Saint Theodore, patron of Satriano
📅 Every year, on 9 November
Satriano celebrates Saint Theodore on 9 November.
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Saint Andrew Avellino and the Good Friday procession
📅 Every year, on 10 November; the Good Friday procession with the a cappella choir
Badolato celebrates Saint Andrew Avellino on 10 November. On Good Friday, the traditional procession, led by a men's choir singing a cappella, sets out from the Church of San Domenico.
Saint Martin and the pasta alla settingianisa
📅 Every year, on 11 November, with internationally renowned singers
Settingiano celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, inviting world-class singers every year. Typical of the feast is the dish pasta alla settingianisa.
Feast of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker
📅 Every year, on 17 November
On 17 November Stalettì celebrates its patron Saint Gregory the Wonderworker with a traditional fair; the Abbazia di San Gregorio is dedicated to the saint.
Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
📅 Every year, on 25 November
Santa Caterina dello Ionio, named after its patron, celebrates Saint Catherine of Alexandria on 25 November with the tredicina and the display of one of her relics.
Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron of the Roman baths
📅 Every year, on 30 November
Curinga celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November, in the mother church dedicated to him.
Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle
📅 Every year, on 30 November
On 30 November Marcedusa celebrates its patron Saint Andrew the Apostle, to whom the town's main church is dedicated.
Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle
📅 Every year, on 30 November
On 30 November Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio celebrates the patron whose full name the town bears, to whom the central church is dedicated.
Feast of Saint Francis Xavier
📅 Every year, on 3 December
On 3 December Sorbo San Basile celebrates its patron Saint Francis Xavier; the municipal territory includes Colle Castagna.
Feast of Saint Barbara
📅 Every year, on 4 December
On 4 December Amaroni celebrates its patron Saint Barbara, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
Feast of Saint Nicholas of Bari
📅 Every year, on 6 December and on the last Sunday of May
Cardinale celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas of Bari twice a year: on 6 December and on the last Sunday of May.
Feast of Saint Nicholas the Bishop
📅 Every year, on 6 December
On 6 December Gagliato celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas the Bishop; the town is mentioned in a 1191 deed of donation to the Certosa di Santo Stefano del Bosco.
Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron of San Pietro a Maida
📅 Every year, on 6 December
San Pietro a Maida celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 6 December, in the church dedicated to him.
Feast of Saint Nicholas
📅 Every year, on 6 December
On 6 December Sellia celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas; the town also hosts MUSEBA, a children's museum.
Feast of Saint Lucy
📅 Every year, on 13 December
On 13 December Miglierina celebrates its patroness Saint Lucy of Syracuse, confirmed as the town's main patroness in 1763; the feast culminates with a procession accompanied by the local band.
Feast of Saint Lucy
📅 Every year, on 13 December
On 13 December Motta Santa Lucia celebrates its patroness Saint Lucy, whose name became part of the town's own name; the town also has a baronial palace.
Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Feroleto Antico celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester; every 15 August the Santuario di Dipodi draws thousands of pilgrims from all over Calabria.
Feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers
📅 Every year, on 13 January and the first Sunday of September
Argusto celebrates its patron Saint Hilary of Poitiers on 13 January and on the first Sunday of September; the town hosts the Museo delle arti e dei mestieri.
Saint Agathius the Martyr, patron of the Translation of the Relics
📅 Every year, on 16 January, Translation of the Relics
Guardavalle celebrates the Translation of the Relics of Saint Agathius the Martyr on 16 January. The main Patronal Feast is celebrated on 7 May.
Saint Sebastian, patron of the Procession of the Naca
📅 Every year, on 20 January; the Procession of the Naca on Good Friday
Cropani celebrates Saint Sebastian on 20 January.
Feast of Saint Sebastian
📅 Every year, on 20 January
On 20 January Jacurso celebrates its patron Saint Sebastian with a procession; since 2016 the first Saturday of August has hosted the Festa del Ritorno, dedicated to emigrants.
