🔔 The Italian Almanac

June 29

Stories and curiosities for June 29, 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… 231

231 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on June 29

Santi Pietro e Paolo 133

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Patron saint festival 📍 Modica

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year on 29 June

On 29 June the 1893 oak statue group of Saint Peter healing the paralytic is carried along Corso Umberto I; the evening return is lit by torches, with the traditional fair alongside.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Saint-Pierre

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Saint-Pierre celebrates its patron, Saint Peter, in the village overlooked by the castle that is one of the symbols of the Aosta Valley.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Châtillon

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Châtillon celebrates Saint Peter, in whose church the parish museum is set up, with its 15th-century reliquary casket.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Benna

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Benna, a municipality of 1,190 inhabitants in the province of Biella, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Careggine

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Careggine, a municipality of 584 inhabitants in the province of Lucca, celebrates its patron Saint Peter with the procession.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Cuccaro Vetere

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Cuccaro Vetere, a municipality of 580 inhabitants in the province of Salerno, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Exilles

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Exilles, a municipality of 266 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Fordongianus

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Fordongianus, a municipality of 939 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Gabiano

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Gabiano, a municipality of 1,212 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Moasca

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Moasca, a municipality of 470 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Monsampietro Morico

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Monsampietro Morico, a municipality of 682 inhabitants in the province of Fermo, celebrates its patron Saint Peter; on 8 and 9 August the sagra «Lo Magnà de' 'na 'ota» is held.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Neoneli

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Neoneli, a municipality of 713 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Nurallao

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Nurallao, a municipality of 1,357 inhabitants in Sud Sardegna (South Sardinia), celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Ocre

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Ocre, a municipality of 1,110 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Odalengo Piccolo

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Odalengo Piccolo, a municipality of 270 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Olivola

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Olivola, a municipality of 123 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Pallanzeno

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Pallanzeno, a municipality of 1,176 inhabitants in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Pila

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Pila, a municipality of 137 inhabitants in the province of Vercelli, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Usseaux

Feast of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Usseaux, a municipality of 185 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patron Saint Peter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Roveredo di Guà

Feast of Saint Peter and the Potato Fair

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Potato Fair - Sagra of San Pietro in early July

On 29 June Roveredo di Guà, a municipality of 1,541 inhabitants in the province of Verona, celebrates its patron Saint Peter; in early July the Potato Fair - Sagra of San Pietro is held.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Castellero

Feast of Saint Peter in Chains

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Castellero, a municipality of 302 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Saint Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli).

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 San Basilio

Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 29 June (end of June)

At the end of June San Basilio, a municipality of 1,281 inhabitants in Sud Sardegna (South Sardinia), celebrates its patron Saint Peter the Apostle.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 San Pietro Apostolo

Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June San Pietro Apostolo, a municipality of 1,778 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Peter the Apostle; at the end of June there is also the Cherry Festival.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Torraca

Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Madonna dei Cordici on 8 September

On 29 June Torraca, a municipality of 1,267 inhabitants in the province of Salerno, celebrates its patron Saint Peter the Apostle; on 8 September comes the feast of Maria SS. dei Cordici.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Tuili

Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Tuili, a municipality of 1,062 inhabitants in Sud Sardegna (South Sardinia), celebrates its patron Saint Peter the Apostle.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Rome

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Rome honours the two apostles martyred in the city. It is the solemnity of its patron saints, established as the capital's own holiday by papal decree in 1818.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Oleggio

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Oleggio celebrates Saints Peter and Paul in Alessandro Antonelli's church, which in the 16th century took the place of the old pieve of San Michele.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Ales

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Ales, a municipality of 1,515 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul, to whom the cathedral is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Anfo

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Anfo, a municipality of 472 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Aprica

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June (Mary of the Assumption on 15 August)

On 29 June Aprica, a municipality of 1,588 inhabitants in the province of Sondrio, celebrates Saints Peter and Paul, patrons together with Mary of the Assumption, on 15 August.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Argentera

