Festival · June 24, 2026 – June 29, 2026 · Lumezzane Pieve, Lumezzane, BS, Italia
The Festa Patronale di San Giovanni Battista in Lumezzane Pieve offers six days of religious celebrations, live music, and food stalls. The program includes organ concerts, evening musical performances with various bands, burraco tournaments, and solemn processions. You'll find local specialties like polenta taragna and spiedo, with the delightful presence of Ape La Pecora Nera Cremeria.
Indulge in authentic local flavors with specialties like polenta taragna, a rich and hearty cornmeal dish, and spiedo, a traditional slow-roasted meat. Don't miss the sweet treats from Ape La Pecora Nera Cremeria, offering delightful desserts and ice cream.
Join the festivities for six days of celebration! The event kicks off on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025, at 7:00 PM with a Holy Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of San Giovanni Battista. On THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2025, at 8:30 PM, enjoy an organ concert by Giorgio Zani at the Parrocchia Pieve Church. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2025, features a Holy Mass at 7:00 PM, followed by the opening of food stands at 8:00 PM, and live music with BLUES ARTY at 10:00 PM. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2025, includes a Holy Mass at 6:30 PM presided over by Don Andrea Coccoli, food stands opening at 7:00 PM (Polenta taragna available by reservation), and a musical performance by PHOBE at 9:30 PM. SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2025, offers multiple Holy Masses throughout the day, a solemn Holy Mass at 10:00 AM presided over by Don Roberto Guardini, take-away spiedo pickup at 12:00 PM, and a burraco tournament at 2:00 PM (contact Katia at 335 7104205 to register). The evening concludes with Vespers and Eucharistic blessing at 6:00 PM, another Holy Mass at 6:30 PM, food stands opening at 7:00 PM, and a musical show with the Roberto Tagliani orchestra at 9:00 PM. The final day, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2025, begins with a solemn Holy Mass at 6:30 PM, followed by a procession with the statue of the Saint. Food stands open at 7:30 PM (Polenta taragna and spiedo by reservation), live music with ALZA di Voglia at 9:30 PM, and a prize drawing at 10:30 PM. On FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and MONDAY, from 7:00 PM onwards, Ape La Pecora Nera Cremeria will be on-site. A charity fishing game will also be set up for the festival evenings.