From the crossroads · 2.6 km west-south-west

The Sagra di Baggio

Every year, in the third week of October, the village of Baggio celebrates for three days. The festival has been held without interruption since 1628, the year Sant’Apollinare, today the Chiesa Vecchia, became a parish. Stalls of craftspeople and farm produce, music, theatre and sport fill via Ceriani and the village squares; the festival ends on Sunday in piazza Anita Garibaldi.

Since

1628

When

Third week of October

Where

Via Ceriani, piazza Sant’Apollinare, piazza Anita Garibaldi

Who runs it

Residents, associations and bodies of the village, with Municipio 7

In 2026

398th edition

Almost four centuries

From 1628 to today

1. 1628Sant’Apollinare, the Da Baggio family church until then closed to the public, becomes a parish. Since that year the festival has never stopped.
2. 1875The church, struck by fire in 1870, is rebuilt. The Romanesque bell tower remains.
3. 1923Baggio, until then an independent municipality, joins the City of Milan. The festival continues as a neighbourhood celebration.
4. 2023395th edition, from 13 to 15 October.
5. 2025397th edition, from 17 to 19 October.
6. 2026398th edition. The programme is published by Municipio 7; the dates go into the calendar as soon as two sources confirm them.

How it works · the 2025 edition

Three evenings in piazza Anita Garibaldi

The 397th edition was dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of the Liberation. By day the neighbourhood’s associations, schools and bodies are in the village streets, with stands, games and sport; in the evening the festival moves to the stage in the square. All events were free.

1. Friday 17 OctoberPaolo JannacciAt 21:30, «In concerto con Enzo», with the band.
2. Saturday 18 OctoberMax CavallariAt 21, cabaret.
3. Sunday 19 OctoberJohnson RigheiraAt 21:30, the close of the festival.

The festival streets

• Via Ceriani
• Piazza Sant’Apollinare
• Piazza Anita Garibaldi
• Via Anselmo da Baggio
• Via delle Forze Armate
• Via Gianella
• Via Due Giugno

What returns every year

• The procession with the flag-waversOn Sunday, through the village streets.
• The «Orghen d’or»The festival’s award, named after the Milanese saying.
• Stalls and street foodCraftspeople, farm produce and Lombard specialities.
• The fireworksThe festival finale, in several editions.

Photographs

The village of the festival

The streets and the church where the festival is held, before and after 1923. Each image leads to its record.

1. Baggio, panorama, 1895–99

   Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory · Low resolution, free of charge, for documentation · art. 70 para. 1-bis Italian law 633/1941

2. Via Anselmo da Baggio and the old church

   Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory · Low resolution, free of charge, for documentation · art. 70 para. 1-bis Italian law 633/1941

3. Old Sant’Apollinare, seen from the gate, 1915–20

   Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory · Low resolution, free of charge, for documentation · art. 70 para. 1-bis Italian law 633/1941

4. Old church of Sant’Apollinare, via Ceriani 3

   Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory · Low resolution, free of charge, for documentation · art. 70 para. 1-bis Italian law 633/1941

5. Via Antonio Ceriani, formerly corso Vittorio Emanuele, 1925–26

   Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory · Low resolution, free of charge, for documentation · art. 70 para. 1-bis Italian law 633/1941

6. Romanesque bell tower of the Gesa Veggia, 1960s

   Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory · Low resolution, free of charge, for documentation · art. 70 para. 1-bis Italian law 633/1941

Where it continues

• The other festivals and the Chiesa Vecchia, in Places and traditions.
• The Parco delle Cave and Boscoincittà, next to the village, in Parks.
• The dates of the year, in the Calendar.
• Memories and photographs of the festival can be sent through the Facebook page.

Sources for this page

• Wikipedia · Comune di Milano, Municipio 7Since 1628, for the parish of Sant’Apollinare; third week of October; donkey race and the legend of the bell tower; closing in piazza Anita Garibaldi; 395th edition, 13–15 October 2023.
• Comune di Milano, Municipio 7 · Active News · Municipio 7 Milano397th edition, 17–19 October 2025; craftspeople, farm produce, music, theatre and sport; closing in piazza Anita Garibaldi.
• Mentelocale · Prima Milano · Eventi Italiani2025 programme: Paolo Jannacci on Friday at 21:30, Max Cavallari on Saturday at 21, Johnson Righeira on Sunday at 21:30; dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of the Liberation; free events; street food in piazza Anita Garibaldi.
• Il Giorno · ZeroFestival streets (via delle Forze Armate, via Gianella, via Ceriani, piazza Anita Garibaldi, via Due Giugno, via Anselmo da Baggio); procession with flag-wavers; «Orghen d’or» award; fireworks.
• Radio Mamma · ZeroDonkey race «until a few years ago»; the saying «Va’ a Bagg a sonà l’òrghen».
• The site’s photo collection · Lombardia Beni CulturaliChiesa Vecchia at via Ceriani 3, fire of 1870 and rebuilding of 1875, Romanesque bell tower; annexation of Baggio to Milan in 1923.
• YouTube«Baggio, Milano · Il campanile della chiesa vecchia di Sant’Apollinare», bruno crosio channel. Loads only on click.

What this page rests on

Every fact is checked against at least two independent sources and, where one exists, the official source. The press review and the calendar are updated every day.