{"id":116325,"date":"2026-06-12T12:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?post_type=evento-new&#038;p=116325"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:52:35","slug":"feast-of-saint-rosalia-2026","status":"publish","type":"evento-new","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/evento-new\/feast-of-saint-rosalia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Feast of Saint Rosalia 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":33694,"template":"","categories":[2129,2261],"luogo":[2947],"class_list":["post-116325","evento-new","type-evento-new","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evento-en","category-major-events","luogo-palermo"],"acf":{"galleria":false,"contatti_organizzatore":"","email_organizzatore":"","pagina_social":"","sottotitolo":"","titolo_paragrafo_1":"Detail","paragrafo_1":"<p><strong>From 10 to 15 July 2026<\/strong>, <strong>Palermo<\/strong> will celebrate the 402nd <strong>Feast of Saint Rosalia<\/strong>, the event most dear to the hearts of the people of <strong>Palermo<\/strong> and one of <strong>Sicily<\/strong>\u2019s most important religious and cultural events. Dedicated to the city\u2019s patron saint, the Festino renews the memory each year of the miracle attributed to Santuzza, who is said to have freed Palermo from the plague in 1624, transforming the historic centre into a vast open-air theatre of faith, tradition and spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the celebrations will be the evening of <strong>14 July<\/strong>, when the traditional Triumphal Chariot of Santa Rosalia will pass through the Cassaro, the city\u2019s ancient monumental axis, accompanied by artistic performances, music, dance, video projections and theatrical interludes. The route will start at the Palazzo dei Normanni and end at Porta Felice, passing through the iconic sites of the historic centre and recounting the life and cult of the patron saint through four narrative stages. Among the most moving moments of the evening is the traditional collective cry of <em>\u201cViva Palermo e Santa Rosalia!\u201d<\/em>, which resounds at the Quattro Canti, drawing citizens and visitors into a great popular celebration. The procession will culminate on the seafront with the customary fireworks display that will light up the city sky.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations will continue on <strong>15 July<\/strong> with religious rites dedicated to the patron saint, whilst in the days leading up to the Festino there will be a programme of cultural, artistic and institutional events in anticipation of the European Year of the Normans 2027, in which <strong>Palermo<\/strong> will play a leading role.<\/p>\n<p>Awarded in recent years as one of Italy\u2019s best cultural events and recognised internationally, the <strong>Feast of Saint Rosalia<\/strong> offers a unique experience that blends spirituality, civic identity and entertainment, drawing thousands of people to the heart of the Sicilian capital every year.<\/p>\n","localizzazione":"<div class=\"leaflet-map\" data-height=\"400\" data-map=\"leaflet\" data-map-lng=\"13.3483887\" data-map-lat=\"38.1086277\" data-map-zoom=\"7\" data-map-layers=\"[&quot;CartoDB.Voyager&quot;]\" data-map-markers=\"[{&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Palermo, Sicilia Italia&quot;,&quot;default_label&quot;:&quot;Palermo, Sicilia Italia&quot;,&quot;lat&quot;:38.111226799999997,&quot;lng&quot;:13.3524434,&quot;geocode&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Palermo, Sicilia, Italia&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Palermo, Sicilia Italia&quot;,&quot;bbox&quot;:{&quot;_southWest&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:38.049913699999998,&quot;lng&quot;:13.242219},&quot;_northEast&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:38.224586600000002,&quot;lng&quot;:13.4520856}},&quot;center&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:38.111226799999997,&quot;lng&quot;:13.3524434},&quot;properties&quot;:{&quot;place_id&quot;:53447489,&quot;licence&quot;:&quot;Data \\u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. http:\\\/\\\/osm.org\\\/copyright&quot;,&quot;osm_type&quot;:&quot;relation&quot;,&quot;osm_id&quot;:39513,&quot;lat&quot;:&quot;38.1112268&quot;,&quot;lon&quot;:&quot;13.3524434&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;boundary&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;administrative&quot;,&quot;place_rank&quot;:16,&quot;importance&quot;:0.71060513616406706,&quot;addresstype&quot;:&quot;city&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Palermo&quot;,&quot;display_name&quot;:&quot;Palermo, Sicilia, Italia&quot;,&quot;address&quot;:{&quot;city&quot;:&quot;Palermo&quot;,&quot;county&quot;:&quot;Palermo&quot;,&quot;ISO3166-2-lvl6&quot;:&quot;IT-PA&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;Sicilia&quot;,&quot;ISO3166-2-lvl4&quot;:&quot;IT-82&quot;,&quot;country&quot;:&quot;Italia&quot;,&quot;country_code&quot;:&quot;it&quot;,&quot;building&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;road&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;house_number&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;postcode&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;town&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;village&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hamlet&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;boundingbox&quot;:[38.049913699999998,38.224586600000002,13.242219,13.4520856]}}],&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;marker_6a2be3eb61a7c&quot;}]\"><\/div>\n","url":"https:\/\/ilfestinodisantarosalia.it\/","dataora_fine":"15\/07\/2026 00:00","dataora_inizio":"14\/07\/2026 00:00"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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