Festivals in Lecce

The Pagnotta Festival is a delicious highlight of the patronal feast of Madonna delle Grazie in Sannicola, a charming town in the Salento re...

The Palio dei Rioni is the grand community festival of Melissano, located in the heart of Salento in the province of Lecce. For three days,...

The Palio dei Rioni of Porto Cesareo is a grand summer regatta that revives the ancient rowing traditions of local fishermen. Ten wooden goz...

The Palio del Ponte District Games are the most anticipated summer challenge in Acquarica del Capo, a village in the municipality of Presicc...

Every autumn, the Palombaro district in Campi Salentina, in the heart of the Salento region near Lecce, celebrates the Chestnut Festival: a...

Panorama Festival returns to Lecce from August 14th to 16th, 2026, for its fifth edition, hosted within the stunning Cave del Duca in the he...

Parabilia – The Colors of Christmas is the major winter festival that transforms the historic center of Parabita, in the province of Lecce,...

Every December, the Raffo Parco Gondar in Gallipoli transforms into the largest Christmas Village in Puglia: over 50,000 square meters of li...

Every year, between Christmas and Epiphany, the Parco Torcito in Cannole transforms into an enchanted village where the Nativity comes to li...

Pasquetta d'autore is the traditional Easter Monday gathering that kicks off the season at Art&Lab Lu Mbroia, nestled among the olive groves...

Every Easter Monday, the community of Caprarica di Lecce gathers on the 'Serra', the gentle hill overlooking the town, for the Pasquetta sul...

The Pasta Maritata Festival is the gastronomic highlight accompanying the Festa della Madonna della Lizza in Alezio, in the heart of Salento...

Every year, in the weeks following Easter, the town of Tuglie in the province of Lecce celebrates its patron saint, Maria SS. Annunziata, wi...

Every year at Ferragosto, Trepuzzi celebrates its patron saint, Maria Santissima Assunta, with the town's most important patronal festival....

In Nociglia, a small village in the Serre Salentine area of Lecce province, the Patronal Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua is the most cherish...

In Zollino, a small town in the Grecìa Salentina area of the Lecce province, the Patronal Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua is the heartbeat o...

Every August, Castrignano de' Greci gathers around its patron saint for the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, the highlight of summer in the...

The Patronal Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua is the main popular celebration in Melissano, a small town in the lower Salento area of the Lec...