Festa for the Patron Saint of Francavilla Fontana 2022
8th SEPTEMBER
20:00, Basilica Maria SS. of the Rosary, Concert of sacred
music. By the Polyphonic Choir San Nicola di Lizzano.
9th SEPTEMBER
20:00, Corso Umberto I
Exhibition of paintings by Antonella Selleri and Stefania
Calizia with
music by Antonio
Fanelli. Organized by the Nuovo Bar del Corso
21.00, Piazza
Dante
Sound and vision by Max Nocco Dj set and Massimo Pasca live
painting
10th SEPTEMBER
19.00 - Piazza Dante
"Glimpses of glass" - Exhibition of paintings on glass demijohns by Pro Loco Francavilla Fontana.
21.30 pm - Piazza
Giovanni XXIII
BACK TO SCHOOL DJ set.
11th SEPTEMBER
16:00- via Municipio and Corso Umberto
“Ferrari and engines” - exhibition of vintage cars with a
section dedicated to Ferraris, even the most recent.
Exhibition of memorabilia of some famous F1 drivers.
19.00 - Piazza
Dante
Festival of
orecchiette. By the Pro Loco. Tasting by the Apulian Craft Brewery
9.30 pm - Piazzetta San Marco
Francavilla Disco Story, Dj set - 70s, 80s and 90s music.
With the extraordinary participation of
best known Francavilla DJs.
13th SEPTEMBER
From 9.00 to 13.00 and from 17.00 to 21.00 - Castello
Imperiali
Guided tours of the MAFF - Archaeological Museum of
Francavilla Fontana and inside the Castle
Imperial.
11.30 am - Piazza Giovanni XXIII
Announcement of the feast with the traditional sound of “La
Solenne”. Chimed by the
four bells of the Basilica, among which, the largest, is the
bell dedicated to the Madonna della
- Piazza Dante and the historic centre
Traditional childrens street games.
16:00, Largo San
Marco, Salomone and Quattro Cantoni
16:45, Piazzetta
San Giovanni, Games for children
17:30, Piazza Dante, workshops and tournament
17:30, Vico Lupoli, “Steal handkerchief and rock, paper
scissors. (Ruba-fazzoletto e
Sasso-Carta-Forbici)
18:00, Vico Fino
II, Games including a sack race.
16:30 - Via Regina Elena
“Stay street” - Art in the Street, artistic representations
of street artists on panels.
of the Covered Square. Outdoor exhibition on 13 and 14
September 2022.
5.30 pm - Church of Sant'Alfonso Maria de Liguori
“The golden church: visit of the church and cloister of the
Liguorini Fathers”. Curated by IMPACT
-Archaeology and Infopoint Francavilla Fontana. Limited
places, reservations required: 328-2821517
or e-mail clavica@coopimpact.it
18.00 - Via Benanduci,
Collective Art Exhibition. Organized by the La Sfera
association. Exhibition
outdoors on 13th and 14th September 2022.
18:30 - Teatro degli Imperiali
Exhibition of works with mixed techniques, painting,
graphics and photography.
By the IISS V. Lilla - De Marco Professional Institute.
Exhibition open from 13th until 16th.
19.00 - Via Roma
Great tug of war with 712 participants (Tradition 1310 -
2022).
“Armonica! - Festival of traditional games of Ceglie
Messapica.
20.30 -
Cassarmonica in Piazza Umberto I
Street
Illuminations
Official opening of the celebrations. Greetings from the
Mayor, the Parish Priest of the Basilica and the President of the Party
Committee and lighting of the lights. Artistic lighting by Cav. Vincenzo and
Giuseppe Memmola of Francavilla Fontana and Faniuolo
Lighting of Putignano.
21:00 - Piazza
Umberto I
Concert by Roky Gvox
Dangerous and Francavilla Posse.
22:00 - Piazza
Giovanni XXIII
Concert by "Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino"
- the most important Salento music group in the world. In 2018, for the Best Group category it is the first Italian group to win the Songlines music awards,
world music oscar.
14th SEPTEMBER
7.00 am - City districts
MEETING OF SMALL BANDS AND BAND CIRCUIT FOR THE CITY
DISTRICTS
in collaboration with the "Giuseppe Verdi" Musical
Association of Francavilla Fontana. Is provided
at 10.00 a stop near the "Dario Camberlingo" civil
hospital in Francavilla Fontana for
greetings and best wishes addressed to the sick and to the
medical and health personnel in service.
9.00 to 13.00 and from 17.00 to 21.00 - Castello Imperiali
Guided tours of the MAFF - Archaeological Museum of
Francavilla Fontana and inside the Castle
Imperial.
9.00 am, Piazza Umberto I
Concert in the Morning on the band stand. Organized by the Gran Concerto Bandistico Città di
Francavilla Fontana. Director M ° Ermir Krantja, honorary citizen of
Francavilla Fontana.
12.00, Piazza Giovanni XXIII and Piazza Umberto I
Gathering and procession of the Small Music Bands. Floral
tribute to the statue of the Madonna della
Fontana in Piazza Umberto I with the participation of the
Bishop of Oria, the parish priest of the Basilica, the Mayor and the Party
Committee President.
18.00, Piazza
Umberto I
Afternoon concert held by the Gran Concerto Bandistico Città di Francavilla Fontana.
20:00, Piazza Umberto I, Cassarmonica
Grand Concert of the Evening of the Award Winning Grand Band
Concert "Città Di Francavilla Fontana" directed by M ° Ermir Krantja
23:30 Piazza Umberto I
Mixology - the vinyl DJ set by Domenico Maschio.
24.00, Contrada Parapallo, Fireworks display by the Armando
Truppa di latiano company.
15th SEPTEMBER
9.00 to 13.00 and 17.00 alle 21.00 - Castello Imperiali
Visite guidate al
MAFF - Museo archeologico di Francavilla Fontana e all’interno di Castello
Imperiali.
17.30 - Basilica
del SS Rosario
“La cupola più
alta del salento” - Visita della Basilica. A cura di IMPACT Archeologia e
Infopoint
Francavilla
Fontana, prenotazione obbligatoria 328-2821517 o e-mail clavica@coopimpact.it
18.00, Piazza Dante
“Pizzica e tamburelli” – Traditional dance and music by
popular local folk band “Jazzabanna” and
"Senaturi"
of Ostuni.
21:00 Piazza
Giovanni XXIII – MALIKA IN CONCERT.
Religious events:
14th September
10:30
SOLENNE MESSA
PONTIFICALE celebrata dal Vescovo di Oria Mons. Vincenzo Pisanello, e
concelebrata dal
clero cittadino. Durante la Santa Messa sarà offerta la Corona alla Madonna da
parte del Sindaco.
18.45, Arrive in Piazza Giovanni XXIII the cities brass band.
RELIGIOUS PROCESSION with the statue of “Madonna della
Fontana”
Route: Piazza
Giovanni XXIII, via Chiesa Matrice, Via Vittorio Emauele II, Corso Garibaldi,
via
Mazzini, via
Simeana, via san Biagio, via Arciprete Quaranta, via Immacolata, Piazza Umberto
I,
Piazza Dante, via
San Salvatore, via San Giovanni, via Municipio, via San Lorenzo, via Imperiali,
via
Ribezzo, via
Roma, Piazza Umberto I, via Immacolata, Corso Garibaldi Piazza Monumento, via
Chiesa Matrice,
Piazza Giovanni XXII.
