Sagra dell'Ulivo in Finale di Pollina

The Sagra dell’Ulivo is the autumn festival of Finale, the seaside hamlet of Pollina, devoted to the olive tree, olive oil and olives. The 2026 edition is the fiftieth and runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November: an exhibition on fifty years of the festival, food stalls at the Parco Urbano, a gathering of four bands, a free handout of olive cunzate, the folk group parade and “the world’s longest filoncino” loaf.

When is the 2026 Sagra dell’Ulivo?

The full programme was published by Balarm. Here’s the day-by-day schedule.

Day	Time	What and where
Friday 6 November	9:30 am	“Prendiamoci cura del nostro futuro”: students tend the olive trees, Giardino PrimoAmore
	5:30 pm	Opening of the “50 anni di sagra” exhibition, Torre del Marchese
	9 pm	Public meeting “Il filo del tempo: Finale e la sua sagra”, Auditorium Samuel Sferruzza
Saturday 7 November	10 am	Guided visit to Celsito, “Alla scoperta dei monumenti della natura” (booking required)
	4 pm	“Alivi sona”, gathering of four bands with majorettes, Piazzale Torre
	5 pm	Stalls open, Parco Urbano
	8:30 pm	Live music with La soluzione
	11 pm	Dance night and DJ set
Sunday 8 November	9 am	Apollonia band parade
	10:30 am	Mass with olive saplings for newborns, church of Maria SS. della Lettera
	noon	Stalls open
	1 pm	Free olive cunzate, Parco Urbano
	3:30 pm	Folk parade with I Saracini (Finale), Gazzara (Caltavuturo) and I Peddaroti (Reggio Calabria)
	5:30 pm	Folk groups and school art contest awards
	6 pm	“The world’s longest filoncino” and the Torta del Cinquantenario

The photo exhibition “50 anni di sagra”, curated by Giacomo Di Marco, stays open at the Torre del Marchese until 13 November.

Fifty years of the festival

In 2026 the Sagra dell’Ulivo turns fifty, and the programme celebrates with an exhibition, a public meeting on the festival’s history and an anniversary cake. At Saturday’s band gathering, the Apollonia band of Pollina and Finale plays alongside Santa Cecilia from Cefalù, Don Ciccio Cirrincione from Campofelice and G. Verdi from Santo Stefano di Camastra.

As in 2025, schools are involved, with an art contest for pupils, alongside the local folk group I Saracini and Sunday Mass with the blessing of olive saplings.

What to eat

Olive cunzate, olives seasoned the traditional way, are the symbol of the festival, handed out free on Sunday at 1 pm. At the Parco Urbano stalls you can eat on Saturday evening and on Sunday at lunch and dinner.

In 2025, at the 49th edition, the town council offered free pasta with olive sauce, bread with oil and olives and a glass of wine, and there was a children’s walk in the Parco di Serradaino with tastings of bread, olives and crastu olive oil (Comune di Pollina). If you’re interested in olive oil and local produce, read our guide to Madonie food.

Past editions

Year	Edition	Dates
2026	50th	6-8 November
2025	49th	8-9 November

Practical tips

Finale is Pollina’s seaside hamlet; from the A20 Messina-Palermo motorway take the Pollina-Castelbuono exit. Distances are in our guide to getting to the Madonie by car. Sources don’t list dedicated car parks: arrive early on Sunday, the busiest day.

For a bed, see where to stay in Pollina; for food, where to eat in Pollina. In November check the Pollina weather: the parade and stalls are outdoors.

If you’re touring the Madonie the same weekend, Isnello hosts Sapori d’Autunno on 7 and 8 November. For the rest of the municipality there’s the Pollina page, and for other festivals the Madonie food festival calendar and the upcoming events page.