Festivals in Lecce

Le Mura in Festa is the winter event that brings the historic center of Soleto to life, a village in the Grecìa Salentina area of the Lecce...

Every December 22nd, on the eve of the feast of Santa Vittoria, Spongano revives one of the most evocative rituals in Salento: Le Panare. La...

In Melendugno, in the heart of Salento, Le Vie del Miele returns to celebrate beekeeping and the rural traditions of Puglia's only designate...

Every February, Le Vie dell'Amore transforms the historic center of Presicce, in the municipality of Presicce-Acquarica (Lecce province), in...

The Lecce Carnival brings the Salento capital to life with over two weeks of masked festivities, colorful parades, and entertainment for all...

Every December, Lecce's historic center transforms into a giant open-air nativity scene: wooden chalets in Piazza Sant'Oronzo, the historic...

For one day, Lecce unveils its hidden treasures: courtyards, cloisters, gardens, and noble palaces in the historic centre that are usually i...

Set in the heart of Baroque Lecce, Lecce FantaFest is a festival entirely dedicated to science fiction cinema, fantasy, and scientific resea...

The Lecce Pasticciotto Festival is the premier summer event in Surano, deep in the heart of Lower Salento, dedicated to the region's most be...

For a few intense days, from May 28th to June 2nd, 2026, Monteroni di Lecce and Carmiano become the capital of Argentine tango in Salento. N...

LecceArtWeek is a major widespread contemporary art festival that transforms the historic center of Lecce into an open-air museum every summ...

For three days at the end of May, the historic center of Leverano transforms into an open-air garden. Leverano in Fiore is a festival that h...

Every summer, the Municipality of Leverano, located in the heart of the Salento region in the province of Lecce, brings its squares and the...

In the heart of the historic center of Melendugno, in the province of Lecce, "Li Sapori te nna Fiata" celebrates the authentic, rustic cuisi...

The Li Ucci Festival is the premier folk music celebration of Salento, bringing Cutrofiano, in the province of Lecce, to life every late sum...

Every summer, the Live Street Food Festival & Creative Markets brings the Parco dei Gigli in Marina di Pescoluse—a seaside hamlet in the mun...

The Copertino Livestock and Agriculture Fair returns on May 1st, 2026, for its second edition, turning the Via Galatina Industrial Zone into...

Every year, between Christmas and Epiphany, the ancient village of Acquarica transforms into a grand living nativity scene. Over a hundred p...