Festivals in Lecce

Every June 13th, the small town of Melissano in lower Salento, near Lecce, celebrates the liturgical feast of Saint Anthony of Padua. It is...

In the hilltop village of Montesardo, a hamlet of Alessano in lower Salento, the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua is traditionally celebrated...

At the end of July, the small village of Seclì, in the heart of Salento in the province of Lecce, comes alive for its most heartfelt patrona...

Every February 3rd, the Church of Santa Teresa in Nardò, in the heart of Salento, fills with worshippers for the Feast of Saint Blaise, the...

Every October 4th, Alessano, a village in the lower Salento region of the province of Lecce, celebrates Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron...

Every year around March 19th, Nardò celebrates Saint Joseph the Patriarch with a festival that blends faith and folk tradition. Organized by...

Every September 29th, Neviano, a small town in the Salento region of Lecce province, honors Saint Michael the Archangel, co-patron of the to...

Every year, traditionally in the last ten days of May, Cursi celebrates its patron saint, Saint Nicholas the Bishop, with a patronal feast t...

Every September 26th, Melendugno, in the heart of the Salento region near Lecce, pays tribute to Saints Cosmas and Damian, the miracle-worki...

At the end of September, Muro Leccese, a small village in the Salento region of Lecce, gathers around its patron Saints Cosmas and Damian fo...

Every late September, Ugento, in the heart of Lower Salento, gathers around its patron saints, Cosmas and Damian, for a three-day celebratio...

At the end of September, the village of Depressa, in the municipality of Tricase, comes alive with celebrations in honor of the physician sa...

Every October, Veglie, in the heart of the Salento region near Lecce, honors Saints Cosmas and Damian with a festival that blends popular de...

Every August 7th, Acquarica del Capo—a village in the municipality of Presicce-Acquarica in the heart of lower Salento—gathers to honor San...

Every August, Torre Lapillo—a seaside hamlet of Porto Cesareo—celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, the patron saint of this villa...

On Ferragosto, the village of Vaste, in the municipality of Poggiardo (Lecce province, Puglia), celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Ma...

Every August 4th, Tuglie, in the heart of the Salento region in the province of Lecce, celebrates the Blessed Virgin of Grappa at the small...

In Diso, a small village in lower Salento in the province of Lecce, the Feast of the Holy Apostles Philip and James is the most anticipated...