🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 28

Stories and curiosities for August 28, from the Italy of a thousand bell towers.

No story for this day yet: here are the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Celebrations today in… 19

19 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 28

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Acquaformosa

Feast of San Giovanni Battista

📅 Every year, on 29 August, with the events the day before

On 29 August Acquaformosa, a municipality of 1,161 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patron San Giovanni Battista.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Sambuco

Feast of San Giuliano

📅 Every year, on 28 August

On 28 August Sambuco, a municipality of 100 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patron San Giuliano.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Trevi nel Lazio

Feast of San Pietro l'Eremita

📅 Every year, from 28 to 31 August

From 28 to 31 August Trevi nel Lazio, a municipality of 1,853 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, celebrates its patron San Pietro l'eremita, remembered on 30 August.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Ferrere

Feast of Sant'Agostino

📅 Every year, on 28 August

On 28 August Ferrere, a municipality of 1,602 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Sant'Agostino.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Belvì

Feast of Sant'Agostino

📅 Every year, on 28 August

On 28 August Belvì, a municipality of 665 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro, celebrates its patron Sant'Agostino.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Alà dei Sardi

Feast of Sant'Agostino

📅 Every year, on 28 August

On 28 August Alà dei Sardi, a municipality of 1,947 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, celebrates its patron Sant'Agostino.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 San Daniele del Friuli

Saint Augustine and Saint Michael

📅 Every year, on 28 August; the town's holiday is 29 September

The patron of San Daniele del Friuli is Saint Augustine, on 28 August, but the town's public holiday is 29 September, Saint Michael the Archangel, to whom the cathedral and the parish are dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Carpineto Romano

Saint Augustine, patron of the Palio della Carriera

📅 Every year, on 28 August, with the Palio della Carriera

Carpineto Romano celebrates Saint Augustine on 28 August, in the convent dedicated to him. The Palio della Carriera re-enacts in costume the town's period of greatest splendour, alongside talks, film screenings and theatrical performances.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Acquapendente

Saint Hermes, patron of the Festa dei Pugnaloni

📅 Every year, on 28 August; the third Sunday of May brings the Festa dei Pugnaloni

Acquapendente celebrates Saint Hermes on 28 August. On the third Sunday of May, the Festa dei Pugnaloni is held, one of the oldest folk celebrations in Tuscia, originally also called festa di Mezzomaggio.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Forte dei Marmi

Saint Hermes, patron of the town that shipped out the Apuan marble

📅 Every year, on 28 August, with a propitiatory bonfire lit the evening of the 27th

Forte dei Marmi celebrates Saint Hermes the Martyr on 28 August, with a propitiatory bonfire lit in Piazza Garibaldi the night before; the town was born to carry to the sea, along its famous pier, the marble blocks from the Apuan quarries granted to the Medici in 1515.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Baldissero Torinese

Saint Julian of Brioude, patron of the town of the Strawberry Festival

📅 Every year, on 28 August; in Rivodora the Strawberry Festival between late May and early June

Baldissero Torinese celebrates Saint Julian of Brioude on 28 August; the first Sunday of October brings the Grape and Fine Wine Festival, while in the hamlet of Rivodora, between late May and early June, the Strawberry Festival is held, in Piedmontese Festa dle fròle.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Labico

Saint Roch, co-patron venerated as patron by the people of Labico

📅 Every year, on the Saturday before the last Sunday of August; the last Sunday of May brings Maria SS. del Rovo

Labico celebrates Saint Roch on the Saturday preceding the last Sunday of August, with a procession; the other patron, Saint Andrew, has the town's main church. On the last Sunday of May, Our Lady of the Bramble is also celebrated, with a procession.