Took place · next edition to be confirmed Patron saint festival
Last edition: 12 September 2026
2027 edition: date to be confirmed
Reggio di Calabria · Reggio Calabria · Calabria
On the second Saturday of September Reggio carries the Vara with the image of the Madonna della Consolazione in procession. The other patron, Saint George, has his date on 23 April.
Reggio di Calabria has two patrons. Saint George, who also gives his name to the town hall, is celebrated on 23 April; the Madonna della Consolazione on the second Saturday of September.
It is the second that moves the city: the image is carried in procession on the Vara, the great structure people here recognise from a distance and that stands for the feast itself.
Events within 20 km in the next two weeks.
Places to see before or after the feast. All 34 places in Reggio di Calabria →
Two Greek warriors of the fifth century BC, found on the seabed in 1972 and kept in Reggio Calabria.
Home of the Riace Bronzes and all Magna Graecia, in the first Italian building born to be a museum.
Calabria's largest church, rebuilt after the earthquake that wiped out Reggio in 1908.
The Aragonese towers on the hill of the Greek walls, Reggio's other emblem.
Riace Bronzes – Archaeological Museum · Museo archeologico nazionale di Reggio Calabria · Duomo di Reggio Calabria and 31 more
23 places to stay · top rated: Xenia Suites Duomo 9.8 · Hotel Nizza 9.5
Festivals, food fairs and events throughout the year.
Nearest airport: Reggio Calabria, 5 km away
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
