One of the patrons of Sammichele di Bari is Saint Michael the Archangel: the feast was traditionally celebrated on 8 May, but since 2009, by archiepiscopal decree, it has been moved to the second Sunday of May.
The other patron, Saint Vitus the martyr, is celebrated the following Monday. On 16 July, a statue of the Madonna del Carmine, patron of Sammichele's only parish, is also carried in procession. The town also holds the Castello Caracciolo and a prehistoric menhir.