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Argentera, a municipality of 79 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the main village; each hamlet then has its own patron.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Barni

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Barni, a municipality of 597 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul; on 17 January the incanto of Saint Anthony is held.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Clivio

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Clivio, a municipality of 1,942 inhabitants in the province of Varese, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul with a small market in a square in the centre.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Desana

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Desana, a municipality of 1,055 inhabitants in the province of Vercelli, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Imer

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Imer, a municipality of 1,183 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Pareto

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Pareto, a municipality of 602 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Pogno

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Pogno, a municipality of 1,538 inhabitants in the province of Novara, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Vercana

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June; Saint Roch on 16 August

On 29 June Vercana, a municipality of 751 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul; on 16 August comes the feast of Saint Roch.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Visano

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Visano, a municipality of 1,933 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Visco

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Visco, a municipality of 775 inhabitants in the province of Udine, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul, with an honour awarded to those who have distinguished themselves in the town.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Visone

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Visone, a municipality of 1,257 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul: the two wooden statues are carried in procession.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Volongo

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Fiera d'ottobre on the second Sunday of October

On 29 June Volongo, a municipality of 578 inhabitants in the province of Cremona, celebrates its patrons the apostles Peter and Paul; on the second Sunday of October the Fiera d'ottobre is held.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Masullas

Feast of the Blessed Virgin of Graces

📅 Every year, from 29 June to 3 July

From 29 June to 3 July Masullas, a municipality of 1,129 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates its patroness the Blessed Virgin of Graces, with the lowering of the simulacrum.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Claino con Osteno

Patronal feasts of Claino and Osteno

📅 Every year, on 29 June for Osteno (Saint Vincent on 22 January for Claino)

Claino con Osteno, a municipality of 543 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates two patrons: Saint Vincent for Claino, on 22 January, and Saints Peter and Paul for Osteno, on 29 June.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 San Pietro di Morubio

Peter and Paul and the Morubiano Carnival

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Morubiano Carnival with the mask «El sior del Dugal»

San Pietro di Morubio celebrates Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. Between February and March, the Morubiano Carnival is held, with the local mask «El sior del Dugal».

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Alzate Brianza

Peter and Paul, patrons of the age-old Rogoredo fair

📅 Every year, on 29 June; 8 September brings the age-old Madonna di Rogoredo fair

Alzate Brianza celebrates Peter and Paul on 29 June. On 8 September, the feast of the Nativity of Mary, the centuries-old fair of the Madonna di Rogoredo is held, linked to livestock farming.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Ponte di Legno

Sagra and fair of Saint Peter

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Ponte di Legno, a municipality of 1,754 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul with the sagra and fair of San Pietro.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Calceranica al Lago

Sagra of Saints Peter and Paul

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Calceranica al Lago, a municipality of 1,305 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patrons Saints Peter and Paul with a traditional sagra, with folk games and fried fish in the square.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Invorio

Saint Peter and Saint Paul, patrons of a calendar full of festivals

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Madonna del Carmine feast in July, the Rosario feast in October

Invorio celebrates Saint Peter and Saint Paul on 29 June; the town's calendar is full of events, from the Madonna del Carmine feast in July, to the chestnut festival and the Madonna del Rosario feast in October, to the boiled meat fair and the Saint Cecilia feast in November.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Galatina

Saint Peter and Saint Paul, patrons of the town of the «tarantate»

📅 Every year, on 29 June; Santa Maria della Luce, co-patron, is celebrated on the fourth Thursday after Easter

Galatina celebrates Saint Peter and Saint Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them, once the destination of the «tarantate» women seeking a cure for the tarantula's bite; the town's co-patron is Santa Maria della Luce, celebrated on the fourth Thursday after Easter.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Noventa Padovana

Saint Peter and Saint Paul, patrons with the Octopus Fair

📅 Every year, on 29 June; on 13 June the Noventana Patronal Feast of Saint Anthony is also held

