10 events with verified sources in Catania, in calendar order.
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📅 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.
📅 Every year, 3–5 February
Every 3-5 February Catania stops for its patron saint: two long processions, the towering candelore of the old guilds, and hundreds of thousands of devotees in white tunics following the silver reliquary float.
📅 Every year, on 13 June; 19 February for the finding
Nicolosi's patron falls on 13 June, but the town also keeps 19 February, the anniversary of the finding of the saint's incorrupt tongue.
📅 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.
📅 Every year in spring
Three days of books at Palazzo della Cultura: publishers' stands, talks and workshops with more than 300 guests. The 2026 edition ran from 24 to 26 April.
📅 Every year between late May and early June
Catania's international festival of comics, gaming and pop culture takes over the Le Ciminiere exhibition centre every year — in 2026 from 30 May to 2 June, with guests including Yoichi Takahashi, Leo Ortolani and Caparezza.
📅 Every year on 17 August
On 17 August Catania marks the night in 1126 when Saint Agatha's relics came home after 86 years in Constantinople. The 2026 edition celebrates the 900th anniversary of their return.
📅 Every year in early September
In early September the fishing quarter of Ognina honours its "Bammina": the statue is unveiled on the morning of the 8th, then carried across the gulf in a sea procession flanked by decorated boats, with a fish festival on the square.
📅 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.
📅 Every year between late October and early November
Catania's historic fair for the Day of the Dead returns each autumn: in 2025, from 31 October to 9 November, some 150 stalls at the Fontanarossa parking area with crafts, rides and traditional sweets.
