Festivals in Lecce

The Pittula and Focareddha Festival is the most delicious and heartfelt Christmas tradition in Specchia, located in the heart of the Salento...

Every year, on the eve of Christmas, the small village of Surano, in the heart of lower Salento, celebrates one of its most beloved traditio...

The Pittula Festival, also known as "La Pittulata," is the most delicious Christmas event in Tiggiano, a small village in the lower Salento...

Pizzica in Festa – Salento Flavors Festival is the historic summer event in Sternatia, located in the heart of Grecìa Salentina, in the prov...

Pizzica te Focu is the annual celebration of Salento folk music and dance that lights up the Ciro Menotti district in Gemini, a village of U...

The Poggiardo Carnival is the most colorful winter event in Salento. Located in the heart of this small town in the province of Lecce, betwe...

Every August 13th, the historic center of Poggiardo, in the heart of Salento, comes alive for the White Night: an entire night of live music...

The Polpetta Festival – Food & Sound is the summer festival in Poggiardo, in the heart of Salento, that turns the humble meatball into the s...

Popoli in Festa is a multicultural event that transforms San Cesario di Lecce, in the heart of Salento, into a global village. For two days,...

The Popular Music Festival brings the grand national gathering of folk groups from the Italian Federation of Popular Traditions to the Lungo...

The Porchetta Festival is a culinary event that brings Piazza Falconieri to life every summer in Monteroni di Lecce, in the province of Lecc...

In Villa Baldassarri, a hamlet of Guagnano in the heart of upper Salento, one of the oldest and most beloved food and wine festivals in the...

The Fish Festival is the most beloved and historic event in Porto Cesareo, located on the Ionian coast of Salento. Established in 1965, it t...

The traveling festival created by singer-songwriter Renzo Rubino returns to Otranto for its grand finale. On July 18, 2026, the evocative Mo...

Portus Veneris Fest is the summer music series bringing live performances to the most beautiful shores of Salento, between Marina Serra and...

Every year, during the second ten days of July, Parabita celebrates its simplest and most beloved product with the Potato Festival. A popula...

Premio Civetta is an annual awards ceremony held in Castrì di Lecce, in the heart of Salento, marking the end of summer by honoring excellen...

Premio Giunco is a multidisciplinary cultural event held in late August at the evocative Masseria Fortificata di Celsorizzo in Acquarica, pa...