The patron of Gallicano is Saint James, celebrated on 25 July.
Every two years, on Saint James's day, the Palio di San Jacopo is held, enlivened by allegorical floats built over the years by the town's different boroughs. The territory also holds the Rocca Estense di Trassilico and the Arco di Francesco V, as well as the Church of San Genesio.