The detailed program for the Feast of St. Joseph:

Friday, September 26
7:30 AM Alborata
9:00 AM Holy Mass – followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 PM
5:30 PM Baaria Drummers’ Tour “Gabriele Gagliano”
through the historic center
6:00 PM Agri-food Expo: “St. Joseph 2025”
Corso Umberto I from September 26 to 29 until 11:00 PM
7:00 PM Awards Ceremony for the First Liturgical Music Competition
in memory of Monsignor Giovanni Muratore at the Mother Church
9:00 PM Bagheria City Award, Piazza Madrice, Singing and Music Competition, curated by Pippo Balistreri
(selection evening open to the public)

Saturday, September 27
8:00 AM Blood drive and Thalassemia screening
Palazzo Butera until 1:00 PM
5:00 PM “St. Joseph the Worker Award” Villa Cattolica
5:30 PM “Gabriele Gagliano” Baaria Drummers’ Tour
through the historic center
6:00 PM Agri-food Expo: “St. Joseph 2025” until 11:00 PM
Corso Umberto I from September 26th to 29th
6:00 PM Holy Mass at the Mother Church
7:00 PM Impromptu exhibition depicting St. Joseph
in the Piazza Madrice churchyard
9:00 PM “City of Bagheria Award” Piazza Madrice
Singing and Music Competition curated by Pippo Balistreri (final evening)

Sunday, September 28
7:30 AM Alborata
10:00 AM Gift Walk “Running Together Towards Solidarity”
proposed by the Rotary Club of Bagheria and Thalassemia
(Via Libertà, Corso Butera, Corso Umberto)
10:00 AM Bagheria “San Giuseppe” Bike Trophy
Monte Catalfano
10:30 AM Baaria Drummers’ “Gabriele Gagliano” Tour through the historic center
11:00 AM “Historic Shop Awards” Villa Butera Sala Fumagalli Martorana
5:30 PM Baaria Drummers’ “Gabriele Gagliano” Tour
6:00 PM Agri-food Expo: “San Giuseppe 2025”
Corso Umberto I from September 26 to 29 until 11:00 PM
6:00 PM Solemn Mass Eucharistic Celebration celebrated by Archpriest
Monsignor Alerio Montalbano in the presence of the civil and military authorities
of the Municipality of Bagheria
7:00 PM Solemn Procession of the Statue of Saint Joseph
with the following itinerary:
– Piazza Madrice – Corso Butera – Via Dammuselli – Via Senatore Scaduto
– Via Luca Giordano – Via Angiò’ – Via Giuseppe Scordato – Via Litterio
– Via Luigi Sturzo – Via Ruggero Settimo – Via Diego D’Amico
– Corso Umberto – Piazza Madrice
9:00 PM Bagheria Concert
Musical concert in Piazza Madrice: Performance of “SIRAH”
10:30 PM Theatrical performance of “Il cunto” by Salvo Piparo in Piazza Madrice

Monday, September 29
7:30 AM Alborata
8:30 AM Ancient Traditions “Abstract between History and Craftsmanship”
Atrium of Palazzo Butera
10:00 AM Documentary film screening on Saint Joseph by the
Pro Loco Genius Loci – Teatro Mons. Muratore Villa Butera
11:00 AM Baaria Drummers’ Tour “Gabriele Gagliano”
through the historic center
4:30 PM Sicilian Cart Parade
Gathering at the market area, the procession continues along Via Federico II,
Corso Butera, Corso Umberto, and concludes in Piazza Garibaldi.
The parade of carts accompanied by the drummers of the “Gabriele Gagliano” band
with a moment in memory of Maestro Gabriele Gagliano
6:00 PM Holy Mass at the Mother Church
6:00 PM Agri-food Expo: “San Giuseppe 2025”
Corso Umberto I from September 26th to 29th until 11:00 PM
10:00 PM Bagheria Concert:
Musical concert in Piazza Madrice by MICHELE ZARRILLO
12:30 AM Fireworks display (Via Libertà) by Giuseppe La Rosa’s Pirolandia company

The program attached to this press release, visible on the official poster, represents the only approved and final version of the celebrations. Please note that any other posters or calendars circulated in recent days were to be considered only drafts, not final ones.
Furthermore, the municipal press office will issue a separate press release each day announcing the following day’s program and any changes to the program, including in the event of adverse weather conditions.
We invite residents and visitors to attend all scheduled events in large numbers to experience moments of faith, tradition, and community together.

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