Spring Encounters

A spring of culture in Caramanico Terme

Spring Encounters is the cultural festival that enlivens Caramanico Terme every year, a famous thermal village in the Maiella National Park, in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. Established in 2025 by the municipal administration led by Mayor Franco Parone, the event transforms the town into a widespread stage between April and June, distributing appointments over weekends and holidays such as Easter, April 25th, and May 1st to welcome visitors.

A program between nature, theatre, and memory

The festival's program weaves together different languages. The theatrical performances, also curated by the Indaco Teatrogiovani company, enliven the streets of the center and the Ex Convento delle Clarisse with itinerant proposals ranging from fantasy to civil storytelling. E-bike excursions and guided walks on the trails of the Maiella, organized in collaboration with local entities, allow visitors to discover the nature of the Park, from the Orfento woods to the peaks of the massif.

• Theatre and street arts in the historic center and at the Ex Convento delle Clarisse
• E-bike excursions and trekking along the trails of the Maiella National Park
• Concerts with brass bands and local groups
• Conferences on memory dedicated to the Liberation from Nazi-fascism
• Meetings with actors and directors in the council chamber

The Paolo Barrasso International Music Competition

The musical heart of the festival is the final of the Paolo Barrasso International Music Competition, a major event that brings hundreds of young musicians from all over Italy and abroad to Caramanico Terme. Organized by the Marino da Caramanico Music Academy in collaboration with the Municipality, the competition represents one of the most anticipated moments of the Caramanico spring and confirms the village's vocation for cultural hospitality.

One of the most beautiful villages in Italy

Caramanico Terme, included among the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy and known since the sixteenth century for the properties of its thermal waters, offers Spring Encounters a unique setting, between Monte Morrone and the Maiella. The festival, with free admission, combines the thermal and naturalistic identity of the town with the cultural proposal, inviting residents and tourists to experience the territory in the most evocative season of the year.