73rd edition of a festival founded in 1950, the flagship event of the Castelli Romani, held in the Bernini-designed baroque Piazza di Corte. Porchetta di Ariccia IGP is sliced fresh at Consorzio stands and served in the town's historic fraschette taverns, paired with Castelli Romani wines. The signature moment is a free toss of 3,000 porchetta sandwiches from a cart into the crowd — a scene close enough to what inspired Italian writer Carlo Emilio Gadda to describe the square filling with the aroma of rosemary-scented meat and roast new potatoes.
DatesSep 4 – 6
Edition73rd
OrganizerComune di Ariccia (mayor Gianluca Staccoli), with the Consorzio dei Produttori della Porchetta di Ariccia IGP and the town's historic fraschette
Food FocusPorchetta di Ariccia IGP
Nearest airportRome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) / Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA)
GPS41.7208, 12.6717
AccessibilityHistoric Baroque piazza setting
Nearest cityCaserta · ~156 km · approx 2.6h drive
Nearest region capitalRoma · ~25 km · approx 0.4h drive
Typical weather in SeptemberWarm, less humid — 25-28°C, a comfortable month for festival-going.