29th Festa dell’Olio Nuovo in Canneto Sabino (Fara in Sabina)

On Saturday 7 and Sunday November 8, 2026, Canneto Sabino, a hamlet of Fara in Sabina in the province of Rieti, celebrates the 29th Festa dell'Olio Nuovo, the new oil festival, with extra virgin olive oil tastings, local products, craft markets, live music and shows. The regional source doesn't publish the detailed program, the venues of the individual events, the times or the prices: only confirmed information is given here.

Updated October 23, 2026.

The official description

The celebration of green gold continues on Saturday 7 and Sunday November 8 with the 29th Festa dell'Olio Nuovo, two days full of extra virgin olive oil tastings, local products, craft markets, live music and shows. A unique opportunity to experience the authenticity of the Sabina area.

Text from the Regione Lazio event page on VisitLazio, source

Where it takes place: Canneto Sabino, Fara in Sabina

Canneto Sabino is a hamlet of 585 inhabitants in the municipality of Fara in Sabina, in the province of Rieti, built on the Sabine hills. The hamlet also includes the locality of Campomaggiore. Fara in Sabina has 14,007 inhabitants.

The regional description doesn't give the exact place of the two days within the hamlet. It presents the festival as the follow-up to the National Day of Walking among the Olive Trees on October 25: the celebration of green gold, as the text calls it, thus continues on the November weekend.

For the municipality there's the page on Fara in Sabina, for the area also the one on Palombara Sabina, and other autumn and olive oil festivals in Lazio are gathered in Food festivals and fairs of Lazio.

Practical information

• Dates: Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 2026
• Place: Canneto Sabino, a hamlet of Fara in Sabina (RI), exact venue not given by the source
• Confirmed program: extra virgin olive oil tastings, local products, craft markets, live music, shows
• Times, prices and detailed program: not published by the regional source
• Contacts: website of the City of Fara in Sabina, comunefarainsabina.rieti.it
• Getting there: ATAC route planner for the stretch from Rome, then the city's directions
• The program may be updated: the information is what was confirmed as of October 23, 2026, and the page will be updated if official details are published

FAQ about the Festa dell'Olio Nuovo in Canneto Sabino

When does the festival take place?

Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 2026.

What's on?

The official text mentions extra virgin olive oil tastings, local products, craft markets, live music and shows.

Where exactly is it held?

In Canneto Sabino, and the description doesn't give a specific square or venue.

How much does it cost to take part?

No prices or tasting packages have been published.

Is there a related event before the festival?

Yes: on Sunday, October 25, 2026, the 10th National Day of Walking among the Olive Trees took place, in the same hamlet.

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