Saint Sebastian, patron of Taverna
📅 Every year, on 20 January
Taverna celebrates Saint Sebastian on 20 January, at the gates of the Sila National Park.
Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas
📅 Every year, on 28 January
On 28 January San Mango d'Aquino celebrates its patron Saint Thomas Aquinas, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the Castello Angioino di Savuto stands in the municipality.
Saint Blaise, patron venerated alongside Santa Maria della Pietra
📅 Every year, on 3 February; the town also venerates Santa Maria della Pietra, protector of the city
Chiaravalle Centrale celebrates Saint Blaise on 3 February; the town also venerates Santa Maria della Pietra as protector of the city, in the shrine dedicated to her.
Feast of Saint Pantaleon
📅 On 5 February and 27 July
On 5 February and 27 July Montauro celebrates its patron Saint Pantaleon, to whom the town's church is dedicated; two frescoes depict the arrival of his relics.
Saint John the Baptist, patron of the earthquakes
📅 Every year, on 5 February, Saint John of the earthquakes
Nocera Terinese also celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 5 February, as «Saint John of the earthquakes»: according to legend, on this day the saint preserved the town from the tragic 1638 earthquake.
Feast of Our Lady of the Oak of Visora
📅 On 7 February and in the last week of August
On 7 February Conflenti celebrates Our Lady of the Oak of Visora, remembering the survival of the 1783 earthquake; the great celebration falls in the last week of August.
Saint Thomas Aquinas, spring patron
📅 Every year, on 7 March
Falerna celebrates Saint Thomas Aquinas on 7 March, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Thomas Aquinas, patron of Pianopoli
📅 Every year, on 7 March
Pianopoli celebrates Saint Thomas Aquinas on 7 March, with Our Lady of Sorrows as co-patron on the fourth Sunday of September.
Saint Joseph, patron of Gimigliano
📅 Every year, on 19 March
Gimigliano celebrates Saint Joseph on 19 March.
Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas
📅 Every year, on 21 March
On 21 March Belcastro celebrates its patron Saint Thomas Aquinas, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the Castello di Belcastro stands in the municipality.
Feast of Saint Francis of Paola
📅 On 2 April and every second Sunday of August
On 2 April and the second Sunday of August Amato celebrates its patron Saint Francis of Paola; the mother church keeps a seventeenth-century half-length statue of him.
Saint Francis of Paola, patron of the Ciciarata
📅 Every year, on 2 April, with the pasta and chickpea Ciciarata
Maida celebrates Saint Francis of Paola on 2 April, with the Ciciarata: pasta and chickpeas are distributed free to the faithful among the ruins of the Minim Friars' convent, in memory of the saint's charity. The feast is renewed on the third Sunday of July.
Saint Francis of Paola, patron of May
📅 Every year, on 4 May
Botricello celebrates Saint Francis of Paola on 4 May, in the church dedicated to him. The town's other patron, Our Lady of Pompeii, is celebrated the first Sunday after 15 August.
Saint Agathius the Martyr, patron of Guardavalle
📅 Every year, on 7 May, Patronal Feast
Guardavalle celebrates Saint Agathius the Martyr on 7 May with the Patronal Feast. On 16 January, the Translation of his relics is also celebrated.
Saint Agathius, patron of Squillace
📅 Every year, on 7 May
Squillace celebrates Saint Agathius on 7 May.
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.
Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron celebrated in May
📅 Every year, on 25 May
Sellia Marina celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 25 May.
Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua
📅 Every year, on 13 June
On 13 June Petrizzi, a municipality of 1,167 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua.
Feast of Saint Vitus the Martyr
📅 Every year, on 15 June
On 15 June San Vito sullo Ionio, a municipality of 1,830 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Vitus the Martyr.
Saint John the Baptist, patron of the Scolacium Archaeological Park
📅 Every year, on 24 June
Borgia celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June.
Feast of Saint John the Baptist
📅 Every year, on 24 June
On 24 June Cenadi, a municipality of 598 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint John the Baptist.
