Feast of Saint Martin
📅 Every year, on 11 November
On 11 November Mulazzo celebrates its patron Saint Martin; the town hosts the Museo Archivio dei Malaspina.
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Saint Stephen and the Festa della Fame e della Sete
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Filattiera celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. The last weekend of June, within the walls of the historic centre, comes the Festa della Fame e della Sete (Festival of Hunger and Thirst).
Saint Anthony the Abbot, patron of the Disfida fra Arcieri di Terra e Corte
📅 Every year, on 17 January; July brings the Disfida fra Arcieri di Terra e Corte, since 1971
Fivizzano celebrates Saint Anthony the Abbot on 17 January. Every July, since 1971, the Disfida fra Arcieri di Terra e Corte is repeated, a historical re-enactment of a singular archery contest held in 1571 in Piazza Medicea, with a parade of over three hundred participants in 16th-century costume.
Saint Geminianus, patron of the age-old Bonfire Challenge
📅 Every year, on 31 January, with the age-old Bonfire Challenge against the San Nicolò district
Pontremoli celebrates Saint Geminianus on 31 January, with the lighting of the traditional bonfires. In the age-old Disfida dei Falò, the San Geminiano district challenges the San Nicolò district, lighting giant bonfires on the banks of the Magra river and the Verde stream.
Saint Caprasius, patron with the Palio della Rosa and the Premio Lunezia
📅 Every year, on 1 June, with the fair in the central streets; the Palio della Rosa enlivens the hamlets
Aulla celebrates Saint Caprasius on 1 June, with a fair filling the central streets of the town all day. The town organizes the Palio della Rosa among the districts formed by its hamlets each year, and the Premio Lunezia, a festival dedicated to singer-songwriters.
Saint Vitus, patron of the land of the Aghinolfi Castle
📅 Every year, on 15 June
Montignoso celebrates Saint Vitus on 15 June, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Ceccardus, patron of the marble town where Michelangelo once stayed
📅 Every year, on 16 June
Carrara celebrates Saint Ceccardus, bishop and martyr, on 16 June; the town, an international hub for extracting and working the famous Apuan marble, still preserves in Piazza del Duomo the house where Michelangelo Buonarroti stayed.
Saint John the Baptist, patron of the candlelight procession
📅 Every year, on 24 June; 5 December brings the candlelight procession
Villafranca in Lunigiana celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June. On the evening of 5 December, the eve of Saint Nicholas, the striking candlelight procession is held in the historic centre.
Feast of Saints Quiricus and Julitta
📅 Every year, on 15 July
On 15 July Tresana, a municipality of 2,085 inhabitants in the province of Massa-Carrara, celebrates its patrons Saint Quiricus and Saint Julitta (san Quirico e santa Giulitta).
Saint James, patron of the four castles
📅 Every year, on 25 July
Licciana Nardi celebrates Saint James on 25 July, in the church dedicated to him.
Feast of San Pellegrino
📅 Every year, on 1 August
On 1 August Casola in Lunigiana, a municipality of 1,003 inhabitants in the province of Massa-Carrara, celebrates its patron San Pellegrino.
Feast of the Madonna della Neve
📅 Every year, on 5 August
On 5 August Podenzana, a municipality of 2,142 inhabitants in the province of Massa-Carrara, celebrates its patroness Nostra Signora Madonna della Neve (Our Lady of the Snows).
Feast of Saint Lawrence
📅 Every year, on 10 August
On 10 August Zeri, a municipality of 1,201 inhabitants in the province of Massa-Carrara, celebrates its patron Saint Lawrence (san Lorenzo).
Saint Remigius, patron of the silver reliquary
📅 Every year, on 1 October, the day the relics were transferred in 1701
Fosdinovo celebrates Saint Remigius on 1 October, the day in 1701 when his relics were transferred from Lucca. They are kept in a seventeenth-century silver reliquary and shown to the faithful also on 13 January.
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Patron saint festival 📍 Massa
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Peter
📅 Every year, on 4 October
On 4 October Massa celebrates its patrons Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Peter; the traditional dish of the feast is tordelli massesi, made according to two different recipes handed down in the city.