Festivals in Lecce

Every year in mid-August, Ortelle pauses to honor its patron saints, George and Fortunatus. For three days, this small village in lower Sale...

Every year in late August, Botrugno celebrates its patron saints Oronzo, Giusto, and Fortunato with the town's most cherished festival. In t...

The Patronal Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is the most cherished event in Galatina, located in the heart of Salento. For three days at the...

The Patronal Feast of San Gregorio Armeno is the most deeply felt religious and civic celebration in Nardò, a Baroque city in the Salento re...

The Patronal Feast of San Vincenzo Ferreri is the most heartfelt religious and civic event in Cannole, a small village in the Salento region...

The Patronal Feast of Sant'Oronzo and Sant'Antonio is the most cherished event in Castiglione d'Otranto, a village in Andrano in the heart o...

Every Ferragosto, the village of Merine, in the municipality of Lizzanello (Province of Lecce), celebrates its patron saint, the Madonna Ass...

The Patronal Feast of the Madonna del Rosario is the main religious and civic event in Guagnano, a village in northern Salento, in the provi...

Every September, Collepasso, a small town in the Salento region of Lecce, gathers to honor its patron saint, the Madonna delle Grazie, a tra...

Every year, for the feast of Corpus Domini, the small village of Patù, in the heart of Capo di Leuca, turns into an open-air art gallery. Al...

Every summer, the small village of Patù, in the heart of lower Salento, transforms into a massive open-air stage for the White Night. For an...

PE(N)SA DIFFERENTE is a festival of creative expression and authentic beauty that brings Lecce, in the heart of Salento, to life every June....

Persona Festival turns Castrignano de' Greci, a village in the Grecìa Salentina area of Lecce, into a crossroads of queer arts and critical...

In Galatina, in the heart of Salento, "Piacere, San Paolo" is a widespread micro-festival that prepares the community for the Patronal Feast...

The Pirilla Festival is one of the oldest and most beloved gastronomic celebrations in Salento, held every August in Ortelle, a small town i...

Every summer, the Piscialetta Festival brings the center of Surbo, in the heart of the Salento region near Lecce, to life. Established in 19...

Every summer, the Pitilla Festival brings Specchia Gallone, a village in the municipality of Minervino di Lecce, to life in the heart of low...

Every August 3rd, the small village of Andrano in the province of Lecce celebrates the Pitta culle Ùlie Festival, an event filled with the a...