Wild Boar Festival

A village festival in the heart of the Vallo di Lauro

The Wild Boar Festival is one of the most anticipated summer events in Moschiano, a town of just over 1,500 residents nestled at an altitude of about 280 meters in the Vallo di Lauro, on the western edge of the Province of Avellino, in Campania. Here, where chestnut forests climb toward the Partenio Mountains and the border with the Nola area, the presence of wild boar is part of the daily landscape: the festival was born from this close relationship between the village, the mountains, and its hunting tradition.

The event takes place on Via Galileo Galilei, in the festival area set up for the occasion, and typically occupies a weekend in June, with stalls opening in the evening. It is a community festival in the truest sense of the word: no spectacular sets, just long tables, field kitchens, volunteers at work, and a crowd arriving from the neighboring towns of the Vallo — Lauro, Taurano, Quindici, Pago del Vallo di Lauro — as well as from the Nola area.

Wild boar, the undisputed star of the table

The common thread of the festival is wild boar meat, offered in dishes that belong to the popular Irpinian and Campanian repertoire. The signature dish of the event is wild boar porchetta, slow-cooked and served hot at the stalls: it is what attracts the longest lines in front of the kitchens every year. Alongside it, other traditional preparations can be found, paired with local side dishes and regional wines.

The organizers have always insisted on one point: the meat used is selected and subject to mandatory health checks, an element that, in a festival dedicated to game, is not a detail but a choice of professionalism. It is also the way the village tells the story of a supply chain that goes from the forest to the table without anonymous steps.

Who organizes the event

The festival is promoted by the "Casa Caccia Audaci" Municipal Branch of Federcaccia, with the patronage of the Municipality of Moschiano. The local hunting association manages the entire organizational machine, from the preparation of the meat to the setup of the festival area, in a formula that combines self-financing, local promotion, and village social life. The fourth edition, in 2025, confirmed the steady growth of a festival that was born only a few years ago and has already become a permanent fixture in the Vallo di Lauro calendar.

Live music and evening atmosphere

The gastronomic experience is always accompanied by entertainment: live music fills the evenings, with local bands and groups performing popular and danceable repertoires. The stalls open in the evening — in the 2025 edition starting at 8:00 PM — and the festivities continue late into the night, in an informal setting suitable for families and children.

Moschiano beyond the festival

Those arriving for the Wild Boar Festival will find a village worth exploring: the historic center, the hamlets scattered along the hillside, and the paths that climb toward the chestnut groves. Moschiano is also famous for its Chestnut Festival, an autumn event that has surpassed forty editions: two festivals, two seasons, the same idea of a village telling its story through the fruits of its forest.

What to expect

• Wild boar porchetta and traditional game-based dishes
• Food stalls managed by volunteers from the Federcaccia branch
• Live music throughout the evenings of the event
• Outdoor setting on Via Galileo Galilei, in the center of Moschiano
• Family-friendly atmosphere and affordable village prices