Events & festivals · Capracotta

Patron saint festival In 96 days

Saint Sebastian, patron of the «town of blizzards» destroyed and rebuilt twice

📅 Every year, on 20 January

Capracotta celebrates Saint Sebastian on 20 January, with an altar dedicated to him in the church of Santa Maria Assunta; the town, known as the «town of blizzards» for snowfalls that can exceed a metre, was almost entirely destroyed by retreating German troops in the Second World War.