Festivals in Lecce

Widely regarded as the first living nativity scene ever staged in Puglia, the Sanarica Living Nativity transforms the evocative Conca Sant'A...

Every July 26th, Galatone, in the province of Lecce, celebrates the Sant'Anna Festival: a simple and heartfelt neighborhood feast promoted b...

The Sant'Anna International Chess Festival is the historic chess event of the Salento region, organized every summer by the Accademia Salent...

Every February 17th, Cutrofiano, in the heart of Salento, lights up with the 'focare' bonfires in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua. A bicente...

The Sant'Antonio and Maris Stella Festival is the patronal feast of Torre Pali, a seaside resort in Salve, in the heart of the Salento regio...

At the end of August, Borgagne, a village in the Melendugno municipality of Salento, gathers to honor its patron saint, Saint Anthony of Pad...

Every late August, Lecce comes to a standstill for its most cherished celebration: the Sant'Oronzo Festival, honoring the city's patron sain...

Every year, towards the end of August, Muro Leccese gathers around its patron saint, Sant'Oronzo, for days of religious and secular celebrat...

Every first Sunday of September, the Renaissance fortified village of Acaya—a hamlet of Vernole in the province of Lecce—gathers to honor it...

Every February 20th, Botrugno, a small town in the Province of Lecce, celebrates the Sant'Oronzo Little Festival, also known as the Patronag...

Every September, Surbo, a small town just outside Lecce, gathers around its patron saint, Sant'Oronzo, for a celebration that weaves togethe...

Every year, between late August and early September, Campi Salentina lights up to celebrate its patron saint, Sant'Oronzo. Three days of rel...

Every August 19th, the seaside village of Santa Caterina, a coastal district of Nardò on the Ionian coast of Salento, celebrates the Santa C...

Every year in late August, Porto Cesareo celebrates its most heartfelt patronal feast in honor of Saint Cesarea the Virgin and the Blessed V...

In the heart of the Salento summer, Gallipoli's historic center comes alive for the Santa Chiara Festival, a popular event organized by the...

The Santa Cristina Feast is the most cherished celebration of the Gallipoli summer. From July 23rd to 25th, Gallipoli (Lecce province) pays...

The Santa Croce Fair, also known as the May Fair, is one of the oldest traditions in Minervino di Lecce, a town in the province of Lecce loc...

Every year, from July 5th to 8th, the small town of Scorrano, in the province of Lecce, transforms into the world capital of illuminations t...