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🎉 The Italian Year

The feasts, palios and rites that return every year: when to go to find Italy celebrating.

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Events with announced dates and verified sources, in calendar order.

Patron saint festival Happening now 📍 Belvedere Marittimo

Feast of Saint Daniel Fasanella

📅 Every year, from 13 to 20 October

From 13 to 20 October Belvedere Marittimo celebrates its patron Saint Daniel Fasanella with a feast and market; the town also hosts "Note di fuoco NDF", an international fireworks festival.

Patron saint festival Today 📍 Berzano di Tortona

Feast of Saint Teresa

📅 Every year, on 15 October

On 15 October Berzano di Tortona celebrates its patron Saint Teresa of Ávila; with just 171 residents it is one of the smallest municipalities in the province of Alessandria.

Patron saint festival Today 📍 Gesturi

Feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila

📅 Every year, on 15 October

On 15 October Gesturi celebrates its patron Saint Teresa of Ávila; the town is also linked to Blessed Nicola da Gesturi, beatified in 1999 by John Paul II.

Patron saint festival Happening now 📍 Casaluce

Feast of Our Lady of Casaluce

📅 Every year, from 15 to 19 October

From 15 to 19 October Casaluce celebrates its patron Our Lady of Casaluce, whose devotion reached as far as São Paulo, Brazil, where the Italian community of the Mooca neighbourhood still celebrates her today.

Patron saint festival Tomorrow 📍 Trentinara

Feast of Saint Irene

📅 Every year, on 16 October

On 16 October Trentinara celebrates its patron Saint Irene of Thessalonica; the town lies within the Cilento National Park and is known for its Terrazza del Cilento viewpoint.

January 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Befana Regatta

On 6 January costumed "befane" row down the Grand Canal: Italy's most photographed Epiphany.

📍 Venezia →

Bonfires of Saint Anthony

Around 17 January, bonfires and animal blessings light up the villages of the South.

📍 Sud Italia
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February 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Viareggio Carnival

Giant allegorical floats have paraded the seafront avenues since 1873: political satire in papier-mâché.

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Putignano Carnival

The carnival with Europe's oldest origins (1394) closes on Shrove Tuesday.

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Cento Carnival

The Emilian carnival twinned with Rio de Janeiro: floats, masks and a samba partnership.

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Sanremo Music Festival

The week when all of Italy watches the same theatre: the song festival since 1951.

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Nero Norcia Truffle Fair

At month's end, the market fair of the prized black truffle of the Sibillini mountains.

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March 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Almond Blossom Festival

The temples bloom with almond trees and international folklore between February and March.

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FAI Spring Days

One March weekend, hundreds of normally closed places open their doors.

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April 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

The Running Madonna

On Easter morning the statue of the Madonna "runs" across Piazza Garibaldi through the crowd.

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Lunissanti

On Holy Monday, some of Sardinia's oldest confraternity chants fill the village night.

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Explosion of the Cart

On Easter morning, the dove-shaped rocket ignites a cart of fireworks before the cathedral.

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The Diavolata

At Easter, angels and devils contend in a centuries-old sacred play.

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May 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Race of the Ceri

On 15 May, three teams race uphill carrying four-hundred-kilo wooden "candles" on their shoulders.

📍 Gubbio →

Calendimaggio

The two historic factions compete with processions and songs, returning the town to the Middle Ages.

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Fish Festival

On the second Sunday, tons of fish fried in a record-breaking giant pan (since 1952).

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Noto Flower Festival

On the third Sunday, Via Nicolaci is carpeted with designs made of petals.

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Feast of the Sensa

The "marriage of the sea": the water procession renews the Serenissima's thousand-year rite.

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June 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Festival of the Gigli

Eight 25-metre obelisks dance on the bearers' shoulders: UNESCO-listed.

📍 Nola →

Corpus Domini Infiorate

A night of collective work for petal carpets over which the procession passes.

📍 Spello →

Luminara of San Ranieri

On 16 June the riverbanks glow with tens of thousands of small lamps: Pisa by candlelight.

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Oswald von Wolkenstein Ride

An equestrian tournament among the farms of the Alpe di Siusi, with costumes and true tradition.

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July 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Palio of Provenzano

On 2 July, the year's first race: ninety seconds worth a year of waiting.

📍 Siena →

Feast of the Redeemer

On the third weekend, the boat bridge to the Giudecca and fireworks over the basin.

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Cavalry Joust

The town's districts compete on horseback in Piazza Garibaldi, amid ladies and flag-wavers.

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San Giacomo Illuminations

On 24-25 July the majolica staircase is lit with thousands of oil lamps in patterns.

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Umbria Jazz

Ten days when the Umbrian acropolis becomes a world jazz capital.

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August 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Palio of the Assumption

On 16 August, the second race: the square fills beyond belief.

📍 Siena →

Barrel Race

On the last Sunday, the districts push 80-kilo barrels uphill to the cathedral.

📍 Montepulciano →

Palio of the Normans

At mid-August, the re-enactment of Count Roger's arrival with processions and joust.

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Sant'Oronzo Cavalcade

Riders in red livery escort the patron saint through the White City.

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Summer Jamboree

The world capital of 1940s-50s rock'n'roll: vintage, swing and half a million visitors.

📍 Senigallia →
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September 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

Historical Regatta

On the first Sunday, the historical procession and races on the Grand Canal.

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Feast of San Gennaro

On 19 September the city awaits the miracle of its patron's blood in the cathedral.

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Chilli Pepper Festival

The seafront becomes Italy's spicy capital: contests, culture and fire on the tongue.

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The Mastrogiurato

The re-enactment of the medieval investiture that opened the great free fairs.

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Douja d'Or

The Piedmontese wine fair animates the palaces of the centre for a week.

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October this month 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

International White Truffle Fair

From October to December, the world's most expensive scent draws gourmets from every continent.

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Grape Festival

On the first Sunday, the fountains pour wine: Italy's oldest harvest festival (1925).

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Barcolana

On the second Sunday, thousands of sails fill the gulf: among the world's most crowded regattas.

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Varola Chestnut Festival

The chestnuts of Mount Vulture take the stage beneath Frederick II's castle.

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Eurochocolate

The city turns to chocolate: sculptures, tastings and pilgrims with a sweet tooth.

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November 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

White Truffle Market Fair

On November weekends, Tuscany's truffle capital opens its scales and boards.

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Merano WineFestival

Wine excellence in the Art Nouveau Kurhaus: Italian wine's most elegant appointment.

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Open Oil Mills

New oil is tasted where it is born: mills open across Umbria, Tuscany and Puglia.

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December 🔔 The month in the almanac →

The classics

The 'Ndocciata

On Christmas Eve, monumental fan-shaped torches set the town of bells alight.

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San Gregorio Armeno

The Nativity-makers' street at its peak: artisan figurines and record crowds.

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Christmas Markets

South Tyrol's historic markets: mulled wine, crafts and a Mitteleuropean atmosphere.

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Feast of Saint Lucy

On 13 December, the patron saint crosses Ortigia in a procession of light.

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Exact dates change from year to year: always check the event's official channels before travelling.