St Joseph's Fair

On the stalls which are set up in the Public Gardens, the adjacent streets, and along the sea front, you can find all types of wares. Stalls for food specialities, tools, toys and clothes colour this popular fair.

For three days the town lives for the fair of its patron saint, and it is hard to find a citizen of La Spezia who has not found a bit of time to wander around the curiosities of this rich market. The festival has become a public meeting-place and an increasingly important event.
In fact in the last few years, fringe events have been organised, like the White Night.

Discover the program:

Saturday, March 16, 2024: From 10 p.m. in Piazza del Bastione, enjoy great music with Emilio Simonini who will offer a DJ set featuring the best dance music from the 1970s to today. The evening will be broadcast live starting at 10 p.m. on Radio A (FM frequency 92.6) and streamed online at www.radioa.it.

Sunday, March 17, 2024: The fair begins. Stalls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday, March 18, 2024: Stalls open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. From 9:30 p.m. in Piazza Mentana, the evening will be dedicated to Blues, Jazz, and House music with performances by local bands: Big Boss Band, Millet Pickers Jazz Band, and Oflog project.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024: Stalls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

There will be 21 exhibitors from the municipal area, 24 from the province, and 543 from outside the province. There will be 57 stalls selling porchetta, sandwiches, or cheese and cold cuts; 65 selling sweets, exotic fruits, and similar items (including 25 from the typical Lamporecchio area); 158 selling clothing; 9 selling food from typical Italian regions (Sardinia, Romagna); 9 selling exotic fruit; 52 selling household goods and demonstrative items; 3 stalls selling products derived from wild boar processing; 5 selling ceramics from areas known for this craft; and 3 selling wrought iron products. The stalls will be spread along a route of almost 4 km covering an area of approximately 15 thousand square meters, within the perimeter including via Persio (including via Chiodo), Piazza Bayreuth, and Passeggiata Morin (excluding the demesne area of Largo Fiorillo). For the 2024 edition, the stalls will also be positioned in Piazza Europa, via Persio, via Chiodo, and Piazza Bayreuth. Piazza Verdi will host around thirty ONLUS (non-profit organizations) associations.

Once again this year, the sale of animals is prohibited, as stipulated by the municipal regulations for animal health and protection.

How to reach the San Giuseppe fair

Four shuttle lines have been set up to allow citizens to reach the fair without using cars, with continuous service. Below are the lines and schedules.

Lines:

Palasport:
1. Outbound: Palasport stop on Via Carducci – Via Carducci - Piazza Dante- Via Veneto - via XX Settembre – P. Europa
2. Return: P. Europa – via XXIV Maggio – Via Carducci -via della Pianta - Via Carducci stop Palasport
C.C. Le Terrazze:
1. Outbound: Park Le Terrazze - Via Antoniana - Via Veneto - Via XX Settembre - P. Europa
2. Return: P. Europa – via XXIV Maggio -Via Doria-Via Antoniana Park Le Terrazze
Viale Fieschi:
1. Outbound: Viale Fieschi - Viale Garibaldi - Corso Cavour - Via Di Monale - Via Gramsci – CAMEC
2. Return: CAMEC- Viale Amendola - Via dei Mille - Corso Cavour - Viale Garibaldi - Viale Fieschi - Rotatoria Fabiano - Viale Fieschi
Stazione FS:
Outbound: Railway station- Piazza S. Bon – Via Fiume - Viale Ferrari – Corso Cavour -Via Di Monale - Via Gramsci – CAMEC
Return: CAMEC- Viale Amendola - Via dei Mille - Corso Cavour - Railway station

Schedules:

From 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM: every 20 minutes
From 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: every 10 minutes
From 11:30 AM to 01:30 PM: every 20 minutes
From 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM: every 10 minutes
From 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM: every 20 minutes
From 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM: every 10 minutes
From 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM: every 20 minutes