Feast of Saint John the Baptist
📅 Every year, on 24 June
On 24 June Cortale, a municipality of 2,217 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint John the Baptist.
Saint John the Baptist, patron of the A 'hfera a' Cona fair
📅 Every year, on 24 June; October brings the historic A 'hfera a' Cona fair
Gizzeria celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June, in the church dedicated to him. The third Sunday of October brings the A 'hfera a' Cona fair, where until a few years ago the characteristic livestock market was held.
Saint John the Baptist, patron of June
📅 Every year, on 24 June
Nocera Terinese celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June, in the church dedicated to him. The feast is also renewed on 5 February and 8 September.
Saint John the Baptist and the Wool Museum
📅 Every year, on 24 June
Soveria Mannelli celebrates the patronal feast of Saint John the Baptist on 24 June, in the church dedicated to him.
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.
Feast of Saint Domenica
📅 Every year, on 6 July
On 6 July Caraffa di Catanzaro, a municipality of 1,960 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patroness Saint Domenica (Santa Domenica).
Feast of Saint Domenica
📅 Every year, on 6 July
On 6 July Torre di Ruggiero, a municipality of 1,131 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patroness Saint Domenica (Santa Domenica).
Feast of Saint Pancras the Bishop
📅 Every year, from 7 to 9 July
From 7 to 9 July Zagarise, a municipality of 1,733 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Pancras the Bishop with three days of civil and religious events.
Feast of Saint Martial
📅 Every year, on 10 July
On 10 July Isca sullo Ionio, a municipality of 1,614 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Martial (San Marziale).
Feast of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel
📅 Every year, on 16 July
On 16 July Carlopoli, a municipality of 1,622 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patroness the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.
Saint Vitalian of Capua, patron whose tomb oozed the «manna»
📅 Every year, on 16 July
Catanzaro celebrates Saint Vitalian of Capua on 16 July; his relics, arriving from Montevergine and Benevento, were placed in a cathedral chapel commissioned by Count Pietro Ruffo in 1311, and tradition holds that a miraculous liquid oozed from his tomb.
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
📅 Every year, on 16 July
On 16 July Martirano Lombardo, a municipality of 1,167 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, patron of Sersale
📅 Every year, on 16 July
Sersale celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 16 July.
Saint Francis of Paola, patron of July
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of July
Maida celebrates Saint Francis of Paola a second time on the third Sunday of July, after the Ciciarata of 2 April.
Feast of Sant'Elia
📅 Every year, on 20 July
On 20 July Olivadi, a municipality of 587 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Sant'Elia.
Saint Victor and Saint Barbara, patrons of Davoli
📅 Every year, on 21 July
Davoli celebrates its patron Saint Victor and co-patron Saint Barbara on 21 July.
Feast of Saint James the Greater the Apostle
📅 Every year, on 25 July
On 25 July Cicala, a municipality of 1,008 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint James the Greater the Apostle, with the saint's statue carried on shoulders in procession.
Feast of San Francesco da Paola
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of August
On the first Sunday of August Fossato Serralta, a municipality of 614 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron San Francesco da Paola.
Our Lady of the Snows, patron of Tiriolo
📅 Every year, on 4-5 August
Tiriolo celebrates Our Lady of the Snows on 4 and 5 August, in the church dedicated to her.
Feast of Saint Innocent
📅 Every year, on 6 August
On 6 August Gasperina, a municipality of 2,160 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Innocent, deacon and martyr (sant'Innocenzo diacono martire).
Saint Cajetan, patron of Serrastretta
📅 Every year, on 7 August
Serrastretta celebrates Saint Cajetan on 7 August.
Feast of Saint Donatus
📅 Every year, on 7 August
On 7 August Soveria Simeri, a municipality of 1,643 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron Saint Donatus, bishop and martyr (san Donato).
Feast of Saint Onuphrius
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of August
On the second Sunday of August Centrache, a municipality of 415 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, honours and celebrates its patron Saint Onuphrius.
