# Presepe d'InCanto in Petralia Soprana > The Presepe d'InCanto in Petralia Soprana is a nativity with sculptures and video mapping, 20 December to 6 January: 30-minute slots by booking, 5 euros. - Page: https://www.lemadonie.it/en/events/presepe-d-incanto-petralia-soprana/ - Updated: 2026-10-19 - Other languages: [Italiano](https://www.lemadonie.it/eventi/presepe-d-incanto-petralia-soprana.md) · [Español](https://www.lemadonie.it/es/eventos/presepe-d-incanto-petralia-soprana.md) · [Français](https://www.lemadonie.it/fr/evenements/presepe-d-incanto-creche-petralia-soprana.md) · [Deutsch](https://www.lemadonie.it/de/veranstaltungen/presepe-d-incanto-krippe-petralia-soprana.md) ## At a glance | | | |---|---| | 2025 edition | 20 December 2025 – 6 January 2026 | | Where | Aula Polifunzionale (former church of Sant'Antonio), Corso Umberto I 36, Petralia Soprana, [Petralia Soprana](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/villages/petralia-soprana/) | | Category | Religious festival | | Recurrence | Every year, from around 20 December to 6 January, on set days, 4 pm to 8 pm | | Price | 5 euros full price, 3 euros ages 8-12, 4 euros each for groups of 15, free up to age 7 (2025-2026 edition) | | Official website | https://presepedincanto.it/ | | Source | https://www.balarm.it/eventi/presepe-d-incanto-a-petralia-soprana-sculture-e-luci-in-un-magico-videomapping-142270 (checked on 2026-10-19) | ## Programme 17th edition. Open 4-8 pm in half-hour slots on 20, 21, 24-28 and 31 December and 1, 3, 4 and 6 January; tickets 5 euros adults, 3 euros ages 8-12, free up to age 7; booking online or by phone. The Presepe d'InCanto is an immersive nativity scene set up every Christmas in Petralia Soprana, in the Aula Polifunzionale on Corso Umberto I, the former church of Sant'Antonio. Instead of figurines there are sculptures and video mapping: light, images and a narrator tell the story of the Nativity in a 30-minute route. It's open from around 20 December to 6 January, on set days, from 4 pm to 8 pm, with a 5-euro ticket and booking. The 2026 dates haven't been released yet. ## When is it open? The nativity isn't open every day of the holidays. In the 2025-2026 edition, the 17th, the calendar was as follows, with slots every half hour from 4 pm to 8 pm ([official website](https://presepedincanto.it/)): | Month | Opening days | |---|---| | December 2025 | 20 (opening at 4 pm), 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 | | January 2026 | 1, 3, 4, 6 | In 2024-2025 the 16th edition ran from 21 December to 6 January, according to VisitSicily. ## Tickets and booking Prices for the 2025-2026 edition: | Ticket | Price | |---|---| | Full price, age 13+ | 5 euros | | Reduced, ages 8-12 | 3 euros | | Groups of at least 15 | 4 euros each | | Children up to 7 | free | Book on the [Presepe d'InCanto website](https://presepedincanto.it/prenotazioni/) or by phone on +39 349 545 5876. Groups of at least 15 can ask to visit on days and at times outside the calendar. ## How it's made The Presepe d'InCanto was born in 2008 from an idea by Leonardo Bruno and Father Calogero La Placa. It's an installation: shapes and sculptures inspired by the tradition of Giacomo Serpotta and made by Pier Luca Trapani become scenes of the Nativity through video mapping, which projects images and animations onto the surfaces. The organisers present it as the first immersive nativity made with artificial intelligence and augmented reality too. It's teamwork: artistic direction and video art by Leonardo Bruno, sets by Santino Alleri, photography and graphics by Damiano Macaluso, texts and narration by Santi Cicardo, co-director ([Balarm](https://www.balarm.it/eventi/presepe-d-incanto-a-petralia-soprana-sculture-e-luci-in-un-magico-videomapping-142270)). It is organised by the Associazione Cittadinanza Attiva Petralia Soprana, with the patronage of the town council and the Sicilian Region. The tone is quiet. "It's an invitation to slow down," says Bruno: the technology is there but makes no noise, and the projections are meant to reveal, not to dazzle. ## Christmas in Petralia Soprana Around the nativity the town council runs the "Natale a Petralia