Festivals in Lecce

Every year from August 13th to 15th, Otranto celebrates its patron saints: the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto, the eight hundred citizens massac...

Every September 27th, the town of Salve in lower Salento pays homage to the Holy Medici, Cosmas and Damian, the physician saints venerated t...

Every year, during the Ferragosto holiday, the village of Marina Serra in Tricase celebrates the Feast of the Madonna Assunta, one of the mo...

Every February 2nd, on Candlemas, the village of Salignano in Castrignano del Capo (Lecce) celebrates the Feast of the Madonna della Purific...

The Felline Meatball Festival is one of the most beloved food and wine events in Salento, held every summer in the heart of the ancient vill...

In the heart of Salento, the village of Felline (part of the Municipality of Alliste, in the province of Lecce) has been celebrating its Pot...

Femina – My Voice is the Whole World is an artistic residency dedicated to choral singing and women's voices, held every autumn at the Caste...

The Fera 'Mpessima is the historic fair of Sternatia, a Grico village in the Grecìa Salentina area of the Lecce province. A centuries-old Le...

The Festa de l'Unità returns to Campi Salentina, in the heart of Salento, province of Lecce, after nearly a decade-long hiatus. Two evenings...

In San Cassiano, a small village in the heart of the Salento region near Lecce, the Festa de U Cannuzzutu is an irreverent and fun-filled su...

Every August 16th, the small village of Marittima, in the municipality of Diso, transforms into the Salento capital of figs with the Festa d...

Festa in Terra Allisti – Music Festival is the premier musical event that brings great music to the historic center of Alliste, in the heart...

Festa in Vigna is the annual late-August event that turns Masseria Stali in Caprarica di Lecce into a grand collective toast to the grape ha...

In the heart of Salento, Caprarica di Lecce hosts the annual Festa te la Uliata, a celebration of the 'uliata'—a traditional Salento puccia...

The Festa te lu Contadinu is one of the most traditional festivals in Salento, enlivening the small village of Serrano, in the municipality...

Festa te lu Mieru is the most historic and iconic festival in Salento. Since 1975, the old town of Carpignano Salentino, in the province of...

Festival Incontri is a holiday music series held at the Casa della Musica in Caprarica di Lecce, in the heart of Salento. Conceived and dire...

Every late June, the Contrada Nasparo in Marina di Tiggiano, on the Adriatic side of Salento, comes alive for the Festival of Our Lady of Gr...