33 events with verified sources in Taranto, in calendar order.
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📅 Every year, on 11 November; the summer patronal feast is held the first weekend after 4 July
Martina Franca celebrates Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Comasia on 11 November; the first settlement arose on Monte San Martino, while the adjective «Franca» was granted in 1310 by Philip I of Anjou, who recognised tax exemptions there.
📅 Every year, on 29 December; the co-patroness Madonna del Carmine is celebrated on 15-16 July
Mottola celebrates Saint Thomas Becket on 29 December; co-patroness is the Madonna del Carmine, celebrated with processions and fireworks on 15 and 16 July. Saint Anthony of Padua is also celebrated on 12-13 June and the Madonna del Rosario on 12-13 October.
📅 Every year, on 31 January
Grottaglie celebrates Saint Cyrus on 31 January, in a town almost entirely carved into the tufa along the sides of its ravines, famous for centuries for its ceramic production.
📅 Every year, on 11 February, still a town holiday today
Pulsano celebrates Saint Tryphon on 11 February, still a town holiday today.
📅 Every year, on 13 and 14 March, with the traditional agricultural fair
Fragagnano celebrates Saint Joseph on 13 and 14 March, with the traditional agricultural fair and a display of local craft goods. The town's other patron, Saint Anthony of Padua, is celebrated on 12 and 13 August.
📅 Every year, on 19 March; the Living Nativity with over a hundred performers
Faggiano celebrates Saint Joseph on 19 March. In the rock-cut setting of the La Campana district, a Living Nativity is held with over a hundred performers in traditional costume.
📅 Every year, on 19 March, coinciding with Father's Day, with the bundle procession
San Marzano di San Giuseppe celebrates Saint Joseph on 19 March, a date that coincides with Father's Day and falls in the olive-pruning season. The feast anticipated the abstinence from meat and dairy that the Arbëreshë observed during Advent and Lent; the origin of the bundle procession dates back to an event of the early 19th century.
📅 Every year, on Easter Monday, with the Procession of the Mysteries on Good Friday
Palagianello celebrates Our Lady of Grace on Easter Monday, in the shrine and crypt dedicated to her. It is an ancient tradition that the Procession of the Mysteries sets off from the small church on Good Friday.
📅 Every year, on 22 and 23 April
San Giorgio Ionico celebrates Saint George on 22 and 23 April.
📅 Every year, on 25 April
Torricella celebrates Saint Mark on 25 April.
📅 Every year, on 29 April; 17 January brings the Saint Anthony the Abbot bonfire with blessed bread and animals
Avetrana celebrates Saint Blaise on 29 April. On 17 January, the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot is held, with a short procession, the blessing of bread and animals, and the lighting of a great bonfire outside the town.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; Saint Nicholas has his liturgical feast on 6 December
Castellaneta celebrates its patronal feast on the second Sunday of May, dedicated jointly to Saint Nicholas, patron of the town, and Saint Francis of Paola, co-patron; Saint Nicholas also has his own liturgical feast on 6 December.
📅 Every year, on 10 May
On 10 May Taranto celebrates Saint Cataldus, an Irish monk who became the city's bishop: his tomb, lost after the Saracen destruction, was found on a 10 May, in 1071.
📅 Every year, on 20 May
Laterza celebrates Our Lady Mater Domini on 20 May, in the sanctuary dedicated to her; in the summer months the town hosts the Festival della Terra delle Gravine, and since 2015 the MUMA, the Museum of Laterza Majolica.
📅 Every year, on 24 June; the Madonna di Pasano is celebrated on the first Sunday of March
Sava celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June, with music, art and culture events and the traditional Saint John's tournament; the first Sunday of March instead brings the Feast of the Madonna di Pasano, with a pilgrimage to the sanctuary 3 km from the town.
📅 Every year, on 2 July; the former patron, celebrated before Saint Joseph
San Marzano di San Giuseppe celebrates Our Lady of Grace, the town's former patron, on 2 July, in the sanctuary dedicated to her. The current patron is Saint Joseph, celebrated on 19 March.
