Feast of Maria Immacolata
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
On the third Sunday of May Armungia, a municipality of 489 inhabitants in the province of Sud Sardegna, celebrates its patroness Maria Immacolata.
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12 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 16
Sant'Ubaldo 3
San Giovanni Nepomuceno 2
San Possidonio 2
Other saints of the day 5
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Feast of Nostra Signora de s'Ena Frisca
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
On the third Sunday of May Putifigari, a municipality of 757 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, celebrates its patroness Nostra Signora de s'Ena Frisca.
Feast of Our Lady of Constantinople
📅 Every year, on 16 May
On 16 May Cersosimo, a municipality of 718 inhabitants in the province of Potenza, celebrates its patroness Our Lady of Constantinople.
Feast of Saint Peter
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May and on 29 June
Zerbo, a municipality of 445 inhabitants in the province of Pavia, celebrates its patron Saint Peter on the third Sunday of May and on 29 June.
Feast of Saint Ubaldus
📅 Every year, on 16 May
On 16 May Taranta Peligna, a municipality of 399 inhabitants in the province of Chieti, celebrates its patron Saint Ubaldus.
Feast of Saint Victoria
📅 Every year, on 16 May
On 16 May Aggius, a municipality of 1,602 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, celebrates its patroness Saint Victoria.
Feast of Sant'Elena Imperatrice
📅 Every year, at Pentecost
At Pentecost Gairo, a municipality of 1,514 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro, celebrates its patroness Sant'Elena Imperatrice.
Feast of the Holy Spirit
📅 Every year, on 16 May
On 16 May Allai, a municipality of 370 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates the Holy Spirit, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.
Feast of the Madonna del Ponte
📅 Every year, on 16 May
On 16 May Policoro celebrates its patron, the Madonna del Ponte, in the church of Maria Santissima del Ponte.
Feast of the Madonna delle Grazie
📅 Every year, on Pentecost Sunday and the following Monday and Tuesday
On Pentecost Sunday and the following Monday and Tuesday Civitella Casanova, a municipality of 1,875 inhabitants in the province of Pescara, celebrates its patroness the Madonna delle Grazie.
Feast of the Madonna delle Grazie and San Nicola
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday and the third Monday of May
On the third Sunday and the third Monday of May Casalvecchio di Puglia, a municipality of 1,939 inhabitants in the province of Foggia, celebrates its patroness the Madonna delle Grazie and its co-patron San Nicola di Bari.
Our Lady of Succour, patron of a feast marked by fireworks batteries
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May and the following Monday
San Severo celebrates Our Lady of Succour on the third Sunday of May and the following Monday, with two processions accompanied by fireworks batteries from more than twenty districts; associated with the Virgin are Saints Severinus the Abbot and Severus the Bishop.
Pentecost, patron of the Abbey of Follina
📅 Every year, on Pentecost Sunday
Follina celebrates Pentecost, its patron feast, on whichever Sunday it falls each year.
Saint Albert of Montecorvino, patron of the town
📅 Every year, on 16 May
Pietramontecorvino celebrates Saint Albert of Montecorvino on 16 May, with the Madonna di Costantinopoli as second patron on 18 August.
Saint Antoninus, patron of the town that takes part in the Palio di Asti
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May; October brings the Truffle Fair and the Medieval Festival
Moncalvo celebrates Saint Antoninus on the third Sunday of May; the town takes part in the Palio di Asti, a feast rooted in the Middle Ages, and hosts the Medieval Festival and the Truffle Fair in autumn, as well as the Fat Ox Fair in December and the Monferrato Cuisine Festival in June.
Saint Gavinus, main patron celebrated in the «Festha manna»
📅 Every year, on Pentecost Sunday, known as Festha manna
Porto Torres celebrates Saint Gavinus, main patron together with co-patrons Saint Protus and Saint Januarius, with the feast coinciding with Pentecost Sunday and known as Festha manna: over the three days of celebration, the street leading to the basilica fills with the faithful.
Saint John Nepomucene, patron since 1740
📅 Every year, on 16 May
Ponte celebrates Saint John Nepomucene on 16 May, proclaimed patron of the town on 8 April 1740.
Saint John of Nepomuk, patron of a church that changed its name in 1551
📅 Every year, on 16 May
Armo celebrates Saint John of Nepomuk on 16 May; the town's parish church, originally dedicated to the Assumption, changed its dedication in 1551 to its current one, to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
Saint John the Almsgiver, patron alongside Saint Barbara of the miners
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
Casarano celebrates Saint John the Almsgiver on the third Sunday of May; also deeply felt is the feast of Saint Barbara, on 4 December, protector of the local miners, whose statue is kept year-round in the Miners' Circle.
Saint Justus of Volterra, patron of the Monday after Pentecost
📅 Every year, on the Monday after Pentecost
Porcari celebrates Saint Justus of Volterra on the Monday after Pentecost, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Martianus, patron of the land of the Quaquara
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May, with the fair and the traditional Quaquara sweet
Genola celebrates Saint Martianus on the third Sunday of May, with the Sagra di San Marziano; on this occasion the Quaquara, a local sweet loved and requested year-round, is prepared.
Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Liberata, patrons of the Folklore Festival
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May; since 1992 the Folklore Festival in July
Sant'Angelo Romano celebrates its patrons Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Liberata on the third Sunday of May. Since 1992, in July, the Sant'Angelo Romano International Folklore Festival has been held.
Saint Nicholas and the Casa Barca Museum
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
Ottana celebrates Saint Nicholas on the third Sunday of May.
Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron celebrated at Pentecost in a castle contested by Church and Empire
📅 Every year, at Pentecost (movable date)
Cerreto di Spoleto celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari at Pentecost; the town's castle was long contested between Church and Empire, suffering repeated damage, until in 1446 it was definitively brought under the rule of the Papal States.
Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron of a town rebuilt after the 1805 earthquake
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
Macchiagodena celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on the third Sunday of May, in his parish church between late Baroque and Neoclassical style; the great 1805 Molise earthquake destroyed the town's main churches, later rebuilt.
Saint Nicholas the Greek, patron with relics in the Church of San Francesco
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May; the saint's relics are kept in the Church of San Francesco
Guardiagrele celebrates Saint Nicholas the Greek on the third Sunday of May; his relics, of the saint who died between 1009 and 1012, are kept in the Church of San Francesco. The town's other patron, Saint Donatus of Arezzo, is celebrated on 7 August.
Saint Possidius, patron of a town marked by the 2012 earthquake
📅 Every year, on 16 May
Mirandola celebrates Saint Possidius on 16 May; the town, badly hit by the 2012 Emilia earthquake, has published since 1879 the «Al Barnardon» almanac, recording in Mirandola dialect the town's feasts, festivals and fairs.
Saint Possidonius, patron of the town bearing his name
📅 Every year, on 16 May
San Possidonio celebrates its patron on 16 May, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Rufillus, patron of the land of Pellegrino Artusi
📅 Every year, on 16 May; in June the Festa Artusiana celebrates the town's food and wine tradition
Forlimpopoli celebrates Saint Rufillus on 16 May. During Lent, the Segavecchia is held, a traditional carnival-style feast with sweets and dried fruit stalls, fireworks and a parade of allegorical floats built by the town's hamlets. In June, the Festa Artusiana celebrates the food and wine tradition of the town that gave birth to Pellegrino Artusi.
Saint Ubald, the new patron of the Fortress
📅 Every year, on 16 May; 25 to 27 April brings the feast of Santa Maria dei Lumi
Civitella del Tronto celebrates Saint Ubald on 16 May, a patron who more recently replaced Saint Lawrence. From 25 to 27 April, the feast of Santa Maria dei Lumi is held.
Saint Urban and the Madonna della Strada, in procession on ox-drawn carts
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
Matrice celebrates Saint Urban on the third Sunday of May together with the Madonna della Strada, with a solemn procession from the town to the countryside church: the wooden statues parade on ox-drawn carts to the church entrance.
Saint Zopito, the semi-legendary patron of the ox and the angel
📅 Every year, on the Monday after Pentecost, with an ox ridden by a child dressed as an angel
Loreto Aprutino celebrates Saint Zopito, the town's semi-legendary patron saint, on the Monday after Pentecost. An ox «ridden» by a child dressed as an angel kneels before the saint's statue, in the collegiate church of San Pietro.
Santa Maria del Carmine, patron of Toscanella
📅 Every year, on the Tuesday after Pentecost, in Toscanella
In Toscanella, a hamlet of Dozza, Santa Maria del Carmine is celebrated on the Tuesday after Pentecost; in nearby Dozza, the Madonna del Calanco is instead celebrated on the same date.
The Madonna del Calanco, patron of the Feste del Patrono
📅 Every year, on the Tuesday after Pentecost, with a week of festivities from the preceding Saturday
Dozza celebrates the Madonna del Calanco on the Tuesday after Pentecost. The Feste del Patrono span Pentecost Sunday, from the preceding Saturday to the following Saturday, with the image of the Blessed Virgin carried in procession to Dozza.
The Madonna di Manipuglia, patron of Crucoli
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of May
Crucoli celebrates the Madonna di Manipuglia on the third Sunday of May, in the shrine dedicated to her.
The Madonna di Porto, patron of the province
📅 Every year, from Pentecost Sunday to the following Tuesday
In Gimigliano, the Madonna di Porto is celebrated with a three-day civil-religious ritual, from Pentecost Sunday to the following Tuesday.
Food festival 📍 Piana degli Albanesi
Cannolo Fest – Cannolo Festival
📅 Every year, one weekend in mid-May
Two days in mid-May built around the local cannolo, filled with sheep's-milk ricotta from village dairies: tastings, cooking shows and pastry makers from across Sicily along Viale 8 Marzo.
Food festival 📍 Sambuca di Sicilia
Sagra delle Minni di Virgini (Minna Fest)
📅 Every May, during the patron saint celebrations
Sambuca's pastry shops set up tasting stalls in Piazza della Vittoria for the town's signature sweet — milk cream, chocolate and candied fruit under a smooth glaze, in a shape that explains the name at first glance.