Salina, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago (Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily). For one evening, Via Roma is closed to traffic and transformed into a long gastronomic trail, while Piazza dell'Immacolata hosts winery stands and the main stage.
Farm-to-table flavors and Aeolian wines
The heart of the event lies in the meeting of local excellence: wineries, restaurants, hospitality businesses, and shops offer traditional Aeolian recipes, regional dishes, and farm-to-table products. A special focus is placed on wines from Salina's cellars, starting with the famous Malvasia delle Lipari. The festival also highlights dishes from foreign communities integrated into the island's social fabric, celebrating conviviality and local identity as its core values.
Live music and tradition
Along the route, various bands entertain the crowd until late at night: from the SMS Live Band to Rossano Giorgi and the SoundsGood, and Nicola Merlo, with a grand finale by the Cantori Popolari delle Isole Eolie, who bring local folk songs and dances to the square. It is a blend of music, flavors, and traditions that captures the authentic spirit of the archipelago.
A project for the territory
The event is organized by Pro Loco Malfa APS - Isula di Salina in collaboration with Brand Eolie Srls, a cultural and gastronomic promotion agency, with the support of the Municipality of Malfa and the patronage of the regional Departments of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment, and Agriculture, the Metropolitan City of Messina, the Chamber of Commerce, the Malvasia delle Lipari Consortium, and Slow Food. More than just a gastronomic event, Salina Street Food was created as a tool to promote experiential tourism, capable of enhancing quality, local identity, and social cohesion on the island of Salina.
Salina Street Food — edition 2026
2026 Edition - The inaugural edition
The first edition of Salina Street Food took place on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Malfa, on the island of Salina, as the opening night of the Aeolian summer season. Via Roma, closed to vehicular traffic, was transformed into a food and wine trail, with stands and a stage in Piazza dell'Immacolata.
9 wineries and 18 businesses, including restaurants, hospitality venues, and shops, participated, offering traditional Aeolian recipes, regional dishes, local wines, and farm-to-table products. The event began around 6:00 PM with four Aeolian bands stationed along the route and concluded at 10:00 PM with a performance by the Cantori Popolari delle Isole Eolie.
The event attracted over 2,000 people, including residents, islanders, and tourists. Mayor Giuseppe Siracusano defined it as "the victory of the Salina model," highlighting the synergy between the territory's economic and social activities.
Programme Salina Street Food 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
- From 6:00 PM - Opening of the route along Via Roma (closed to traffic) with stands from 9 wineries and 18 restaurants; tastings of Aeolian wines, traditional recipes, and farm-to-table products. Four bands stationed along the route.
- Live music with SMS Live Band, Rossano Giorgi and the SoundsGood, and Nicola Merlo.
- 10:00 PM - Grand finale in Piazza dell'Immacolata with a traveling show by the Cantori Popolari delle Isole Eolie, featuring traditional songs and dances.
Highlights Salina Street Food 2026
Prices Salina Street Food 2026
Practical information — Salina Street Food
How to get there
Malfa is located on the island of Salina, in the Aeolian Islands archipelago. It can be reached by sea via hydrofoils and ferries (Liberty Lines and other operators) from the ports of Milazzo, Messina, Palermo, and the other Aeolian Islands. From the port, local bus connections are available to Malfa.
When
The event takes place in June, as a single-evening affair, starting in the late afternoon and continuing until late at night. For the 2026 edition, additional runs of the island transport service (CITIS) were scheduled for the afternoon and late evening.
Admission
Access to the route is free; food and wine tastings are purchased directly at the individual winery and restaurant stands.
Where
The route winds along Via Roma, which is closed to traffic, with stands and the main stage located in Piazza dell'Immacolata.
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Where does it take place — Salina Street Food
Via Roma e Piazza dell'Immacolata
Via Roma, 98050 Malfa