Events & festivals · Caulonia

Patron saint festival

Saint Hilarion the Abbot, patron of the Kaulonia Tarantella Festival

📅 Every year, on the second weekend of October and of May; also known for the Kaulonia Tarantella Festival

Caulonia celebrates Saint Hilarion the Abbot on the second weekend of October and that of May. Holy Week keeps rites typical of Southern Italy, including the Holy Saturday procession known as «Caracolo»; in summer, the Kaulonia Tarantella Festival is held, called Tarantella Power until 2007.