🔔 The Italian Almanac

November 11

Stories and curiosities for November 11, 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… 188

188 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on November 11

San Martino 109

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Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Toirano

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Toirano celebrates Saint Martin of Tours in the church named after him, in the municipality of the Varatella valley caves.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Belluno

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Belluno celebrates Saint Martin: the town fills with the international wood-carving ex tempore, the antiques market and chestnuts with new wine.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Bergeggi

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

Bergeggi's patron is Saint Martin of Tours, on 11 November; off the village lies the island that for centuries was called after Saint Eugene.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Torgnon

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Torgnon celebrates Saint Martin of Tours in the church that bears his name, in the village where the remains of a Salassi settlement survive on the Col Pierrey.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Apecchio

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Apecchio celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town is also home to the Palazzo Ubaldini, in the historic centre.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Barasso

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Barasso celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the church in the town centre is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Besano

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Besano celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town hosts the civic fossil museum, linked to the finds of Monte San Giorgio.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Borgo Lares

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Borgo Lares celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom one of the churches in the municipal territory is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Caldarola

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Caldarola celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the Collegiata di San Martino is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Capo di Ponte

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Capo di Ponte celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory hosts the Parco nazionale delle incisioni rupestri di Naquane.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Carema

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Carema celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town preserves the Castello di Castruzzone.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Casteldelci

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Casteldelci celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory includes Monte Aquilone.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Castione Andevenno

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Castione Andevenno celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory preserves the Sito delle Incisioni Rupestri della Ganda.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Cavizzana

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Cavizzana celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Cerveno

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Cerveno celebrates its patron Saint Martin with a procession carrying the saint's statue through the town.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Cigole

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Cigole celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town preserves the Castello di Cigole.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Doberdò del Lago

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Doberdò del Lago celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory includes the Lago di Doberdò, a karst lake.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Drena

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Drena celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town is overlooked by the Castello di Drena.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Fanna

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Fanna celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory is also home to the Santuario della Madonna di Strada.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Fornace

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Fornace celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Gandellino

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Gandellino celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town's most heartfelt feast, however, is that of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, moved to 15 August by emigrants.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Gifflenga

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Gifflenga celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the parish church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Graffignano

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Graffignano celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory holds the Castello di Sipicciano.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Marano Lagunare

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Marano Lagunare celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory includes the Riserva naturale Valle Canal Novo.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Masera

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Masera celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town is home to the Oratorio di Sant'Abbondio.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Mezzenile

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Mezzenile celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Montaldeo

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Montaldeo celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the parish church is dedicated; the town also preserves the Castello Doria.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Montemezzo

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Montemezzo celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory includes the Denti di Montemezzo.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Mulazzo

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Mulazzo celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town hosts the Museo Archivio dei Malaspina.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Orsara Bormida

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Orsara Bormida celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory also holds the castle and a church dedicated to him.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Palanzano

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Palanzano celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory is also home to the Chiesa di Santa Giustina.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Pasturana

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Pasturana celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the ancient Pieve di San Martino is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Pinzano al Tagliamento

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Pinzano celebrates its patron Saint Martin with the traditional village fair and horse-shaped sweets; the Valeriano parish is dedicated to Saint Stephen instead.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Precenicco

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Precenicco celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory includes the Riserva naturale regionale delle Foci dello Stella.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Resiutta

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Resiutta celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the municipal territory lies within the Parco naturale regionale delle Prealpi Giulie.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Rive d'Arcano

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Rive d'Arcano celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the ancient Pieve di San Martino is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Riola Sardo

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Riola Sardo celebrates its patron Saint Martin with roasted chestnuts in the square; the town's main civic celebrations remain those of Saint Anne, on 26 July.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Sala Biellese

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Sala Biellese celebrates its patron Saint Martin in the main settlement, to whom the parish church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 San Martino Alfieri

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November San Martino Alfieri celebrates the patron after whom the town is named; the municipal territory is also home to the Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 San Martino di Finita

