SS. Salvatore Festival in Piscinola

How the 2025 edition went

The patronal feast of Piscinola, a district of the Municipality of Naples, kicked off on Saturday, August 2, 2025, with sports exhibitions at the parish oratory, including basketball by Virtus Piscinola and five-a-side football. On Sunday, August 3rd, the triduum of preparation began with morning masses and an afternoon dedicated to a treasure hunt at Villa Musella; Monday, August 4th, featured prize games for children, and Tuesday, August 5th, hosted the August street festival.

On the day of the solemnity, Wednesday, August 6th, celebrations continued from 9:00 AM until the evening mass, presided over by Dean Father Alessandro Gargiulo. At 6:30 PM, the procession departed from Piazza Tafuri, traveling through Via Plebiscito, Vicolo Plebiscito, Via Leo Longanesi, Via Cesare Malpica, Via Vittorio Emanuele, Via Napoli a Piscinola, and Via Vecchia Miano a Piscinola before returning to the parish; the Municipality of Naples had ordered a traffic ban from 6:30 PM for the time required for the procession to pass.

Around 8:00 PM, the concert by the Banda della Città di Ailano, directed by Maestro Giovanni Minafra, took place with a traditional and solemn repertoire. The evening concluded with fireworks and the traditional burning of the bell tower, the most anticipated moment of the entire Piscinola festival.

July 22, 2025 — Descent of the statue of SS. Salvatore. Saturday, August 2 — 10:00 AM: Virtus Piscinola basketball exhibition at the oratory; 5:00 PM: five-a-side football exhibition. Sunday, August 3 — Masses at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM (Father Antonio Simonelli); 5:00 PM: treasure hunt at Villa Musella. Monday, August 4 — Masses at 9:30 AM and 6:30 PM (Father Angelo Guarino); 6:00 PM: prize games with snacks and drinks at the oratory. Tuesday, August 5 — Masses at 9:30 AM and 6:30 PM (Father Michele Marra); 7:00 PM: August street festival. Wednesday, August 6, Solemnity — Masses at 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 6:30 PM (Dean Father Alessandro Gargiulo); 6:30 PM: procession from Piazza Tafuri; approx. 8:00 PM: concert by the Banda della Città di Ailano directed by Maestro Giovanni Minafra; closing with fireworks and the burning of the bell tower.

The procession on August 6th through the neighborhood streets, the concert by the Banda della Città di Ailano, and the traditional burning of the bell tower with fireworks.