Events & festivals · Province of Rieti

66 events with verified sources in Rieti, in calendar order.

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Patron saint festival In 46 days 📍 Cottanello

Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 30 November (Saint Andrew) and 10 May (Saint Cataldus)

Cottanello celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November; the municipality also celebrates Saint Cataldus, on 10 May, to whom the Eremo di San Cataldo is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 50 days 📍 Rieti

Saint Barbara, patron in a chapel designed by Bernini

📅 Every year, on 4 December

Rieti celebrates Saint Barbara on 4 December, venerated in an 18th-century chapel designed by Bernini within the cathedral complex, where in 1234 Pope Gregory IX canonised Saint Dominic and in 1289 Charles II of Anjou was crowned.

Patron saint festival In 52 days 📍 Ascrea

Feast of Saint Nicholas

📅 Every year, on 6 December

On 6 December Ascrea celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas; the municipal territory preserves the ruins of the Chiesa di San Pietro.

Patron saint festival In 73 days 📍 Vacone

Feast of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist

📅 Every year, on 27 December

On 27 December Vacone, a small Sabine municipality of 264 inhabitants, celebrates its patron Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist; its territory preserves the remains of the Roman villa of Vacone.

Patron saint festival In 97 days 📍 Fiamignano

Feast of Saint Fabian and Saint Sebastian

📅 Every year, on 20 January

On 20 January Fiamignano celebrates its patrons Saint Fabian and Saint Sebastian, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the territory preserves the Castello di Rascino and the Rocca di Poggio Poponesco.

Patron saint festival In 97 days 📍 Nespolo

Feast of Saint Sebastian

📅 Every year, on 20 January

On 20 January Nespolo, a small municipality of 274 inhabitants, celebrates its patron Saint Sebastian, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 111 days 📍 Cantalupo in Sabina

Feast of Saint Blaise

📅 Every year, on 3 February

On 3 February Cantalupo in Sabina celebrates its patron Saint Blaise; on 3 May Saint Adam is remembered, with a duty-free fair granted by Pope Pius IX.

Patron saint festival In 111 days 📍 Castel Sant'Angelo

Feast of Saint Blaise

📅 Every year, on 3 February

On 3 February Castel Sant'Angelo celebrates its patron Saint Blaise, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the Lago di Paterno lies in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 122 days 📍 Roccantica

Feast of Saint Valentine

📅 Every year, on 14 February

On 14 February Roccantica, a municipality of 605 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Valentine; the Eremo San Leonardo is in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 148 days 📍 Configni

Feast of Saint Gregory the Great

📅 Every year, on 12 March

On 12 March Configni, a municipality of 672 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Gregory the Great; the town has the Chiesa di San Cassiano Martire.

Patron saint festival In 172 days 📍 Montebuono

Feast of Saint Vincent Ferrer

📅 Every year, on 5 April

On 5 April Montebuono, a municipality of 917 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Vincent Ferrer; the Castello Orsini stands in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Tarano

Feast of Saint George

📅 Every year, on 23 April

On 23 April Tarano, a municipality of 1,431 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint George, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 204 days 📍 Monteleone Sabino

Feast of Santa Vittoria

📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May and the two days before it

On the second Sunday of May and the two days before it Monteleone Sabino, a municipality of 1,232 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patroness Santa Vittoria.

Patron saint festival In 206 days 📍 Amatrice

Santa Maria di Filetta and the Ascension picnic

📅 Every year, on the Sunday after Ascension

Amatrice celebrates Santa Maria di Filetta on the Sunday after Ascension, when a procession unites all the people of the Amatrice area for Mass and the traditional picnic on the meadows.

Patron saint festival In 209 days 📍 Labro

Feast of Saint Pancras

📅 Every year, on 12 May

On 12 May Labro, a municipality of 344 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Pancras; in summer the Labro Festival of music and dance is held.

Patron saint festival In 220 days 📍 Pozzaglia Sabina

Feast of Sant'Ulpia

📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after Pentecost

On the first Sunday after Pentecost Pozzaglia Sabina, a municipality of 361 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patroness Sant'Ulpia.

Patron saint festival In 224 days 📍 Borbona

Feast of Saint Restituta

📅 Every year, on 27 May

On 27 May Borbona, a municipality of 650 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patroness Saint Restituta, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 252 days 📍 Torricella in Sabina

Feast of Saint John the Baptist

📅 Every year, on 24 June (29 August is also a feast day)

On 24 June Torricella in Sabina, a municipality of 1,405 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates Saint John the Baptist, patron of Torricella Sabina; in Ornaro the patrons are different.

