The patron of Carassai is Saint Barnabas, celebrated on 11 June.
The calendar includes the Fiera di Sant'Angelo in Piano on the second Sunday of May, in August the Sagra della tagliatella con la papera and the Sagra della Salsiccia alla brace, and on the last Sunday of August the Festa del Voto; sausages, of meat and of liver, are the star dish of the August sagra.