Sant'Elena Festival
The End-of-Summer Feast Under the Stars at Villa Miari De'Cumani
About Sant'Elena Festival
The End-of-Summer Feast
The Sant'Elena Festival, also known as the End-of-Summer Feast Under the Stars, is the most anticipated event of the summer in the municipality of Sant'Elena, in the Bassa Padovana region. It takes place in the second half of August, around August 18th, dedicated to the patron saint, and is held in the evocative setting of the Barchessa of Villa Miari De'Cumani.
A 17th-Century Villa-Castle
The festival has the privilege of taking place next to Villa Miari De'Cumani, a historic villa-castle from 1668 set in an English-style park, one of the most fascinating places in the Padua area. Among the most evocative events are Luci in Villa, with evening guided tours of the historic residence and its park.
Food, Music, and Tradition
The food stand offers a rich selection of local dishes, while the evenings are enlivened by ballroom dancing and DJ sets. The program includes shows, a funfair, exhibitions of vintage tractors and bicycles, a craft and local products market, photographic and painting exhibitions, a book market, a charity raffle, guided tours of the farmer's museum, and the "Vibes and Friends" youth area. A complete festival that tells the identity of this corner of the Paduan plain.
Sant'Elena Festival — edition 2026
The Sant'Elena Festival 2026 is expected, as tradition dictates, in the second half of August at the Barchessa of Villa Miari De'Cumani. The food stand, ballroom dancing and DJ sets, funfair, vintage tractor and bicycle exhibitions, markets, exhibitions, and the evocative "Luci in Villa" with guided tours of the historic residence will all return.
Programme Sant'Elena Festival 2026
The detailed schedule of events for 2026 will be published by the organizing committee on the festival's Facebook page in the weeks leading up to it. The usual format includes the evening opening of the food stand, ballroom dancing and DJ sets, the funfair, vintage exhibitions, markets, photographic and painting exhibitions, the charity raffle, visits to the farmer's museum, the "Vibes and Friends" youth area, and the "Luci in Villa" guided tours.
Highlights Sant'Elena Festival 2026
The evening guided tours "Luci in Villa" at Villa Miari De'Cumani and the dancing evenings.
Prices Sant'Elena Festival 2026
Practical information — Sant'Elena Festival
How to get there
By car: from Este or Monselice in the direction of Sant'Elena. The festival takes place at the municipal Barchessa of Villa Miari De'Cumani, in Via Roma 1.
Opening Hours
Food stand open on the evenings of the festival (and for lunch on the final days). Free entry to the festival area.
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Where does it take place — Sant'Elena Festival
Barchessa di Villa Miari De'Cumani
Via Roma 1, 35040 Sant'Elena