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November San Martino di Finita celebrates the patron after whom the town is named, with the traditional Festa du vinu novu tied to the new wine.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Socchieve

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Socchieve celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated; the other patron, Our Lady of the Annunciation, is celebrated on 2 and 15 August.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Stenico

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November (Saint Martin) and 26 June (Saint Vigilius)

On 11 November Stenico celebrates Saint Martin; the other patron, Saint Vigilius, is celebrated on 26 June. The town is overlooked by the Castello di Stenico.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Torreano

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Torreano celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town is also home to the Chiesa di San Rocco.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Valgrana

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Valgrana celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Verzegnis

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Verzegnis celebrates its patron Saint Martin, to whom the ancient Pieve di San Martino is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Vesime

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Vesime celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town preserves the Castello di Vesime.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Villareggia

Feast of Saint Martin

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Villareggia celebrates its patron Saint Martin; since 2006 the town has revived the Palio dei Cantoni tradition.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Lenna

Feast of Saint Martin and Saint Lucy

📅 Every year, on 11 November (Saint Martin) and 13 December (Saint Lucy)

Lenna celebrates its patrons Saint Martin and Saint Lucy on 11 November and 13 December; the parish church is dedicated to the former.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Bessude

Feast of Saint Martin of Tours

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Bessude celebrates its patron Saint Martin of Tours; the municipal territory preserves nuragic remains, including the Nuraghe Cannisones.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Ormea

Feast of Saint Martin of Tours

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Ormea celebrates its patron Saint Martin of Tours, to whom the Romanesque Collegiata di San Martino is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Soriano Calabro

Feast of Saint Martin of Tours

📅 Every year, on 11 November (Saint Martin) and 8 August (Saint Dominic)

On 11 November, in the hamlet of the same name, Soriano Calabro celebrates Saint Martin of Tours; the town's other patron, Saint Dominic de Guzmán, is celebrated on 8 August.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Vignone

Feast of Saint Martin of Tours

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Vignone celebrates its patron Saint Martin of Tours; the municipal territory lies within the Parco Nazionale della Val Grande.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Serra d'Aiello

Feast of Saint Martin the Bishop

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Serra d'Aiello celebrates its patron Saint Martin the Bishop; the town hosts the Museo Archeologico Temesa, on the ancient city mentioned in the Odyssey.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 San Martino Sannita

Feast of San Martino Vescovo

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November San Martino Sannita, a municipality of 1,277 inhabitants in the province of Benevento, celebrates San Martino Vescovo with the procession of the old statue of the saint on horseback.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Salizzole

Saint Martin and the historic villas of Salizzole

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the town fair on the first weekend of June

Salizzole celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. On the first weekend of June, the town fair and crafts exhibition is held in Piazza Castello.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Arnad

Saint Martin and the lard festival

📅 Every year, on 11 November

On 11 November Arnad celebrates Saint Martin; on the last weekend of August, instead, comes the Féhta dou lar, the Lard d'Arnad festival.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Fregona

Saint Martin and the Osigo caretei race

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the Osigo and Fregona festivals in October

Fregona celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November. The town's most important festivals, that of Osigo (Saints George and Daniel) and that of Fregona, fall in October.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Morsano al Tagliamento

Saint Martin and the Saletto Crayfish Festival

📅 Every year, on 11 November, amid hamlet festivals such as the Crayfish Festival

Morsano al Tagliamento celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. The hamlets fill the year with festivals such as the crayfish festival in Saletto and the Festa del Mus in Mussons.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Scarlino

Saint Martin of Tours and the Carriere del 19

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the Carriere del 19, since the 1855 cholera epidemic

Scarlino celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November. Every 19 August, the Carriere del 19 re-enact in costume the celebrations for the end of the 1855 cholera epidemic.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Solopaca

Saint Martin of Tours and the Grape Festival

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the Grape Festival on the second Sunday of September

Solopaca celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November. On the second Sunday of September, the old Grape Festival is held, with a parade of allegorical floats covered in grapes.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Ayas

