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Sagra della Cuccia di Casteltermini

Casteltermini · Sicilia, Italy · Dec 12 – 13 🟡 Partially verified

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The 11th cuccia festival of Casteltermini, held around the feast of Santa Lucia (13 December). The Pro Loco serves the cuccia, a dish of cooked wheat with chickpeas and sugar, both traditional and with pastry cream, alongside homemade sweets, while the Mercatino di Santa Lucia in Piazza Duomo, via Roma and Corso Umberto I sells craft products, food specialties and Christmas gifts. The 2026 edition is listed for 12-13 December.

Cuccia (traditional)Cuccia with pastry creamHomemade sweets
DatesDec 12 – 13
Edition11th
OrganizerPro Loco Casteltermini (runs the food stand)
Food FocusCuccia
Nearest airportPalermo Falcone-Borsellino (PMO)
GPS37.5294, 13.6274
Nearest provincial capitalAgrigento · ~30 km · approx 0.5h drive
Nearest region capitalPalermo · ~90 km · approx 1.6h drive
Typical weather in DecemberCold, rain more frequent — 10-13°C.
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Sources:
https://sagreautentiche.it/sagre/sagra-della-cuccia-casteltermini/
https://www.balarm.it/eventi/festival-e-rassegne/sagra-della-cuccia-e-mercatino-di-natale-a-casteltermini-61946