{"id":390731,"date":"2026-07-21T12:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/events\/\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:13:23","slug":"amici-del-ponte-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"eb_event","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/events\/sestri-levante-it\/amici-del-ponte-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Amici del Ponte Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <strong>30 July to 2 August 2026<\/strong>, the square in front of the <strong>Church of Santo Stefano del Ponte<\/strong>, in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/sestri-levante\/\">Sestri Levante<\/a><\/strong>, will host the traditional <strong>Amici del Ponte Festival<\/strong>, one of the town\u2019s most beloved summer events. Organised by the <strong>Parish of Santo Stefano<\/strong>, the event is much more than just a neighbourhood festival: it is an opportunity to get together, share a meal and rediscover the authentic flavours of Ligurian cuisine, accompanied by live music, dancing and entertainment in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Every evening, from <strong>7.00 pm<\/strong>, the food stalls open, offering a varied menu that combines traditional recipes with specialities prepared for each evening. The opening night on <strong>Thursday 30 July<\/strong> is dedicated to the traditional <strong>Grande Raviolata<\/strong>, accompanied by testaieu, classic and stuffed sgabei, asado, salamini, savoury tarts, chips and desserts, with the dance evening hosted by <strong>DJ Kelly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Grande Raviolata<\/strong> takes centre stage once again on <strong>Friday 31 July<\/strong>, when the public will once again be able to savour local culinary specialities before dancing to the music of the <strong>Orchestra I Caravel<\/strong>. <strong>On Saturday 1 August<\/strong>, the menu will be enhanced with a delicious <strong>seafood fry-up<\/strong>, alongside trofie with pesto, trofie with seafood rag\u00f9, testaieu, sgabei, asado and other traditional specialities, whilst the music will be provided by the <strong>Sabrina and Keomi Band<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The event concludes <strong>on Sunday 2 August<\/strong> with an evening dedicated to <strong>Pulled Pork<\/strong>, accompanied by the ever-present trofie, fried seafood, sgabei and other culinary delights prepared by the volunteers. The festivities will draw to a close with the lively musical entertainment provided by <strong>DJ Geo RGC<\/strong>, who will keep the crowd entertained right until the end of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the festival, there will also be a <strong>charity raffle<\/strong>, whilst the <strong>ample parking facilities<\/strong> available will make it easier for people to attend the event. The <strong>Amici del Ponte Festival<\/strong> is an event that brings together good food, music and a sense of community, offering four evenings of conviviality in the heart of Sestri Levante, where tradition, volunteering and hospitality continue to be the true highlights of the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 30 July to 2 August 2026, the Amici del Ponte Festival returns to Sestri Levante, featuring raviolata, fried seafood, pulled pork, live music and traditional Ligurian specialities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":390730,"template":"","territorio":[],"village-conntection":[51097],"event_category":[165164],"class_list":["post-390731","eb_event","type-eb_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-sestri-levante-it","event_category-food-festivals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eb_event\/390731","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\/390730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"territorio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/territorio?post=390731"},{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=390731"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=390731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}