Patron saint festival In 72 days
Saint John the Evangelist, patron of Re Scartozz and the Pumpkin Festival
📅 Every year, on 27 December; at Carnival Re Scartozz parades, in October the Pumpkin Festival
Gavirate celebrates Saint John the Evangelist on 27 December, in the church dedicated to him. During Carnival, a procession of allegorical floats and masks parades in honour of Re Scartozz, a figure linked to an ancient Gavirate legend; in October, on the lakefront, the Pumpkin Festival is held.
