🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 8

Stories and curiosities for August 8, 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… 13

13 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 8

Patron saint festival In 332 days 📍 Realmonte

Feast of Saint Dominic

📅 Every year, on 8 August

On 8 August Realmonte celebrates Saint Dominic, its patron, in the Agrigento municipality of the Scala dei Turchi.

Zahar Festival

📅 First edition: 8–9 August 2026

Two evenings of wine and music in the Saracen alleys: more than twenty Belìce Valley wineries pour at the tasting stands, local produce fills the stalls, and eight drummers close the night in Piazza Baldi Centellis.