Noventa Padovana celebrates its patrons, Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul, on 29 June, with the Noventa Padovana Patronal Feast. On 13 June, instead, the Noventana Patronal Feast is held, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Gattinara

Saint Peter and the grape festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June

On 29 June Gattinara celebrates Saint Peter; at the start of September, instead, comes the grape festival, with taverns cooking in the streets and Gattinara wine.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Ittiri

Saint Peter in Chains, patron of the Ittiri Folk Festa

📅 Every year, on 29 June; since 1985 the third week of July brings the Ittiri Folk Festa

Ittiri celebrates Saint Peter in Chains on 29 June, in the church dedicated to him. Since 1985, generally in the third week of July, the Ittiri Folk Festa is held, an international festival of folk songs, music and dance with a parade through the town's streets.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Bagnolo Piemonte

Saint Peter in Chains, patron of the land of the Assumption procession

📅 Every year, on 29 June; in the hamlet of Villar, la Carminela is dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine

Bagnolo Piemonte celebrates Saint Peter in Chains on 29 June; every year, on the eve of the Assumption, a Marian procession winds through the whole hamlet, while in Villar the patronal feast «la Carminela» is dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Affi

Saint Peter the Apostle and the Medieval Festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June, with the Medieval Festival on the second weekend of June

Affi celebrates Saint Peter the Apostle on 29 June. The second weekend of June, in the old borgo, comes the Festa Medievale, which reached its twenty-fifth edition in 2025.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Portico di Caserta

Saint Peter the Apostle, patron of the Bottari of Sant'Antonio

📅 Every year, on 29 June; 22 to 26 January bring the Bottari of Sant'Antonio Abate

Portico di Caserta celebrates Saint Peter the Apostle on 29 June, in the church dedicated to him. From 22 to 26 January the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot is celebrated, with the Bottari tradition and the «Carri, Ritmi e Pastellessa» event, which every year draws thousands of people from across Campania.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Pontenure

Saint Peter the Apostle, patron of the donkey festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the second Sunday of September brings the donkey festival, held since 1901

Pontenure celebrates Saint Peter the Apostle on 29 June, in the church dedicated to him. On the second Sunday of September, the donkey festival is held, born from an episode that took place in 1901 during a popular festival.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Azzano Decimo

Saint Peter the Apostle, patron of the town of the Music Fair

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Madonna della Salute co-patroness on 21 November

Azzano Decimo celebrates Saint Peter the Apostle on 29 June; co-patroness is the Madonna della Salute, celebrated on 21 November. Since 2000, in July, the Fiera della Musica has been held, an international festival that has featured artists such as Moby, Jethro Tull and Caparezza.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Orgosolo

Saint Peter the Apostle, patron of the village of two hundred murals

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the feast most deeply felt in the village, for Nostra Sennora de Mesaustu, falls on 15 August

Orgosolo celebrates Saint Peter the Apostle on 29 June in the 14th-century parish church of Santu Perdu; the feast most deeply felt in the village remains that of Nostra Sennora de Mesaustu, the Assumption of Mary, on 15 August, with a solemn procession of the sleeping statue.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Montegrotto Terme

Saint Peter the Apostle, patron with the pilgrimage to the Black Madonna

📅 Every year, on 29 June; on 25 April the pilgrimage to the Black Madonna is held

Montegrotto Terme celebrates Saint Peter the Apostle on 29 June, in the church dedicated to him. On 25 April, the traditional pilgrimage is held to the Sanctuary of Monteortone in Abano Terme, dedicated to the Black Madonna, whose image is kept at the Oratory of Montegrotto Terme.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Terralba

Saint Peter, patron amid the bonfires of Saint Anthony of fire

📅 Every year, on 29 June; on the night between 16 and 17 January the bonfires of Saint Anthony are lit

