Events & festivals · Bronte

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Patron saint festival In 146 days

Feast of Saint Blaise (San Biagio)

📅 Every year on 3 February, with rites from the last Sunday of January

On 3 February Bronte honours its co-patron with a procession from the church of San Sebastiano and the traditional blessing of throats; the rites begin on the last Sunday of January.

Through the year

Procession

Good Friday Procession

📅 Every year on Good Friday

All the town's confraternities process with the mysteries: Christ at the Column, carried by barefoot bearers, meets the Crucifix while the crowd sings the Stabat Mater.

Food festival

Bronte Pistachio Festival (Sagra del Pistacchio)

📅 Every year, over two weekends between late September and October

Two autumn weekends of tasting stands, live cooking and folk parades in honour of Etna's green gold; the 34th edition ran from 10 to 19 October 2025.