Festivals in Lecce

Every late July, Calimera—a small town in the Grecìa Salentina area of the Lecce province—comes to a standstill to pay homage to San Brizio,...

Every November, Acquarica del Capo, a town in the municipality of Presicce-Acquarica in the province of Lecce, celebrates its patron saint,...

Every February 20th, San Cesario di Lecce celebrates the Patronage of its saint by lighting thirteen 'fòcare' (bonfires) in Piazza Garibaldi...

Every year at the end of July, the small village of Giuggianello in the province of Lecce celebrates its patron saint, San Cristoforo, with...

Every year in early August, the small village of San Dana gathers around its patron saint for the San Dana Patronal Feast, one of the most h...

The San Donato and Galugnano Carnival is one of the most deeply rooted carnival traditions in Salento. Established in 1977, it brings the to...

The San Donato di Lecce Living Nativity is one of the most anticipated Christmas events in the Salento region. Organized by the Amici del Pr...

The San Donato Festival is the patronal feast of San Donato di Lecce, a town in the Salento region of the province of Lecce that takes its n...

The San Foca Patronal Feast is the most cherished celebration in the seaside village of San Foca, a coastal district of Melendugno in the pr...

Every year, around August 7th, the small village of Vaste—part of the municipality of Poggiardo in the heart of Salento (Lecce province)—gat...

Every June 24th, the small village of Patù, located at the tip of Capo di Leuca in the province of Lecce, gathers to celebrate Saint John th...

Every year, during the last ten days of July, Morciano di Leuca celebrates its patron saint, San Giovanni Elemosiniere, with the most antici...

Every year on June 23rd and 24th, the historic center of Zollino transforms into a crossroads of traditions, folk music, and Salento flavors...

Widely regarded as one of the oldest festivals in the province of Lecce, the San Giovanni Festival takes place every year on the Serra di Gi...

The San Giuseppe Fair in Salignano, a hamlet of Castrignano del Capo in Lower Salento, is one of the oldest in the Capo di Leuca region. Doc...

The San Giuseppe Fair and Festival is one of the most cherished events in Giuggianello, a small village in the Salento Serra, in the provinc...

The San Giuseppe Festival in San Cassiano, located in the heart of Salento in the province of Lecce, is one of the most authentic rural cele...

Established in 1949, the San Leonardo Fair takes place every year on the second Sunday of November in Castrignano de' Greci, the heart of Gr...