San Cataldo Patronal Festival

San Cataldo Festival 2025 in Corato

The 2025 edition of the San Cataldo Patronal Festival took place in Corato from August 23 to 26, with an additional day on the 26th. An extraordinary element of the year was the arrival, on August 20, of the relics of Saint Catald from Taranto, welcomed by clergy, confraternities, and authorities, and kept until August 26 in the "Santa Maria Maggiore" Collegiate Church.

Processions and devotion

The highlight was the grand solemn procession on August 24, featuring the 1770 silver bust and the urn with the relics, accompanied during the festival days by the historic 18th-century maple wood statue. There were also spiritual itineraries "In the footsteps of Saint Catald" and the "Cycling with the Saints" initiative.

Music, lights, and flavors

The evenings featured brass bands: the Corato Band "Raffaele Miglietta", the Grand Band Concert City of Bisceglie "Biagio Abbate", and the Grand Band Concert "Michele Lufrano" City of Triggiano, in addition to itinerant performances along the main street. The sky lit up with the "Pirostar" fireworks display, while the "I sapori di Corato in festa" food area offered typical local products. Grand finale on August 26 with a free concert by Coma Cose in Piazza Cesare Battisti.

Thursday, August 20

• Arrival of the relics of Saint Catald from Taranto, welcomed in the "Santa Maria Maggiore" Collegiate Church

Saturday, August 23

• 9:30 PM: Concert by the Corato Band "Raffaele Miglietta"
• "I sapori di Corato in festa" gastronomic area

Sunday, August 24

• 7:00 AM: "Cycling with the Saints" (Legambiente)
• Grand solemn procession with the silver bust and the urn containing the relics
• 10:00 PM: Grand Band Concert City of Bisceglie "Biagio Abbate"
• 12:30 AM: "Pirostar" fireworks display

Monday, August 25

• 8:30 AM: Guided itinerary "In the footsteps of Saint Catald"
• 6:00 PM: Brass band parade through the city center
• 7:00 PM: Procession of the saint's wooden statue
• 9:30 PM: Grand Band Concert "Michele Lufrano" City of Triggiano

Tuesday, August 26

• 9:30 PM: Concert by Coma Cose in Piazza Cesare Battisti (free admission)