Patron saint festival In 269 days 📍 Castel di Tora

Patronal Feast of Saint Anatolia

📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of July; the saint's day is 10 July

On the second Sunday of July Castel di Tora, a municipality of 299 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, holds the patronal feast of Saint Anatolia; 10 July is the saint's day.

Patron saint festival In 292 days 📍 Selci

Feast of Saint Stephen

📅 Every year, on 3 August

On 3 August Selci, a municipality of 1,106 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Stephen (santo Stefano).

Patron saint festival In 296 days 📍 Poggio Mirteto

Saint Cajetan, patron of the Carnevalone Liberato

📅 Every year, on 7 August; the anticlerical-toned Carnevalone Liberato reached its 157th edition in 2019

Poggio Mirteto celebrates Saint Cajetan on 7 August. The population asked for the annual celebration of the self-liberation from the Papal States, giving rise to the Carnevalone Liberato, which reached its 157th edition in 2019.

Patron saint festival In 299 days 📍 Colle di Tora

Feast of Saint Lawrence

📅 Every year, on 10 August

On 10 August Colle di Tora, a municipality of 384 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Lawrence (san Lorenzo).

Patron saint festival In 299 days 📍 Morro Reatino

Feast of Saint Lawrence

📅 Every year, on 10 August

On 10 August Morro Reatino, a municipality of 356 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Lawrence (san Lorenzo).

Patron saint festival In 299 days 📍 Toffia

Feast of Saint Lawrence

📅 Every year, on 10 August

On 10 August Toffia, a municipality of 1,002 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Lawrence (san Lorenzo).

Patron saint festival In 303 days 📍 Montenero Sabino

Feast of San Cataldo

📅 Every year, on 14 August

On 14 August Montenero Sabino, a municipality of 295 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron San Cataldo.

Patron saint festival In 304 days 📍 Salisano

Feast of Santa Giulia

📅 Every year, on the third Sunday of August

On the third Sunday of August Salisano, a municipality of 558 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patroness Santa Giulia.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Cittareale

Feast of San Rocco

📅 Every year, on 16 August

On 16 August Cittareale, a municipality of 470 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron San Rocco.

Patron saint festival In 305 days 📍 Petrella Salto

Feast of San Rocco

📅 Every year, on 16 August

On 16 August Petrella Salto, a municipality of 1,212 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron San Rocco.

Patron saint festival In 312 days 📍 Frasso Sabino

Feast of San Pietro in Vincoli

📅 Every year, on 23 August

On 23 August Frasso Sabino, a municipality of 688 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron San Pietro in Vincoli with the procession and the 'Canestro' parade.

Patron saint festival In 318 days 📍 Orvinio

Feast of San Nicola di Bari

📅 Every year, on the last Sunday of August

On the last Sunday of August Orvinio, a municipality of 448 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron San Nicola di Bari.

Patron saint festival In 321 days 📍 Mompeo

Feast of Sant'Egidio

📅 Every year, on 1 September

On 1 September Mompeo, a municipality of 534 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Sant'Egidio.

Patron saint festival In 332 days 📍 Leonessa

Saint Joseph of Leonessa and the Palio del Velluto

📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of September

Leonessa celebrates its patron Saint Joseph of Leonessa (1556-1612) on the second Sunday of September. Around 29 June, the Palio del Velluto is run, held without interruption from 1464 to 1556 and revived in 1997.

Through the year

Patron saint festival 📍 Accumoli

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

📅 Every year, on 15 September

On 15 September Accumoli celebrates Our Lady of Sorrows; the municipality is home to six "università agrarie", bodies that have managed the town's collective assets for centuries.

Patron saint festival 📍 Casaprota

Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel

📅 Every year, on 29 September

On 29 September Casaprota celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel in the church of San Domenico e San Michele Arcangelo; the village also preserves the church of Santa Maria della Neve.

Patron saint festival 📍 Contigliano

Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel

📅 Every year, on 29 September

On 29 September Contigliano celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel in the collegiate church dedicated to him; the municipal territory includes the Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile nature reserve.

Patron saint festival 📍 Greccio

Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel

📅 Every year, on 29 September

On 29 September Greccio celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel; the village is famous as the place where Saint Francis of Assisi staged the first living nativity scene in history in 1223.