Festivals in Catania

Every year, at the beginning of October, Biancavilla comes to a standstill for its most cherished event: the Ottobre Sacro, the grand patron...

Every May 13th, Adrano, a town nestled on the slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, renews its devotion to Our Lady of Fatima at...

Every July 16th, the village of Nicolosi, nestled on the southern slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, celebrates the Our Lady o...

Every July, Trecastagni, a village nestled on the slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel with...

AranciaFest is the major spring festival that transforms the squares of Palagonia, in the heart of the Catania Plain, into a celebration of...

The Palagonia Carnival is the most colourful and eagerly awaited popular festival in Palagonia, in the province of Catania. For a few days i...

In the Palazzolo district, a hamlet of Belpasso at the foot of Mount Etna, the Corpus Domini Parish hosts one of the most evocative living n...

Every summer, Castiglione di Sicilia—one of Italy's most beautiful villages overlooking the Alcantara Valley—hosts the Pane Condito Festival...

The Pane Condito Festival is the most beloved food and wine event in the village of Vena, located in Piedimonte Etneo, in the province of Ca...

Every August, the hillside hamlets of Mascali, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, celebrate pane cunzato with two traditional festivals: o...

In Belpasso, nestled in the heart of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, the Parola per Parola Literary Festival weaves together literatu...

Partiture is the concert series hosted by Zō Centro Culture Contemporanee in Catania, dedicated to the most innovative and experimental musi...

Pasquettando at Palazzo Biscari is an artisan gift market that brings the 18th-century halls of one of Catania's most elegant Baroque palace...

Every January, Licodia Eubea, a small village in the Iblei mountains near Catania, hosts the Patacò Festival. This two-day event celebrates...

The Paternò Carnival, located in the heart of the Etna municipality in the Province of Catania, is one of Sicily's oldest and most cherished...

Every spring, the Historic Hill of Paternò, dominated by its Norman Castle, transforms into a medieval village bustling with ladies, knights...

Every year on March 19th, Mascalucia honors Patriarch Saint Joseph with one of the most heartfelt celebrations on the slopes of Mount Etna....

Every year on May 8th, Grammichele honors its patron saints, Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, with a festival...