Festivals in Catania

In 2026, the Alkantara Fest, an international folk and world music festival now in its 22nd edition, returns to Aci Bonaccorsi, a small town...

Every year, around the All Souls' Day commemoration, Piazza Duomo in Acireale hosts the All Souls' Fair, an event that revives one of Sicily...

AltreScene is the festival of performing arts and contemporary dramaturgy hosted by ZÒ Centro Culture Contemporanee in Catania. For nearly t...

The Amateur Theatre Festival — City of Grammichele brings the best of Sicilian amateur theatre to the stage during summer evenings in the sc...

The Amenanos Festival brings the great Greek and Latin tragedies back to the stage in the evocative setting of the Greco-Roman Theatre of Ca...

Every summer, the village of Valverde, nestled on the slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, celebrates the fish that defined its...

In the village of Santa Maria La Stella, near Aci Sant'Antonio in the province of Catania, the Ancient Flavors Festival brings the genuine,...

In San Gregorio di Catania, just outside Catania, the Ancient Historical Rose Pageant brings 16th-century splendor to life. Allegorical floa...

Every summer, the Angelo Musco National Theatre Award brings the village of Milo, in the province of Catania, to life on the slopes of Mount...

The Aquila d'Argento Award is one of the longest-running and most anticipated cultural events of the Viagrande summer, nestled on the slopes...

In the heart of the village of Lavina, in Aci Sant'Antonio (province of Catania), the Arancino Festival celebrates the most beloved icon of...

Every year, between late September and early October, Biancavilla relives its history with the Arbëreshë Historical Pageant. A long processi...

In Licodia Eubea, a charming village in the Iblei Mountains near Catania, the Archaeological Communication and Cinema Festival brings archae...

Every Sunday morning, the Archi della Marina—the scenic 19th-century viaduct behind Piazza del Duomo—hosts Catania's most famous flea market...

Every November, the San Michele district of Acireale, in the province of Catania, celebrates St. Martin's Summer with the Autumn Festival. T...

Every September, San Pietro Clarenza, a small town in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the slopes of Mount Etna, celebrates the autumn se...

Autumn Scents and Flavors is the food and wine festival that brings Nicolosi to life every November on the slopes of Mount Etna, in the prov...

Basula Fest is a celebration of folk music and tradition held every April 25th at Parco di Cosentini, in the municipality of Santa Venerina,...