The patron of Augusta is Saint Dominic de Guzmán, celebrated with two processions, on 23 and 24 May, along with various events that fill the town on those days. The church dedicated to him dates from the 13th century.
Augusta's religious calendar has many other dates: Holy Week, the traditional auction of Saint Joseph on 19 March, the feast of San Giuseppe A' Spiga on the third Sunday after Easter, that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the last Sunday of June, and that of the Madonna del Carmine.
