Festivals in Genova

On August 10th, Cogoleto, a town on the Genoese Riviera di Ponente, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Lawrence. Two days of tradition and s...

On July 20th, Santa Margherita Ligure celebrates its patron saint, Saint Margaret of Antioch, with the solemn procession of the Holy Relics...

On the weekend following July 22nd, Campo Ligure celebrates its patron saint, Saint Mary Magdalene, with a deeply cherished festival that bl...

The Patronal Feast of Saint Mary of the Graces is the event that every late May brings together the community of Sampierdarena, a populous d...

Isola del Cantone, a village in the Valle Scrivia in the hinterland of Genoa, celebrates its patrons every August with the Feast of Saints S...

In early September, the hamlet of Sorrivi, in Savignone, celebrates its patronal feast, a deeply felt occasion for the small community in th...

Around September 8th, the day of the Nativity of Mary Most Holy, the hamlet of Valleregia, in Serra Riccò in the Genoese hinterland, gathers...

The Pegli Sea Fair is one of the most beloved traditions of western Genoa. Every last Sunday of July, the Pegli seafront fills with about ei...

The Pesto Music Festival is the new jazz review that from March to June brings some of the biggest names on the international scene to Genoa...

In Neirone, in Val Fontanabuona, the Feast of Saint Maurice marks the arrival of autumn with the Polenta Festival. At the Sports Field, the...

The Pontedecimo Fair is the traditional fair that enlivens the Pontedecimo district, at the entrance of the Valpolcevera, in Genoa, every se...

In the heart of winter, the G.A.U. Association of Struppa presents the Porchetta Festival in Val Bisagno, a convivial lunch at the Social Ce...

Porto Antico EstateSpettacolo is the major summer season of shows and events curated by Porto Antico di Genova, which transforms the city's...

At the end of March, Portofino and the Gulf of Tigullio become the Italian capital of television fiction with Portofino Days. Previews of in...

In Pra', the Genoese district that gave its name to the most fragrant basil in Liguria, Profummo de Baxaicò returns, a festival entirely ded...

In Moneglia, a seaside village in the eastern Ligurian Riviera, the Pumpkin Carnival is a very special festival that combines the sea and ca...

In November, Rapallo hosts the ceremony for the Rapallo BPER Banca Award, a literary recognition dedicated to the best Italian female author...

In February, Carnival arrives on the Rapallo seafront with an afternoon of celebration for families and children. Puppet shows, the town ban...