Saint Francis of Paola and Palazzo Sanseverino
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of August
Marcellinara celebrates Saint Francis of Paola on the second Sunday of August, next to Palazzo Sanseverino.
Saint Felix the Martyr, patron of the 1783 votive feast
📅 Every year, on 12 August; 8 March brings the votive feast of the Immaculate, since 1783
Montepaone celebrates Saint Felix the Martyr of the Theban Legion on 12 August. On 8 March, the votive feast of the Immaculate Conception is held, dating back to 1783, the year of the terrible earthquake that spared the town.
Saint Roch, patron of the Easter Cumprunta
📅 Every year, from 14 to 24 August; Easter Sunday brings the Cumprunta on Corso Roma
Girifalco celebrates Saint Roch from 14 to 24 August, on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. On Easter Sunday, the Cumprunta or Cunfrunta is held, on Corso Roma; on the first Sunday of October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Mary of the Assumption and the September Fair
📅 Every year, on 15 August; the September Fair since 1889
Decollatura celebrates Mary of the Assumption on 15 August. On 20 and 21 September, the Fiera del XX Settembre is held, established in 1889 and once of great regional renown for livestock trading.
Feast of San Rocco
📅 Every year, on 16 August
On 16 August Vallefiorita, a municipality of 1,849 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron San Rocco.
Feast of San Floro
📅 Every year, on 18 August
On 18 August San Floro, a municipality of 700 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, honours its patron San Floro with a solemn mass and a procession through the streets of the village.
Our Lady of Pompeii, patron of August
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after 15 August
Botricello celebrates Our Lady of Pompeii on the first Sunday after 15 August. The town's other patron, Saint Francis of Paola, is celebrated on 4 May.
Saint Thomas Aquinas, September patron
📅 Every year, on 8 September
Falerna renews the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas on 8 September.
Saint John the Baptist, patron of September
📅 Every year, on 8 September
Nocera Terinese also celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 8 September, in addition to the occurrences of 24 June and 5 February.
Feast of San Nicola da Tolentino
📅 Every year, on 10 September
On 10 September Albi, a municipality of 1,010 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patron San Nicola da Tolentino.
Feast of San Sostene
📅 Every year, on 10 September (second Sunday of September)
On 10 September San Sostene, a municipality of 1,311 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates in its historic centre its patron San Sostene of Chalcedon, martyr.
Feast of the Santissimo Nome di Maria Vergine
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of September
On the second Sunday of September Cerva, a municipality of 1,269 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro, celebrates its patroness the Santissimo Nome di Maria Vergine.
Through the year
Patron saint festival 📍 Soverato
Feast of the Madonna Addolorata
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of September
On the third Sunday of September Soverato celebrates its patron, the Madonna Addolorata; the town also has Maria SS di Porto Salvo, protector of Soverato's sailors, celebrated on the second Sunday of August.
Patron saint festival 📍 Simeri Crichi
Saint Nicholas, Saint Sebastian and the Madonna della Cona, patrons of Simeri Crichi
📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of September
Simeri Crichi celebrates its patrons together, Saint Nicholas of Bari, Saint Sebastian and Our Lady of Sorrows of the «Cona», on the third Sunday of September.
Patron saint festival 📍 Pianopoli
Our Lady of Sorrows, co-patron of Pianopoli
📅 Every year, on the fourth Sunday of September
Pianopoli celebrates co-patron Our Lady of Sorrows on the fourth Sunday of September, with her wooden statue carried in procession.
Patron saint festival 📍 Platania
Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel
📅 Every year, on 29 September
On 29 September Platania celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel; from 19 to 28 September a novena of prayer vigils is held across all the settlements of the municipality.
Patron saint festival 📍 Andali
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
📅 Every year, on 7 October
On 7 October Andali celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary, known as Shën Mëri e Rruzarit in Arbëresh; the town is in fact an Arbëresh municipality, founded by refugees of Albanian origin.