55 events with verified sources in Sicily, in calendar order.
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📅 Every year, on 13 and 20 December
Lucy was born here, and Syracuse celebrates her twice in December: on the 13th the silver statue leaves Piazza Duomo and reaches Santa Lucia al Sepolcro late at night, on the 20th it returns to the cathedral through fireworks over the Umbertino bridge.
📅 Every year on 6 January
On 6 January the eparch blesses the waters at the Tre Cannoli fountain, dipping a cross three times; a white dove descends from the church roof and blessed oranges go to the crowd.
📅 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 11 February
On 11 February Monreale celebrates Saint Castrensis, its patron, in the church that carries his name — a different address from the cathedral the town is known for.
📅 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.
📅 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 24 June
On 24 June Castelvetrano celebrates the Baptist, its patron. The town's best-known religious tradition, though, is another: the Aurora on Easter morning, unbroken since 1660.
📅 Every year, on 9 July
On 9 July Taormina celebrates Saint Pancras, its patron, whose church stands among the places to see in town.
📅 Every year, on 8 August
On 8 August Realmonte celebrates Saint Dominic, its patron, in the Agrigento municipality of the Scala dei Turchi.
📅 Every year, on 15 August; the second occasion on 3 May
The patron of Piazza Armerina is celebrated on 15 August and 3 May. The Palio dei Normanni is bound to her cult, and gives the town half of its nickname.
📅 Every year, on 24 August
On 24 August Lipari celebrates Saint Bartholomew, patron of the island and of the Aeolian Islands, to whom the co-cathedral on the castle rock is dedicated.
📅 Every year on 19 January
On 19 January Marsala honours its patron: the small statue of the Madonna della Cava, found in a quarry in 1518 according to tradition, is carried in procession to the cathedral for a solemn mass — and the town takes the day off.
📅 Every year between Fat Thursday and Shrove Tuesday
In the run-up to Lent, Cefalù fills with masks, confetti and events for children. The town hall builds the programme from proposals by local associations and parishes; the 2026 edition ran 12-17 February.
📅 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, on a weekend in April, at the Foro Boario
For three days in April, Gangi's Foro Boario pairs a farming and livestock fair with a festival built around Madonie wild boar: tastings with live music, cattle contests and cheese-making demos.
📅 Every year on Maundy Thursday
Nine costumed groups act out Christ's Passion through Marsala's old town on Holy Thursday — a living procession run by the Sant'Anna confraternity since the seventeenth century.
📅 Every year, usually on the Sunday after 23 April
Carried at a run by the Sangiorgiari, the statue of Saint George spearing the dragon races through upper and lower Modica before a fireworks-lit return to the cathedral.
📅 Every year on Easter Sunday
At noon on Easter Sunday the articulated statue of the Madonna bows and kisses the risen Christ; her black mourning cloak falls away and white doves take flight. Documented since 1645.
📅 Every year during Holy Week (movable date between March and April)
Holy Week in Piana follows the Byzantine rite, ending on Easter Sunday with a pontifical liturgy, a parade of women in gold-embroidered costumes and red eggs handed out in the main square.
📅 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.
📅 Every year on 10 May
Every 10 May Gangi honours its patron saint: solemn mass with the town authorities, the mayor's floral tribute, and a procession that calls at the town's churches.
📅 Every year, one weekend in mid-May
Two days in mid-May built around the local cannolo, filled with sheep's-milk ricotta from village dairies: tastings, cooking shows and pastry makers from across Sicily along Viale 8 Marzo.
📅 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.
📅 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.
📅 Every year; the 2026 edition, the twentieth, ran 19–21 June
Three days of wine masterclasses, awards and open tastings, with more than 700 labels poured in the cloister of San Francesco. Castelbuono has run its festival of wine and taste since 2007.
📅 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 the Monday after Pentecost, between late May and June
On the Monday after Pentecost, some forty statues of saints are carried on shoulders through Gangi to the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit, ending with ritual runs across the churchyard.
📅 Every year on 24 June, with celebrations in the days before
Every 24 June Marsala celebrates its co-patron St John the Baptist with a procession and fireworks over the Lungomare Boeo, after days of concerts, themed talks and seafront market stalls.
📅 Every year on 29 June
On 29 June the 1893 oak statue group of Saint Peter healing the paralytic is carried along Corso Umberto I; the evening return is lit by torches, with the traditional fair alongside.
