If you are looking for an authentic summer of nature, traditions, genuine flavours and local culture, Picinisco is your ideal destination. In the heart of the Comino Valley, at the foot of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, the summer of 2025 promises to be full of unmissable events.
14 June to 12 October, Piciniscan Summer 2025 offers a calendar of events combining taste, folklore, music and religious celebrations in a village where time seems to stand still.
📅 The Piciniscan Summer Events Calendar 2025
JUNE
- 14 June – 9th Edition “Strolling Among Scents and Colours” - Orapi Festival (part 1)
- 21 June – 9th Edition “Strolling Among Scents and Colours” - Orapi Festival (2nd part)
- 29 June – 23rd “Shepherding in Festival” edition” - On the Shepherd's Steps
JULY
- 5-6 July – 23rd “Shepherding in Festival” edition” (continuation)
- 12-13 July – 9th edition “Sagra del Cinghiale” (Wild boar festival)”
AUGUST
- 10 August – Feast of St Lawrence
- 14 August – 2nd “Craft Beer Festival” edition”
- 16 August – Feast of St Roch
- 17 August – Dialect Theatre
- 19 August – Feast of the Emigrant
- 20 August – Feast of St Mary
- 21 August – Feast of Relics
SEPTEMBER
- 27 September – 12th “Autumn Sweetness” Edition”
OCTOBER
- 11-12 October – “Pastoralism in Festival” - Winter Edition
🌿 Tradition, taste and authenticity
The Piciniscan Summer is not just a list of events, but a journey through centuries-old flavours and traditions. From feast of orapi, the spontaneous herb that is the symbol of local cuisine, to the Wild Boar Festival, through the Shepherding in Festival, which recounts the life of shepherds and the world of transhumance.
🍺 News 2025: craft beer in the spotlight
Back for its second edition is the Craft Beer Festival on 14 August, bringing local breweries, music and a breath of conviviality to Picinisco.
🎭 Culture and spirituality
From religious tradition with the patron saints' festivals of San Lorenzo, San Rocco, Santa Maria and the Relics, to dialect culture with popular theatre, each event is an opportunity to discover the most authentic side of Picinisco and its inhabitants.
🍂 Not only summer: Picinisco also in autumn
Closing the season comes the taste of autumn with the Autumn Suavity (27 September), and the winter edition of the famous “Pastoralism in Festival” 11 and 12 October.
📍 Why visit Picinisco in summer?
- To discover the true mountain life among the breathtaking views of the Comino Valley.
- To savour traditional dishes in genuine feasts.
- To participate in authentic events without mass tourism.
- To experience nature, slowness and hospitality.
