Festivals in Lecce

Every August 11th, the seaside village of Torre Vado, part of Morciano di Leuca in the province of Lecce, celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary...

Boom Book Fest is a travelling festival dedicated to read-aloud literature and children's books, bringing life to Melendugno and its hamlet...

Every late July, the Villa Comunale of Borgagne, a hamlet of Melendugno in the province of Lecce, becomes the beating heart of rural Salento...

In Barbarano del Capo, a district of Morciano di Leuca in the heart of the Capo di Leuca, the historic center transforms into a journey thro...

Borgo dei Sapori Salentini is the summer festival that brings the historic center of Sternatia to life every July. Located in the Grecìa Sal...

Borgo di Presicce in Mostra is an artistic and theatrical festival that every summer transforms the historic center of Presicce, in the muni...

Every summer, the historic center of Matino, in the heart of Salento, transforms into a large open-air food and wine trail. Borgo DiVino – M...

Borgo Mascarano Festival transforms the historic center of Presicce-Acquarica, in the heart of Lower Salento, into a journey of discovery th...

The Bread Festival of Cursi is one of the most authentic folk celebrations in Salento, in the province of Lecce. Organized continuously sinc...

Briciole is a theatre festival for children and families that brightens up the winter in Collepasso, a small town in the province of Lecce,...

Set in the evocative surroundings of the Sanctuary of Montevergine in Palmariggi, near Lecce, the Bruschetta Festival celebrates the authent...

For a weekend in May, San Pietro in Lama, a small village in the Valle della Cupa just a few kilometers from Lecce, joins Italy's ceramic ci...

The Calandra National Theatre Award is a travelling theatre festival conceived and organised by the Compagnia Calandra of Tuglie, in the hea...

The Calènder Beer Fest is the signature craft beer event hosted by the Birrificio Calènder in Tuglie, nestled in the heart of Salento, Lecce...

Calici di Cinema is an open-air film festival held every September in Piazza Castello in Felline, a village of Alliste, in the heart of the...

Every summer, the Caloma Festival transforms the village of Casamassella—a hamlet of Uggiano la Chiesa in the heart of Salento—into a sprawl...

Every early February, Martano, the capital of Grecìa Salentina in the province of Lecce, renews one of the oldest fairs in Salento: the Cand...

Every February 2nd, Specchia—one of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages in the heart of lower Salento—hosts the Candelora Fair, one of the regio...