📅 Every year, four days in early June
Palermo's independent-publishing festival fills four June days with author talks, readings and publishers' stands. Its 17th edition took place from 4 to 7 June 2026 at the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa.
📅 Every year, 17–27 July; the relic procession closes the feast on the evening of the 27th
Castelbuono honors its patron saint for ten days in late July, ending on the 27th with the evening procession of Saint Anne's relic down the castle steps and a fireworks finale.
📅 Every year in mid-July, with the main night between the 14th and 15th
Palermo has honoured its patron saint every July since 1624. On the night of the 14th a towering float carries Saint Rosalia's statue down the Cassaro to the sea, where fireworks close the festival; the 2026 edition was the 402nd.
📅 Every summer, with shows at sunset
Theatre, jazz and songwriters performing as the sun drops over the Stagnone lagoon: born among Marsala's salt pans, the festival reached its ninth edition in 2026 with 21 dates between Villa Genna, the Trapani area and dawn shows on the Egadi islands.
📅 Every year, four days in early August
Four days of indie and alternative music at the foot of the Ventimiglia castle. Running since 1997, Italy's first boutique festival has one house rule: no artist ever plays it twice.
📅 Every year on the afternoon of 6 August
A long pole slicked with grease and soap juts out over the old harbour; whoever walks it and grabs the flag at the tip wins. Cefalù's greasy-pole contest closes the Feast of the Saviour every 6 August.
📅 Every year, 2–6 August
Cefalù's biggest week runs 2-6 August, honouring the Holy Saviour of the Norman cathedral with services, concerts and folk parades — and a greasy-pole contest over the sea to finish.
📅 Every year in the first ten days of August; the Demeter procession closes on the second Sunday of the month
Gangi gives the first days of August to its wheat festival, now past sixty editions. The high point is the Corteo di Demetra on the second Sunday, closed by a comedy in local dialect.
📅 Every year in the week of 20 August
In the week around 20 August — the birthday of Nobel laureate Salvatore Quasimodo — his birthplace museum and the literary park fill Modica with readings, talks and evening walks.
📅 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.
📅 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 mid-August
Folk music and dance groups from several continents perform in Cefalù's old town each summer. The 2026 edition, on 18 August, brings ensembles from Colombia, Ecuador, New Zealand, Slovakia and Hungary.
📅 Every year in late August
Four evenings of food stalls, cabaret and religion in Contrada Ciancio, in Marsala's countryside: pane cunzato dressed to order, ricotta cannoli and grilled sausage, ending with a procession and fireworks. The 2026 edition runs 20-23 August.
📅 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 in September
Comics, cosplay, gaming and film take over the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa for four days each September. Launched in 2015, the convention marked its tenth edition in September 2025.
📅 Every year on 2 September, with celebrations from the last days of August
The patron saint's day falls on 2 September, with the eparch's pontifical liturgy in the morning and an evening procession of the Madonna's statue; festivities start in late August.
📅 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, one weekend in late October
A late-October weekend built around the mushrooms of the Madonie woods: twice-daily tastings in Piazza Castello, show cooking, guided forest walks and stalls along Via Sant'Anna. The 2025 edition was the nineteenth.
📅 Every year, on weekends between October and November
For six weekends between October and November, Palermo unlocks palaces, oratories, bell towers and gardens that stay closed the rest of the year. The 19th edition, in 2025, opened 85 sites with guided storytelling visits.
📅 Every year, one weekend in October
For three days the alleys of the Ballarò market turn into an open-air stage for street artists and contemporary circus, all free of charge. The ninth edition ran from 17 to 19 October 2025 under the theme 'Radici'.
📅 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.
📅 Every year in November
Puppeteers from around the world join Sicily's pupari every November at the figure-theatre festival run by the Antonio Pasqualino puppet museum. The 50th edition took place in November 2025.
📅 Every year from early December to 6 January
From early December to Epiphany, Cefalù fills with nativity scenes, concerts and theatre. The Via dei Presepi along via Decano Martino and the Ninnaredda — carols played through the streets — are the highlights.
📅 Every year, historically in early December; the 2026 edition is announced for a new date
Tasting stands, workshops and meetings with the makers of Modica's PGI cold-worked chocolate fill Corso Umberto I. After skipping 2025, the festival is set to return in 2026.