Saint Martin of Tours, patron in the alpine hamlet of Antagnod

📅 Every year, on 11 November

Ayas celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November; his church, in the hamlet of Antagnod, with its distinctive bulb-shaped bell tower overlooking Piazza François-Marie Dandrès, was enlarged precisely at this parish priest's wish and houses frescoes and works of sacred art inside.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Negrar di Valpolicella

Saint Martin of Tours, patron of the land of Valpolicella's village fairs

📅 Every year, on 11 November; at Fiamene a seven-day fair between July and August

Negrar di Valpolicella celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November; as is traditional throughout the province of Verona, the town hosts several village fairs, including the «Festa di Fiamene», seven days of music and food between July and August in the hamlet of the same name.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Tavernerio

Saint Martin of Tours, patron of the Saint Fereolus feast

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the Sunday after Pentecost brings the Saint Fereolus feast

Tavernerio celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. On the Sunday after Pentecost, the feast dedicated to Saint Fereolus is held, at the oratory of the same name.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Sesto Fiorentino

Saint Martin of Tours, patron of the town of Doccia porcelain

📅 Every year, on 11 November

Sesto Fiorentino celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November in the parish church dedicated to him, among the first churches to arise in the town in the late Middle Ages; in 1735 Marquis Carlo Ginori founded the Doccia Manufactory there, one of the first porcelain factories in Europe.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Magenta

Saint Martin of Tours, patron of the town of the famous battle

📅 Every year, on 11 November; Saint Roch on 16 August, Saint Blaise on 3 February, Saint Crescentia co-patron

Magenta celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the basilica dedicated to him; the town's co-patrons are Saint Roch, on 16 August, Saint Blaise, on 3 February, and Saint Crescentia. On the first Sunday of June the town re-enacts the historic Battle of Magenta of 1859.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Saonara

Saint Martin of Tours, patron with the nursery growers' Spring Fair

📅 Every year, on 11 November, with the Spring Fair dedicated to plant nurseries

Saonara celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. For some years, the Spring Fair has also been held, an event promoting the plant-nursery sector, during which some nursery growers recreate genuine gardens in the town's squares.

Patron saint festival In 380 days 📍 Cornuda

Saint Martin the Bishop, patron of the Shrine of the Rocca

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the Shrine of the Rocca sees an annual pilgrimage from nearby parishes

Cornuda celebrates Saint Martin the Bishop on 11 November, in the archpriest's church dedicated to him. The Shrine of the Madonna della Rocca keeps a miraculous image of the Madonna, destination each year of a pilgrimage from surrounding parishes.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Treviglio

Saint Martin, patron alongside Our Lady of Tears

📅 Every year, on 11 November; Our Lady of Tears is celebrated on the last day of February

Treviglio celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the basilica dedicated to him together with Santa Maria Assunta; Our Lady of Tears, whose feast falls on the last day of February, is the town's most heartfelt occasion, tied to the memory of a danger escaped.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Conselice

Saint Martin, patron already named in Conselice's ancient Statute

📅 Every year, on 11 November, already named as a holiday in the ancient Statute

Conselice celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him: already in the town's ancient Statute, 11 November appears as a holiday for his feast. For their many proven acts of loyalty over time, the people of Conselice were praised by Eleonora d'Este.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Macerata Campania

Saint Martin, patron in the shadow of Sant'Antuono

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the most beloved feast remains Sant'Antuono, on 17 January

Macerata Campania celebrates Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. The most important and beloved feast for the people of Macerata remains, however, that of Saint Anthony Abbot, known as Sant'Antuono, on 17 January, involving the whole comune.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Foiano della Chiana

Saint Martin, patron of one of Italy's oldest Carnivals

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the famed Foiano Carnival, among Italy's oldest, also has a summer edition

Foiano della Chiana celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the collegiate church dedicated to him together with Saint Leonard. The Carnival of Foiano della Chiana, one of Italy's most famous and oldest, is held every year in two sessions: the traditional winter one and one in late spring-early summer, known as the summer carnival.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Alseno

