The third edition of Zucc-Art, titled "Colora la tua zucca!", took place in Telese Terme in 2026. The initiative was promoted by Pro Loco Telesia APS and centered on decorating pumpkins as an occasion for creativity, social interaction and community participation.
Local reports describe the event as concluding with participation and enthusiasm, bringing together school institutions, associations, volunteers and local community members. Children and adults took part in decorating pumpkins, according to the Gazzetta di Benevento.
Schools, parishes and volunteers took part
The reports acknowledge collaboration from the I.I.S. "Carafa-Giustiniani", including teachers from its artistic, fashion and musical courses.
Logistical and technical support also came from the local community. The parishes of Santo Stefano and Sant'Alfonso provided benches, while Sound Vibration Service Audio provided technical support. Volunteers and local associations were also acknowledged for their contribution.
Organizers: strengthening ties with the territory
Organizers presented the event as a way to reinforce connections between education, associations and the local territory. Fremondoweb quotes the view of Pro Loco Telesia APS that Zucc-Art strengthens ties between schools, associations and the territory.
That framing puts collaboration at the center of the initiative: pumpkin decoration provided the shared activity, while participation by schools, parishes, volunteers and technical partners provided the community structure around it.
What to know
Telese Terme is in the province of Benevento, in Campania. The available reports do not specify the exact venue, timetable or full programme, and they do not give a precise attendance figure.
The reports also do not establish whether the event included competitions, prizes or other activities beyond pumpkin decoration and community participation. The account of a successful edition substantially reflects the organizer's account as reproduced in local coverage, and that success is not independently quantified.
For readers following community life in the Valle Telesina, the confirmed points are the essentials: the third edition of "Colora la tua zucca!" was held in Telese Terme in 2026, it was promoted by Pro Loco Telesia APS, and it involved the "Carafa-Giustiniani" school, local parishes, volunteers and community members in a shared pumpkin-decorating event.