📅 Every year, on 13 and 14 July, with the illuminations
Maruggio celebrates its protector saints, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Christopher, on 13 and 14 July, with illuminations through the streets of the town.
📅 Every year, on 19 July
On 19 July Roccaforzata, a municipality of 1,823 inhabitants in the province of Taranto, celebrates its patrons the Madonna della Camera and Saint Elijah (Sant'Elia).
📅 Every year, from 3 to 5 August
Leporano celebrates Saint Emidius from 3 to 5 August. Born in Trier in 273 and died in Ascoli Piceno on 5 August 303 or 309, Emidius was a bishop and martyr, venerated as a protector against earthquakes also in Leporano and Cerro al Volturno.
📅 Every year, on 5 August; in the past, in mid-July, the Brigantino summer carnival was held, now discontinued
Crispiano celebrates Our Lady of the Snows on 5 August. In the past, in the second ten days of July, the Carnevale Estivo del Brigantino was held, also known as the «Carnevale del Fegatino», a food festival with allegorical floats and costumed groups, now fallen into disuse.
📅 Every year, on 6 and 7 August; Saint Paschal Baylon, town protector, is celebrated from 15 to 18 May
Lizzano celebrates its chief patron, Saint Cajetan of Thiene, on 6 and 7 August. Also deeply felt is the feast of Saint Paschal Baylon, protector of the town, celebrated from 15 to 18 May.
📅 Every year, on 9 August
Torricella celebrates Our Lady of Grace on 9 August, in the church dedicated to her.
📅 Every year, on 12 and 13 August
Fragagnano celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 12 and 13 August. The town's other patron, Saint Joseph, is celebrated on 13 and 14 March with the agricultural fair.
📅 Every year, on 16 August, with solemn festivities on the following Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Palagiano celebrates Saint Roch on 16 August, with solemn festivities held on the following Saturday, Sunday and Monday, opened by the horseback procession with richly caparisoned horses and children dressed as the Holy Pilgrim.
📅 Every year, on 3 September
Manduria celebrates Saint Gregory the Great on 3 September; the town, of Messapian origin, still preserves its megalithic walls and the moat that once surrounded it, and is today known above all for its famous Primitivo di Manduria wine.
📅 Every year, on 7 and 8 September, in memory of the 1481 liberation from the Ottomans
Pulsano celebrates Our Lady of the Martyrs on 7 and 8 September, in memory of the people of Pulsano who died in 1481, when the town was liberated from the Ottomans precisely on 8 September.
📅 Every year, on 14 September
On 14 September Monteiasi celebrates the Santissimo Crocifisso; the town's folk heritage is kept in its Ethnographic Museum.
📅 Every year, on 26 September
On 26 September Monteparano celebrates Saints Cosmas and Damian, patrons alongside Saint Cajetan (7 August) and Saint Joseph (19 March).
📅 Every year, on 29 September
On 29 September Massafra celebrates co-patron Saint Michael the Archangel; the city's other patron, the Madonna della Scala, is celebrated on 20 February.
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of October; Saint Anthony of Padua is celebrated on 12 and 13 June in Marina di Ginosa
Ginosa celebrates Holy Mary of the Rosary on the first Sunday of October; in the hamlet of Marina di Ginosa, Saint Anthony of Padua is celebrated instead, on 12 and 13 June.
📅 Every year, on 6 and 7 October
On 6 and 7 October Montemesola celebrates its patron Our Lady of the Rosary; the town is also known for the Sagra delle fave e cicoria, in the first week of August.
📅 Every year, on 7 October
On 7 October Statte celebrates its patron Our Lady of the Rosary; the municipal territory also preserves the Dolmen di San Giovanni, a prehistoric megalithic monument.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of October; 3 February brings the blessing of the throat
Carosino celebrates its patron Saint Blaise with the true patronal feast on the second Sunday of October; on 3 February, the liturgical feast is instead celebrated, with the blessing of the throat and a procession with the saint's statue.
