Festivals in Basilicata

Festivals in Basilicata

387 festivals to discover in the region.

387 festivals

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2026 19 Apr โ†’ 28 Nov

Michelangelo Pistoletto in Matera 2026

Matera — Matera (077)

In the year of Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue, the master of Arte Povera Michelangelo Pistoletto presents two projects...

Visual arts Contemporary art Sculpture +5
2026 20 Mar โ†’ 28 Nov

Mimmo Jodice โ€“ The Mediterranean

Matera — Matera (077)

In the year of Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue, the city hosts a major photographic exhibition dedicated to Mimmo Jodic...

Visual arts Photography Contemporary art +5
2026 02 Apr โ†’ 05 Jul

MIPphest โ€” Matera International Photography Festival

Matera — Matera (077)

MIPphest is the Matera International Photography Festival: an international review of photography and visual art spread across the most evoc...

Visual arts Photography Contemporary art +4
2026 15 Aug
Free

Monte Volturino Cured Ham Festival

Marsicovetere — Potenza (076)

Every August 15th, the Cured Ham Festival brings the flavor of cured ham, made according to ancient Lucanian artisanal tradition, to Marsico...

Gastronomy Local produce Mountain +4
2026 11 Aug

Montemurro Extra Virgin Olive Oil Festival

Montemurro — Potenza (076)

In Montemurro, a village in the Val d'Agri dear to the poet Leonardo Sinisgalli, the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Festival celebrates the territor...

Folk Comedy Gastronomy +5
2026 07 Feb โ†’ 17 Feb
Free

Montescaglioso Carnival

Montescaglioso — Matera (077)

The Carnival of Montescaglioso, in the province of Matera, is the oldest in Basilicata and among the historical carnivals in Italy. With pap...

Street arts Comedy Cabaret +5
2026 01 Oct โ†’ 31 Oct
Free

Mountain Festival

Castelsaraceno — Potenza (076)

The Festa della Montagna of Castelsaraceno is the autumn event that celebrates nature and local products between the Pollino National Park a...

Gastronomy Local produce Nature +7
2026 18 Sep โ†’ 20 Sep

Mountain Potato Festival of Muro Lucano

Muro Lucano — Potenza (076)

In Muro Lucano, in the province of Potenza, the Mountain Potato Festival celebrates one of the region's symbolic products every September. T...

Music Folk Gastronomy +6
2026 27 Dec โ†’ 28 Dec
Free

Multicultural Living Nativity of Vaglio Basilicata

Vaglio Basilicata — Potenza (076)

In Vaglio Basilicata, the Nativity becomes a message of welcome: the Multicultural Living Nativity stages, in Piazza del Popolo, figures fro...

Sacred music Heritage Folk traditions +5
2026 24 Oct โ†’ 25 Oct

Munnaredda Chestnut Festival

Tramutola — Potenza (076)

At the end of October, Tramutola, in the province of Potenza, celebrates the Munnaredda chestnut with a festival organized by Proloco Tramut...

Folk Gastronomy Local produce +4
2026 20 Mar โ†’ 31 Dec

MUSMA โ€” 20th Anniversary

Matera — Matera (077)

In 2026, MUSMA, the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture of Matera, celebrates its twentieth anniversary with an annual program of exhibitions,...

Visual arts Contemporary art Sculpture +5
2026 01 Sep โ†’ 31 Dec

Nanni Valentini โ€“ Face and Place

Matera — Matera (077)

For its twentieth anniversary, MUSMA โ€“ Museum of Contemporary Sculpture of Matera dedicates a temporary exhibition to Nanni Valentini: mater...

Visual arts Contemporary art Sculpture +5
2026 15 Apr โ†’ 19 Apr

National Competition "School and Music โ€“ Mario Pilati"

Potenza — Potenza (076)

The National Competition "School and Music โ€“ Mario Pilati" is the showcase for musical performance for schools hosted by the "Walter Gropius...

Music Classical Opera +3
2026 27 Mar โ†’ 28 Mar
Free

National Literary Prize "Splendida Matera"

Matera — Matera (077)

"Splendida Matera" is the National Literary Prize promoted by the Order of Physicians of the Province of Matera: a space for dialogue betwee...

Theater Literature Poetry +5
2026 17 Feb
Free

Nemoli Carnival and Polenta Festival

Nemoli — Potenza (076)

Every Fat Tuesday, the village of Nemoli, in the heart of the Lagonegrese area, revives one of the most cherished carnival traditions in Bas...

Street arts Pyrotechnic show Gastronomy +5
2026 01 Jan
Free

New Year's Eve in the Square in Potenza

Potenza — Potenza (076)

Potenza's New Year's Eve in the Square welcomes the new year in the very central Piazza Mario Pagano with a big free concert, DJ set, and da...

Music Pop Electro +3
2026 03 Jan โ†’ 05 Jan
Free

Night of the Cucibocca

Montescaglioso — Matera (077)

In Montescaglioso, in the province of Matera, the Notte dei Cucibocca is one of the most fascinating and identity-rich rituals of Southern I...

Street arts Cinema Literature +6
2026 30 Jul โ†’ 02 Aug
Free

Ninfea Festival of Regeneration

Rionero in Vulture — Potenza (076)

The Ninfea Festival of Regeneration brings music, talks, science, and culture to the shores of the Great Lake of Monticchio, in the municipa...

Music World music Literature +7