Saint Martin, patron of the Chiaravalle flower carpet

📅 Every year, on 11 November; Corpus Christi brings the flower carpet at the Abbey

Alseno celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. For the feast of Corpus Christi, a flower carpet is laid out at the Chiaravalle della Colomba Abbey.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Verucchio

Saint Martin, patron of the Feste dei Malatesta

📅 Every year, on 11 November; in August and September the Feste dei Malatesta turn the town into a medieval village

Verucchio celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November. August and September are marked by the Feste dei Malatesta, which turn the historic centre into a medieval village with parades, banquets, court dinners and jousting and arms tournaments; in July, instead, the Verucchio Festival begins, dedicated to early music and new youth musical trends.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Peschiera del Garda

Saint Martin, patron of the fortress amid Venetian rowing palios

📅 Every year, on 11 November, with the Venetian-rowing Palio di San Martino

Peschiera del Garda celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him, with shows, food stalls, the Porta Brescia tavern and the Venetian rowing regatta «Palio di San Martino». The Palio delle mura, a Venetian rowing race around the fortress walls, and the Regata delle Bisse enliven the summer instead.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Noceto

Saint Martin, patron of the land of Grandparents' Day

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the town helped establish Italy's Grandparents' Day, now on 2 October

Noceto celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the church dedicated to him. The town is linked to the birth of Italy's Grandparents' Day: from 2002-2003, the town council, and in particular mayor Fabio Fecci, worked to have grandparents officially celebrated, and secured moving the date, originally set at 26 July in the draft law, to 2 October.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Lesa

Saint Martin, patron of the land of the five protector saints

📅 Every year, on 11 November; co-patrons are Saint John the Baptist, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Julius and Saint Bartholomew

Lesa celebrates its patron Saint Martin on 11 November; the town also venerates four co-patrons, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Julius and Saint Bartholomew.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Tregnago

Saint Martin, patron of the Medieval Feast

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the first weekend of September brings the Medieval Feast

Tregnago celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November. The first weekend of September brings the Medieval Feast, re-enacting the transfer of the castle's ownership from Cangrande della Scala to the townspeople.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Nereto

Saint Martin, patron of the Miracle bells

📅 Every year, on 11 November; 22 December brings the ringing of the Miracle bells

Nereto celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November. Every year, on 22 December, the bells ring out in memory of the Miracle; in 1998, its bicentenary was celebrated.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Lazise

Saint Martin, patron of the Regata delle Bisse

📅 Every year, on 11 November; in summer the Regata delle Bisse and the Festa dell'Ospite

Lazise celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the Church of Santi Zenone e Martino. Among the popular events are the Regata delle Bisse and the Festa dell'Ospite, with an 8-metre pole laid horizontally over the harbour waters.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Serravalle Scrivia

Saint Martin, patron of the Roman town of Libarna

📅 Every year, on 11 November; Our Lady of Sorrows is celebrated the third Sunday of September

Serravalle Scrivia celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, with stalls and a funfair; Our Lady of Sorrows has her own patronal feast on the third Sunday of September, while on the evening of 15 August the Procession of the Assumption is held.

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Malnate

Saint Martin, patron of the town of the Sagra Settembrina

📅 Every year, on 11 November; the Sagra Settembrina has run from the first Saturday of September for 76 years

Malnate celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November; since the first Saturday of September, for 76 years, the classic Sagra Settembrina has been held at the parish, while at the end of August the San Lorenzo parish organises «Gurone in Festa».

Patron saint festival In 15 days 📍 Traversetolo

Saint Martin, patron with the Saint Martin's Fair and the Trovatutto

📅 Every year, on 11 November, with the Saint Martin's Fair on the closest Sunday

Traversetolo celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November; the Saint Martin's Fair is held on the closest Sunday. The last Sunday of May brings the Spring Fair, the second Sunday of September the September Fair, while every first Saturday of the month the Trovatutto enlivens Via Cantini and Piazza Garibaldi.