Festivals in Catania

The Etna Afro Festival is Acireale's premier summer event dedicated to the music and dance of West Africa. For ten days in mid-August, Piazz...

Known as "Sicily's sweetest Carnival," the Etna Chocolate Carnival brings Piazza Duomo in Giarre, nestled on the slopes of Mount Etna in the...

Etna Comics is Southern Italy's largest pop culture festival: four days in Catania, held within the Le Ciminiere exhibition center, dedicate...

Three evenings of choral singing, folklore, and Sicilian gastronomy in Ragalna, on the terrace of Mount Etna. Established in 2004, Etna Cori...

The Etna Extra Virgin Olive Oil Festival is a food and wine event where Camporotondo Etneo, a small town in the Province of Catania on the s...

Etna in Scena is the historic summer festival of Zafferana Etnea, located on the slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania. From late...

For nearly half a century, the Etna International Motorcycle Rally has drawn riders from across Italy and Europe to Belpasso, in the provinc...

The Etna Marathon MTB is one of Southern Italy's premier mountain bike granfondo events, held annually on the slopes of Mount Etna with its...

Every autumn, the Etnean village of Pedara, in the province of Catania, celebrates its most precious local products with the Etna Mushroom,...

Every autumn in Belpasso, at the foot of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, the Nino Martoglio Municipal Villa is adorned with the vibra...

Every September, the village of Fornazzo in Milo, nestled on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, celebrates the porcini mushroom with one of t...

The Etna Porcini Mushroom Festival transforms Parco di Macchia, a hillside hamlet of Giarre on the slopes of Mount Etna, into a vibrant culi...

Every summer in Linguaglossa, on the northern slopes of Mount Etna, the Etna Prize brings the Etna Week to a close with an evening of cultur...

Etna Sound Experience is the premier live music event that transforms the Orazio Raiti Municipal Stadium in Biancavilla—nestled at the foot...

Etna Week is the major summer festival in Linguaglossa, a village on the northern slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania. Promoted...

The Etna Wine Forum is a major food and wine event held in Biancavilla, in the province of Catania, dedicated to the wines and culinary exce...

Etnabook is the International Book and Culture Festival of Catania: five days of book launches, author meet-and-greets, workshops, and award...

Set in the heart of the Etna village of Aci Sant'Antonio, near Catania, the EtnAci Film Festival is a summer event dedicated to short films...