Feast of Saint Gerland
📅 Every year, on 25 February
Agrigento's patron is Saint Gerland, celebrated on 25 February, and the cathedral carries his name. In town, however, the stronger devotion is to Saint Calogerus, co-patron.
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Feast of Saint Dominic
📅 Every year, on 8 August
On 8 August Realmonte celebrates Saint Dominic, its patron, in the Agrigento municipality of the Scala dei Turchi.
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Patron saint festival 📍 Sambuca di Sicilia
Festa di San Giorgio Martire
📅 Every year on 23 April
On 23 April Sambuca honours its co-patron with mass and a neighbourhood procession — and with the zabbinata, when local cheesemakers hand out just-made ricotta, still warm, with bread.
Patron saint festival 📍 Sambuca di Sicilia
Festa di Maria Santissima dell'Udienza
📅 Every year on the third Sunday of May
Sambuca's biggest night of the year: on the third Sunday of May, a statue carved by Antonello Gagini is carried through the old town until nearly dawn, greeted with folk chants at eleven decorated stops.
Food festival 📍 Sambuca di Sicilia
Sagra delle Minni di Virgini (Minna Fest)
📅 Every May, during the patron saint celebrations
Sambuca's pastry shops set up tasting stalls in Piazza della Vittoria for the town's signature sweet — milk cream, chocolate and candied fruit under a smooth glaze, in a shape that explains the name at first glance.
Festival 📍 Sambuca di Sicilia
Zahar Festival
📅 First edition: 8–9 August 2026
Two evenings of wine and music in the Saracen alleys: more than twenty Belìce Valley wineries pour at the tasting stands, local produce fills the stalls, and eight drummers close the night in Piazza Baldi Centellis.