Festivals in Lecce

Halloween Night Fest transforms the historic center of Casarano, in the heart of Salento, into a haunted village for two nights of celebrati...

The Harvest Fair and the U Paninu d'a Zita Festival are the summer highlight in Minervino di Lecce, in the heart of the Grecìa Salentina. Th...

The Health Festival is a cultural and civic event held in Tricase, in the heart of Lower Salento, in the province of Lecce. Promoted by the...

The Historic Carnival of Gallipoli is one of the oldest and most beloved masquerade festivals in Puglia. Every year, between February and Ma...

Every year at the end of June, the medieval village of Otranto celebrates its patron saints, Peter and Paul, with the Historic Center Festiv...

Every July, the historic center of Nardò, in the province of Lecce, transforms into an open-air stage: the Historical Cavalcade and Incorona...

The Holy Saturday Procession is one of the most evocative rites of Holy Week in Salento. At the first light of dawn, the statues of the Dead...

The Holy Week Processions in Collepasso, in the province of Lecce, are among the most deeply felt religious rites in Salento. Every year, th...

The Holy Week Rites of Gallipoli are among the most intense Easter celebrations in Salento: a series of processions involving ten historic c...

«I Canti di Passione – Ce Custi o Gaddho na Cantalisi» is a festival of Holy Week devotional songs that travels through the villages of Grec...

I Cioccolati del Mediterraneo is a premier fair dedicated to high-quality artisanal chocolate, transforming Maglie in the heart of Salento i...

The I Colori dell'Olio Festival, also known as the Praesitium Festival, is the major summer event in Presicce-Acquarica, Lecce, celebrating...

The Iconella Festival is a beloved religious and folk celebration held every September 8th in Veglie, in the heart of the Salento region, ho...

Il Mondo nel Piatto is a multi-ethnic festival held at the end of summer in Piazza San Nicola, Aradeo, in the province of Lecce. Born from a...

Il Pianto della Madonna – Passion Chants is an evening of sacred music and popular devotion held in Sannicola, in the province of Lecce, in...

Every May, the Castello Angioino in Copertino, in the province of Lecce, hosts Il Veliero Parlante, a major exhibition and festival organize...

Every year, around December 8th, Carmiano gathers around its "Madonna Nostra": it is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the main winter...

Every December 8th, Castrì di Lecce celebrates the Immaculate Conception Feast and Fair, a traditional event that blends deep religious devo...