{"id":390248,"date":"2026-07-16T15:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/events\/\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:13:28","slug":"feast-of-st-james-2026","status":"publish","type":"eb_event","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/events\/gavi-it\/feast-of-st-james-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Feast of St James 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <strong>25 and 26 July 2026<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/gavi\/\"><strong>Gavi<\/strong>,<\/a> an elegant village in southern Piedmont, famous for its wine and dominated by its imposing fortress, celebrates its patron saint with the traditional <strong>Feast of St James the Greater<\/strong>, one of the most cherished events of the year for the Gavi community.<\/p>\n<p>The festival combines religious devotion, folk traditions and festive celebrations, transforming the historic centre into a meeting place where residents, visitors and many Gavi natives returning to their hometown share two days of conviviality.<\/p>\n<p>The most solemn moment of the event is the <strong>Holy Mass<\/strong> celebrated<strong> on Saturday 25 July<\/strong> at 5.30 pm in the <strong>Parish Church of San Giacomo Maggiore<\/strong>, dedicated to the village\u2019s patron saint. A rich programme of events organised by the Town Council, the Pro Loco and local associations takes place around the religious celebration.<\/p>\n<p>From <strong>7.00 pm<\/strong>, <strong>Piazza Dante<\/strong> becomes the heart of the festivities with <strong>AperistreetFood<\/strong>, organised by the <strong>Gavi Pro Loco<\/strong>. Food and drink, street food and the <strong>DJ set by Lorenzo Pallavidino<\/strong> will entertain the crowd until the eagerly awaited <strong>fireworks display<\/strong>, scheduled for 22:15, which will light up the sky above the village and the picturesque Fort of Gavi.<\/p>\n<h3>The San Giacomo Fair and the brass band concert<\/h3>\n<p>On Sunday <strong>26 July<\/strong>, the historic centre hosts the traditional <strong>Fiera di Merci Varie<\/strong>, with stalls selling crafts, local specialities and street vendors bringing the town\u2019s streets to life throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities conclude at <strong>21:15<\/strong>, at <strong>Corte Zerbo<\/strong>, with a concert by the <strong>Corpo Musicale Romualdo Marenco di Novi Ligure<\/strong>, a long-standing event that brings the patron saint\u2019s celebrations to a close in the spirit of music and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Feast of St James<\/strong> is one of Gavi\u2019s most distinctive events, a perfect opportunity to explore the village, savour the region\u2019s finest food and wine, and experience an authentic Piedmontese festival steeped in history, faith and conviviality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 25 and 26 July 2026, Gavi will celebrate St James the Greater with a Holy Mass, AperistreetFood, DJ sets, fireworks, a traditional fair and a brass band concert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":390247,"template":"","territorio":[],"village-conntection":[50708],"event_category":[165168,165173],"class_list":["post-390248","eb_event","type-eb_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-gavi-it","event_category-fairs","event_category-patronal-feasts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eb_event\/390248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eb_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eb_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"territorio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/territorio?post=390248"},{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=390248"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=390248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}