Terralba celebrates Saint Peter on 29 June. On the night between 16 and 17 January, it is tradition to celebrate by burning bonfires of brushwood dedicated to Saint Anthony, patron of fire. On 8 August, instead, Saint Cyriacus is celebrated, with the smaller of the two statues carried in procession.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Brentonico

Saints Peter and Paul and the marroni chestnuts

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the marroni chestnut festival in October

Brentonico celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. In October, a festival honours the marroni chestnuts, of which the territory produces about a third of Trentino's total.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Agordo

Saints Peter and Paul and the Palio dei Cento

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Palio dei Cento brings together the eight hamlets

Agordo celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, with the pontifical insignia granted to the archdeacon by Pius IX for that solemnity.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Piazza al Serchio

Saints Peter and Paul and the Spelt Festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June, with the Fiera di San Pietro on the Sunday closest to 28 June

Piazza al Serchio celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. The Fiera di San Pietro, on the Sunday closest to 28 June, has been preceded since 2010 by the Notte Bianca.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Staranzano

Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles, patrons of the Sagra de le Raze

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Sagra de le Raze has run for over 200 years, late August-early September

Staranzano celebrates Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles between late June and early July, in the church dedicated to them. For over two hundred years, between late August and early September, the traditional Sagra de le Raze has been held in the town centre.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Tarvisio

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of Saint Nicholas and the Krampus

📅 Every year, on 29 June; 5 December brings Saint Nicholas with the Krampus

Tarvisio celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. On 5 December, in all the hamlets, Saint Nicholas arrives accompanied by the Krampus, a tradition reflecting the influence of nearby Carinthia.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Ostellato

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the 1857 coat of arms

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the town's coat of arms debuted in 1857 for Pope Pius IX's visit

Ostellato celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. The town's coat of arms, made official in the Napoleonic era, first appeared on the banner during the festivities for the visit of Pope Pius IX in 1857.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Fontanelle

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the district Palio

📅 Every year, on 29 June; July brings the district Palio in Lutrano, held since 2006

Fontanelle celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, with the Sagra dei Santi Pietro e Paolo. In July, the district Palio is held in Lutrano, contested since 2006 among Lutrano, Fontanelle, Vallonto and Fontanellette-Santa Maria del Palù.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Pederobba

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the Dwarf Borlotto Bean Festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June; September brings the Borlotto Bean Festival and the Saint Michael feast

Pederobba celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. In the hamlet of Levada, known for its ancient Church of San Michele, September brings the Dwarf Borlotto Bean Festival and the feast of Saint Michael, in the week before 29 September.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Trescore Balneario

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the Grape and Bergamo Agriculture Festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June; in September nine days of the Grape and Bergamo Agriculture Festival

Trescore Balneario celebrates its patrons, Saints Peter and Paul, on 29 June. The Grape and Bergamo Agriculture Festival, the town's historic feast, lasts nine days in the first weeks of September, with concerts, cabaret and folk events, always ending with a parade of allegorical floats.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Mozzecane

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the June feast

📅 Every year, on 29 June, with the feast organized by the Associazione Mozzecane Eventi

Mozzecane celebrates Saint Peter on 29 June, in the church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, with the patronal feast organized by the Associazione Mozzecane Eventi.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Sasso Marconi

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the land of the Fira di Sdaz

📅 Every year, on 29 June; on 8 September, for over three centuries, the Antica Fiera di Pontecchio is held

Sasso Marconi celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June; on 8 September and the connected weekend, for over three centuries, the hamlet of Pontecchio has hosted the Antica Fiera di Pontecchio, also known as the «Fira di Sdaz», a village fair with shows, farming tradition and local produce.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Montecorvino Rovella

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the land of the Madonna dell'Eterno

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the third Sunday of August recalls the Madonna dell'Eterno apparition

