Festivals in Lecce

The Rito della Caremma is a Lenten event that brings the courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale in Presicce-Acquarica, in the heart of lower Salent...

The Ruffanìadi – Neighborhood Festival is the great summer challenge between the districts of Ruffano, in the heart of Salento (Province of...

The Rustico Leccese Festival is the gastronomic event that brings life to Surano, a small village in the Salento hinterland in the province...

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Festival is the signature event of the neighborhood of the same name in Galatone, located in the heart of Salento...

Every August 13th, Corsano, in the heart of the Capo di Leuca, hosts its Sagra Agreste in Contrada Pozze: an evening of rustic cuisine, pizz...

The Sagra de li Diavulicchi is the Lower Salento's premier chili pepper festival, a summer highlight in Morciano di Leuca, Lecce, organized...

Every August 6th, the Sagra de li Piatti Nosci brings the authentic flavors of Salento's peasant cuisine to the narrow streets of the Terra...

Every year in early August, the Sagra de lu Cardiscia in Alessano, in the Lower Salento area of Lecce province, celebrates the wild cardoon—...

In the heart of Salento, the small village of Nociglia celebrates the fruit that inspired its name every July: the walnut. For two nights, t...

In Montesardo, a small hillside village near Alessano in the Capo di Leuca area, the Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri and Homemade Pasta Festival i...

The Sagra de lu Purpu is a culinary festival held in Marittima, a seaside hamlet of the Municipality of Diso in the province of Lecce, celeb...

The Sagra delle Stuzzicherie is the quintessential summer event in Nardò, in the heart of Salento, celebrating local culinary traditions. It...

Every summer, in early August, Giurdignano celebrates its rural heritage with the Sagra du Contadinu, a food and wine festival dedicated to...

Every summer, at the end of July, the village of Castiglione d'Otranto—a hamlet of Andrano in the province of Lecce—celebrates the Sagra du...

In the heart of lower Salento, the annual Sagra ta Puccia in Supersano celebrates the most iconic of Salento breads: the puccia. Baked in wo...

The Sagra ta Scurdijata is the late-summer event in Casarano, lower Salento, that celebrates the 'scurdijata': a traditional peasant dish ma...

The Sagra ta Turre is one of the most beloved summer festivals on the Ionian coast of Salento. Every July, the seaside village of Torre Mozz...

In Torre Mozza, a seaside hamlet of Ugento in the heart of the Ionian Salento, the Sagra te Cose Noscie brings the most authentic flavors of...