Soprana" programme: in 2025 it included the "Concerto sotto l'Albero" by the "G. Verdi" band on 23 December, bagpipers, children's workshops, Father Christmas on a sleigh and "Arriva la Befana". For the rest of the town there's the [Petralia Soprana page](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/villages/petralia-soprana/). ## Practical tips Petralia Soprana sits at 1,147 metres, the highest of the villages in our guide. In December, at this altitude, it can snow: check the [Petralia Soprana weather](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/weather/petralia-soprana/) and, if it snows, the page on [snow in the Madonie](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/snow/). From Palermo it's about 103 km and an hour and a half, via the Tremonzelli exit on the A19 and then the SS120 (see [getting to the Madonie by car](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/roads/)). In winter 2025-2026 the ANAS order required snow chains on board or winter tyres on a stretch of the SS120 from 15 November: the current rule is in our roads guide. For a bed, see [where to stay in Petralia Soprana](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/villages/petralia-soprana/where-to-stay/); for food, [where to eat in Petralia Soprana](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/villages/petralia-soprana/where-to-eat/). On the same days, usually from 26 to 29 December, Gangi stages its [living nativity](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/events/living-nativity-da-nazareth-a-betlemme-gangi/). Other nativity scenes and feasts are under [Madonie religious festivals](https://www.lemadonie.it/en/events/religious-festivals/). ## Frequently asked questions ### When is the Presepe d'InCanto open in 2026? The dates of the 2026-2027 edition have not been published yet. The 2025-2026 edition, the 17th, was open from 20 December 2025 to 6 January 2026, but only on set days: 20, 21, 24-28 and 31 December, and 1, 3, 4 and 6 January, from 4 pm to 8 pm. The calendar is posted on presepedincanto.it. ### How much does a ticket cost? In the 2025-2026 edition a full ticket cost 5 euros (age 13 and up), the reduced ticket for children aged 8 to 12 cost 3 euros, and children up to 7 went in free. For groups of at least 15 people the ticket dropped to 4 euros each. ### Do I need to book? Visits run in half-hour slots from 4 pm to 8 pm and are booked on the official website presepedincanto.it or by phone on +39 349 545 5876, the number given by the organisers. Groups of at least 15 can ask to visit on days and at times outside the calendar, again by booking. ### What makes the Presepe d'InCanto different? Instead of figurines there's an installation with sculptures inspired by Giacomo Serpotta, made by Pier Luca Trapani, onto which video mapping projects images, light and scenes. Texts and a narrator's voice guide the visit. The organisers present it as the first immersive nativity made with artificial intelligence and augmented reality too. ### How long does the visit take? Entry is staggered every half hour from 4 pm to 8 pm, so the route takes thirty minutes at most. Allow time to get to Petralia Soprana, at 1,147 metres, and for a walk around the old town before or after. ### Who created the Presepe d'InCanto? The Presepe d'InCanto was born in 2008 from an idea by Leonardo Bruno and Father Calogero La Placa. Bruno is still its artistic director and video artist; the texts and narrating voice are by Santi Cicardo. It is organised by the Associazione Cittadinanza Attiva Petralia Soprana with the town council's patronage. ## Sources - [Presepe d'InCanto, sito ufficiale (giorni, orari, biglietti)](https://presepedincanto.it/) - [Balarm, 17ª edizione del Presepe d'InCanto (2025-2026)](https://www.balarm.it/eventi/presepe-d-incanto-a-petralia-soprana-sculture-e-luci-in-un-magico-videomapping-142270) - [VisitSicily, Presepe d'InCanto (16ª edizione, 2024-2025)](https://visitsicily.info/en/?p=90091) --- Markdown version of the page https://www.lemadonie.it/en/events/presepe-d-incanto-petralia-soprana/, from Le Madonie (lemadonie.it), an independent guide to the Madonie. Facts with source and date of check.