Saint Martin, patron of the Belvedere of Uzzano
📅 Every year, on 11 November
Uzzano celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November.
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Feast of Saint Leopold and Saint Bartholomew
📅 Every year, on 15 November (Saint Leopold) and 24 August (Saint Bartholomew)
Abetone Cutigliano has two patrons: Saint Leopold, celebrated on 15 November, and Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, celebrated on 24 August.
Feast of Saint Barbara
📅 Every year, on 4 December
On 4 December Montecatini Terme celebrates Saint Barbara, its patron: a winter date, when the spa town belongs to its own people.
Saint Nicholas and the Museum of Rural Culture
📅 Every year, on 6 December
Marliana celebrates Saint Nicholas on 6 December.
Saint Stephen, patron of the land of Villa Rospigliosi
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Lamporecchio celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the parish church dedicated to him.
Saint John the Evangelist, patron of the land of the Abbey of Agna
📅 Every year, on 27 December
Montale celebrates Saint John the Evangelist on 27 December, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Dorothy, patron of the town of the Palio dei Rioni
📅 Every year, on 6 February; the Palio dei Rioni is held on the first Sunday of September
Pescia celebrates Saint Dorothy, Saint Polychronius and Saints Abdon and Sennen on 6 February; on the first Sunday of September, the town's districts compete, after a parade through the streets, in an archery contest for the town's palio.
Saint Mark the Evangelist, patron of the land of the Fucecchio Marsh
📅 Every year, on 25 April
Pieve a Nievole celebrates Saint Mark the Evangelist on 25 April, in the church dedicated to him.
Our Lady of Good Counsel, patron of the land of the Fucecchio Marshes
📅 Every year, on 26 April
Ponte Buggianese celebrates Our Lady of Good Counsel on 26 April.
Holy Mary of the Fontenova, patron of a town visited by David Bowie
📅 Every year, on 9 June
Monsummano Terme celebrates Holy Mary of the Fontenova on 9 June; in 1969 the town was visited by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, still at the start of his career, who took part in the local International Record Festival.
Saint James, patron chosen by the Pistoiesi to escape the Saracens in 849
📅 Every year, on 25 July, with the Giostra dell'Orso
Pistoia celebrates Saint James on 25 July with the Giostra dell'Orso, a re-enactment of the ancient Berber palio; tradition holds that in 849 the Pistoiesi sought his protection against the Saracens and, once safe, elected him patron.
Our Lady of the Snows, patron of Chiesina Uzzanese
📅 Every year, on 5 August
Chiesina Uzzanese celebrates Our Lady of the Snows on 5 August, in the church dedicated to her.
The Assumption of Mary, patron of the town of the Donkey Palio
📅 Every year, on 15 August, with the Donkey Palio at Spedalino each September
Agliana celebrates the Assumption of Mary on 15 August; every year in September, as part of the same patronal feast, the Palio dei Ciuchi is run at Spedalino, with five districts competing on donkeyback.
Saint Roch, patron of Larciano
📅 Every year, on 16 August
Larciano celebrates Saint Roch on 16 August, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Roch, patron of the land of the Verruca Castle
📅 Every year, on 16 August
Massa e Cozzile celebrates Saint Roch on 16 August.
The Holy Crucifix, patron of the Fiera in Selva since 1367
📅 Every year, on 18 August; since 1367 the Annunciation brings the Fiera in Selva at Santa Maria
Buggiano celebrates the Holy Crucifix on 18 August, in the shrine dedicated to it. Since 1367, for the feast of the Annunciation, the Fiera in Selva has been held in the hamlet of Santa Maria.
Saint Louis of Toulouse, patron with the ancient Casalguidi fair
📅 Every year, on 19 August; in Casalguidi the ancient fair is instead held in mid-September, since 1885
Serravalle Pistoiese celebrates Saint Louis of Toulouse on 19 August. In the hamlet of Casalguidi, the Fiera di Casalguidi is held every year in mid-September, the most important and oldest fair among the comune's towns, whose first official edition dates back to 1885.
Our Lady of the Girdle, patron celebrated with the Settembre Quarratino
📅 Every year, on the first Tuesday of September, with the Settembre Quarratino
Quarrata celebrates Our Lady of the Girdle on the first Tuesday of September, coinciding with the Settembre Quarratino, an event bringing together numerous town initiatives, including the Palio dei Rioni.