Festivals in Lecce

The Notte dei Pupi is the traditional way Gallipoli, in the Salento region, bids farewell to the passing year. On New Year's Eve, large papi...

Notte in Giallo transforms the historic center of Racale, in the heart of Salento, into a massive open-air stage. For one summer evening, th...

Notte Verde is the largest festival in Puglia dedicated to the land, the environment, and agroecology. Every late August, it transforms the...

NotteDiVini – Notes in the Old Town is the major Salento wine festival that brings the squares and alleys of Galatina's historic center to l...

In Leverano, nestled in the heart of the Salento region in the province of Lecce, the historic center transforms into the "city of new wine"...

Nucillium is the medieval historical re-enactment evening that every summer transports Nociglia, a small village in the lower Salento region...

Orda Pride is the intersectional queer Pride of Salento: an anti-fascist, transfeminist, and anti-speciesist march that crosses the historic...

Every summer, the village of Vignacastrisi, in the municipality of Ortelle, celebrates the iconic dish of Apulian cuisine with the Orecchiet...

In the historic center of Diso, a small town in the Province of Lecce in the heart of Lower Salento, the Orecchiette and Salento-Style Macch...

The Ortolana Bruschetta Festival is one of the most authentic summer celebrations in Vitigliano, a small village in Santa Cesarea Terme, in...

The Otranto Carnival brings the historic center of Italy's easternmost city to life with masks, colors, and festive cheer. Organized by the...

The Otranto Jazz Festival is one of Puglia's longest-running and most beloved musical events. Every July, for three weeks, the Salento town...

For three days, the historic center of Otranto transforms into an open-air garden: featuring floriculture showrooms, landscape and exterior...

In Galatone, in the heart of Salento, the first days of September are dedicated to Mary, Mother of Grace, the Madonna venerated at the Conve...

Every July, Gallipoli—the 'Beautiful City' overlooking the Ionian Sea in the province of Lecce—celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel, venerate...

Every year, on the last weekend of June, Porto Cesareo gathers around its patron saint for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Festival. In the h...

The Oversound Music Festival is a major concert series that lights up Puglia every summer across Lecce, Bari, and Gallipoli. At the Cave del...

The Pagnotta and Wine Festival is one of the most cherished events in the calendar of Galatone, a town in the province of Lecce in the heart...