Piazza in Festa Puglia

Events and festivals in Puglia, on a map.

 Ruvo di Puglia
Food and wine festivals Ongoing

Sagra del Fungo Cardoncello 2026, 21st edition

Ruvo di Puglia (BA)

 Via Giovanni Amendola e piazze del centro storico, Ruvo di Puglia

Organised by Pro Loco di Ruvo di Puglia

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From 13 to 15 November 2026, Ruvo di Puglia dedicates three days to the cardoncello mushroom with the twenty-first edition of the festival, the closing event of Cardoncello on the road, the calendar that brings the mushroom and Murgian cuisine beyond the city limits. Food and wine stalls will be set up in via Giovanni Amendola for the entire duration of the event, while the squares of the historic centre host the rest of the programme. It starts on Friday 13 November at 6 pm with the inauguration in piazza Matteotti. On Saturday 14, the street band in the historic centre, the Tamburellisti di Otranto and the Sud Sound System concert arrive; on Sunday 15, the programme continues with the guided excursion in the Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia, the gathering of vintage cars and motorcycles in piazza Dante, the hot air balloon and the evening concerts. The festival is organised by the Pro Loco di Ruvo di Puglia with the patronage of the Comune di Ruvo di Puglia, the Regione Puglia and the Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia.

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Friday 13 November: 6 pm inauguration of the 21st edition and opening of the stalls in piazza Matteotti; 8 pm Terra concert in piazza Le Monache; 9 pm DJ set in corso Gramsci Saturday 14 November: 10 am Street Band Euroband Città di Altamura in the historic centre; 12.30 pm and 7.30 pm Tamburellisti di Otranto in piazza Le Monache; 8 pm hot air balloon launch in piazza Matteotti; 9.30 pm Sud Sound System in corso Gramsci Sunday 15 November: 8 am guided excursion by Terrae in the Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia; 8 am gathering of vintage cars and motorcycles in piazza Dante; 10 am Birbant Street Band in the historic centre; 12 pm and 8 pm hot air balloon launch in piazza Matteotti; 12.15 pm concert by Salvatore Galeanda; 5 pm sand art in piazza Matteotti; 8 pm Sud Folk concert; 9 pm Cipurrid concert in corso Gramsci Food and wine stalls set up in via Giovanni Amendola for the entire duration of the event Changes to traffic and parking in via Giovanni Amendola during the three days of the event