SS. Crocifisso Festival

The 2025 SS. Crocifisso Festival in Marcianise

The festivities in honor of the SS. Crocifisso were held in Marcianise, in the province of Caserta, from September 13 to 17, 2025, preceded on September 12 by the second edition of the White Night, which enlivened the axis between Piazza Carità and Piazza Umberto I.

On Saturday, September 13, the 24th edition of Arte&Tradizioni was inaugurated, the painting and sculpture exhibition set up in the Crucifix chapel on Via Santoro, while dance music and the Miss Fashion contest followed in the square. On Sunday the 14th, the day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the solemn mass presided over by the Archbishop of Capua Pietro Lagnese preceded the procession, which started in the evening from the Duomo towards Piazza Umberto I along Via De Felice, Viale della Vittoria, Viale Kennedy, Via San Giuliano, Via Salzano, Via Grillo, Via Santoro, Via Roma, and Via Duomo; on the Duomo churchyard, the Infioratori Marcianise association created the artistic flower festival.

The following evenings brought the concert of Rosario Miraggio (September 15), the show by the Pastellesse Sound Group with the comedy duo I Ditelo Voi (September 16), and the concert of Anna Tatangelo (September 17) to Piazza Umberto I. The traditional fireworks closed the festivities on September 18, followed by a solidarity dinner.

September 12: White Night, second edition, from Piazza Carità to Piazza Umberto I. September 13: inauguration of the 24th edition of Arte&Tradizioni in the Crucifix chapel (Via Santoro); musical evening in the square and Miss Fashion contest at Piazza Carità. September 14: solemn mass presided over by the Archbishop of Capua and Caserta Pietro Lagnese; flower festival on the Duomo churchyard by the Infioratori Marcianise; evening procession of the Crucifix from the Duomo to Piazza Umberto I along Via De Felice, Viale della Vittoria, Viale Kennedy, Via San Giuliano, Via Salzano, Via Grillo, Via Santoro, Via Roma, and Via Duomo. September 15: concert by Rosario Miraggio in Piazza Umberto I. September 16: Pastellesse Sound Group and I Ditelo Voi. September 17: concert by Anna Tatangelo. September 18: closing fireworks. September 19: solidarity dinner.

Mass by Archbishop Pietro Lagnese and procession on September 14; flower festival on the Duomo churchyard; opening White Night; concerts by Rosario Miraggio and Anna Tatangelo; show by the Pastellesse Sound Group with I Ditelo Voi; final fireworks.