In 315 days Patron saint festival
29 August 2027
Sunday 29 August
Gioiosa Ionica · Reggio Calabria · Calabria
Gioiosa Ionica celebrates Saint Roch on the last Sunday of August, in the church dedicated to him, with a procession that draws thousands of the faithful. Characteristic and spectacular is the Dance of Saint Roch, a collective dance performed to the rhythm of drums.
The patron saint of Gioiosa Ionica is Saint Roch, celebrated on the last Sunday of August in the Church of San Rocco, with a procession that draws thousands of the faithful.
During the procession, the characteristic and spectacular Dance of Saint Roch is performed, a collective dance carried out to the rhythm of drums. The feast of Saint Roch is also celebrated on 27 January, in a more modest form, in memory of an old miracle. The town also holds the Chiesa Matrice and the Fontana Ferdinandea.
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