About us
The Ente
The Ente Carnevale dei Bambini Pro Loco di Orentano APS runs three festivals a year: the Carnevale dei Bambini, the Sagra della Pizza and the Festa del Bignè.
Our story
The Carnevale dei Bambini was born in 1956, when the parish priest, don Livio Costagli, “had the idea of organising a parade to spend a few hours of carefree fun with the children”.
The first committee was appointed in 1959. In 1973 came the first statute and the legal entity, and in 2019 an amended statute created today’s association, the Ente Carnevale dei Bambini Pro Loco di Orentano APS.
The Carnevale’s story, since 1956
Find out more
- The parish of San Lorenzo Martire (in Italian)(opens in a new tab) parrocchiadiorentano.it
- Orentano, the village(opens in a new tab) orentano.news
The Ente’s festivals
January and February
Carnevale dei Bambini di Orentano
Born in 1956: today, masked parades with allegorical floats and, on Shrove Tuesday, the burning of the Testone.
June and July
Sagra della Pizza di Orentano
The pizza and beer festival: five wood-fired ovens, 200 to 250 pizzas a night, Tuscan dishes and music from the band.
August
Festa del Bignè di Orentano
For the patron saint’s feast, the pastry chefs who live or have lived in Orentano make the «Dolcione»: since 1987 a sculpture of sugar, butter, eggs and flour.
Contact
- Address
- Via della Chiesa 5, 56022 Orentano (PI)
- carnevaleorentano
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