Events & festivals · Portocannone

Patron saint festival In 214 days

Our Lady of Constantinople, patron of an Arbëreshë town and its chariot race

📅 Every year, on Pentecost Tuesday, with the «chariot race» the preceding Monday

Portocannone celebrates Our Lady of Constantinople on Pentecost Tuesday; the previous Monday hosts the famous ox-drawn «chariot race», recalling the arrival of Arbëreshë exiles led by Giorgio Castriota Skanderbeg in 1461.