From the Harvest to the Party! A journey through Montefalco’s traditions with allegorical floats, music and authentic flavors!
Parades, dances and Sagrantino tastings will take you to the heart of Umbrian traditions.
The Grape Harvest Festival in Montefalco is a traditional Umbrian event that celebrates the grape harvest, particularly the renowned Sagrantino di Montefalco, with allegorical floats, tastings and Grape pressing.
A popular festival that recalls ancient peasant customs related to grape harvesting, pressing, and winemaking, with a joyful, folkloristic and community atmosphere.
The thrilling parade of floats, the songs, dances and authentic flavors of Montefalco will transport you back in time, among the vineyards and the pride of a centuries-old tradition.
The passionate residents of every hamlet along the “Ringhiera dell’Umbria” participate and give their all to create various allegorical floats inspired by traditional Montefalco customs, from the grape harvest period to the subsequent winemaking cycles. They showcase the joy and lifestyle typical of the rural world of many years ago, to celebrate their oldest traditional wine: His Majesty the Sagrantino Passito.
The parade takes place every year through the streets of Montefalco until all the floats, some pulled by animals and vintage tractors, gather in Piazza dal Comune where people eat and drink happily, accompanied by music and dancing.
Typical Program
Parade of Allegorical Floats
(or “harvest floats”): the various hamlets of Montefalco prepare floats decorated with grapes, vine shoots and agricultural tools, pulled by vintage tractors, horses or donkeys.
Each float depicts scenes of rural life, grape pressing, grape harvesting, and traditions related to Sagrantino.
The floats depart from Viale della Vittoria or the surrounding streets and arrive in Piazza del Comune, where everyone gathers.
In the square
Live music, folk dancing, food stands with typical products (crescionda, strangozzi, bruschetta, cured meats, cheeses, must and wine)
Free or paid tastings of Sagrantino and Montefalco Rosso.
Participants in traditional peasant costumes.
Folklore shows, musical groups and a general atmosphere of joy that lasts until the evening.
WHEN
This event usually takes place every year on the third Sunday of September
Free admission
For information, dates, and the event schedule, visit the website listed at the end of the article
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Grape Harvest Festival
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