Montecorvino Rovella celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. The third Sunday of August recalls, in a church holding a copy of her statue, the apparition of the Madonna dell'Eterno, whose original is kept in the sanctuary of the same name. The parish marked its 800th anniversary in November 2010, since the oldest record of its existence dates to 4 October 1210.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Novafeltria

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the old Mercatino Marecchia

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the town was called Mercatino Marecchia until 1941

Novafeltria celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. The town was called Mercatino Marecchia, being a centre of trade and fairs, until 1941; it was formed in 1907 from the union of hamlets split off from the town of Talamello, and belonged to the Marche region until 15 August 2009.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Cilavegna

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the Pink Asparagus Festival

📅 Every year, on 29 June; since 1964 the Pink Asparagus Festival

Cilavegna celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. Since 1964, the Pink Asparagus Festival has been held annually; the Shrine of Sant'Anna is the only non-Marian one in all of Lomellina.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Gottolengo

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the potato feast

📅 Every year, on 29 June; mid-July brings a week for the Madonna del Carmelo

Gottolengo celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. In mid-July, a week-long feast for the Madonna del Carmelo is held, while September brings the potato feast, established in 2002.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Verdello

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the Sagra Verdellese

📅 Every year, on 29 June, within the two-week Sagra Verdellese from Easter Monday

Verdello celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. The Sagra Verdellese, an annual event beginning on Easter Monday and lasting two weeks, includes the Feast of the Patrons alongside religious, artistic, folk and sporting events.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Villafranca di Verona

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the ancient fair

📅 Every year, on 29 June, with the ancient fair of Saints Peter and Paul

Villafranca di Verona celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, the day of the ancient fair named after them; the town's cathedral, inspired by Andrea Palladio's design for the Basilica del Santissimo Redentore, is the most important monument in town after the castle.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Corridonia

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the Contesa della Margutta

📅 Every year, on 29 June; the San Claudio Beer Festival is held the third week of July

Corridonia celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June; between August and September, the Contesa della Margutta is held, a medieval-themed equestrian joust, while in the third week of July, at the Abbey of San Claudio, the distinctive San Claudio Beer Festival takes place.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Favria

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the cow palio

📅 Every year, the last week of June; on 4 April the palio with a cow contest for Saint Isidore

Favria celebrates Saints Peter and Paul with the patronal feast in the last week of June, when fairground rides are set up along Via Bonaudo and the squares it crosses; on 4 April, the day of Saint Isidore of Seville, the palio is held instead, featuring a contest between two cows.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Sanfrè

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the Hen Palio

📅 Every year, on 29 June, with the Palio dei Borghi and the Hen Palio

Sanfrè celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June: during the patronal feast, the Pro Loco organises games and attractions, including the Palio dei Borghi and the Hen Palio. At Christmas, for Epiphany, a living nativity scene is set up with 200 characters and old trades.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Tronzano Vercellese

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the Saint Martin Fair

📅 Every year, on 29 June; since 2021 the Saint Martin Fair, dedicated to the end of the agricultural year

Tronzano Vercellese celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them; since 2021, the Saint Martin Fair has been held annually, dedicated to the saint because of the end of the agricultural year and harvest, strongly felt in farming areas.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Agropoli

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the sea procession

📅 Every year, on 29 June; Our Lady of Constantinople is celebrated on 24 July with a sea procession

Agropoli celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June; on 24 July, instead, a distinctive celebration is held in honour of Our Lady of Constantinople, whose statue is carried in procession out to sea by the town's fishing boats.

Patron saint festival In 246 days 📍 Gerenzano

Saints Peter and Paul, patrons with the Palio delle contrade

📅 Every year, on 29 June; since 2018 the Palio delle contrade returned after over thirty years

Gerenzano celebrates its patrons, Saints Peter and Paul, on 29 June, in the church dedicated to them. In 2018, more than thirty years after its first edition, the Palio delle contrade returned to Gerenzano among its six districts: Burghett (yellow), Funtan (white), Giò Da Val (green) and Madunina (light blue), among others.