All festivals

In Castelluccio Valmaggiore, a village nestled in the Monti Dauni near Foggia, every December 26th—St. Stephen's Day—the Pettole Festival re...

Every December 26th, the town of Pizzoli in the province of L'Aquila celebrates its patron saint, Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. This patron...

Every late December, the village of Spiazzo in Val Rendena transforms into a theater of horns, furs, chains, and cowbells: it is the Krampus...

In the days following Christmas, the village of Lundo, part of Comano Terme in the Giudicarie Valleys (Trentino), transforms into a contempo...

Every year, during the Christmas holidays, Pisticci transforms into a large open-air nativity scene. Through the alleys of the historic cent...

In the evocative Rabatana, the ancient Arab quarter of Tursi, over a hundred figures bring the Living Nativity to life among alleys, caves,...

Every December 26th, Saint Stephen's Day, the Palazzina Liberty in Venafro (IS) hosts the traditional concert by the Molise ethno-band Il Tr...

On December 26th, Piovene Rocchette, a municipality in the Alto Vicentino area, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Stephen. It is the only m...

Every Christmas, the medieval village of Passignano sul Trasimeno transforms into an ancient Bethlehem: thus is born the Presepe della Stell...

Between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve, Pienza transforms into the kingdom of a game unique to Italy: the Gioco del Panforte. Under the Loggi...

The Living Nativity of Year Zero in Spello is a unique Christmas re-enactment that intertwines the birth of Jesus with the history of the Ro...

Le Mura in Festa is the winter event that brings the historic center of Soleto to life, a village in the Grecìa Salentina area of the Lecce...

In the small medieval village of Armenzano, a hamlet of Assisi nestled on Monte Subasio, the community stages one of the most evocative and...

Every year, between Christmas and Epiphany, the medieval village of Cerreto di Spoleto transforms into a large living nativity scene. Along...

During the Christmas period, the ancient village of Giove, in the province of Terni, transforms into a little Bethlehem. The Living Nativity...

During the Christmas period, the uninhabited medieval village of Le Cese, a hamlet of Casebasse in Nocera Umbra (PG), comes to life thanks t...

Between Christmas and Epiphany, the historic Parco Le Grazie in Terni transforms into a large living nativity scene. Over a hundred costumed...

In the heart of Borgo Gancia, the ancient medieval quarter perched on the historic hill of Paternò, the Living Nativity transforms the Chris...