Festivals in Liguria

For a weekend at the beginning of September, Sarzana becomes the Italian capital of thought and creativity. The Festival della Mente, the fi...

The Genoa Science Festival is one of the most important scientific dissemination events in Europe. Now in its 24th edition, it fills Palazzo...

In Ospedaletti, on the Riviera dei Fiori, the Festival delle Ragazze offers a cultural showcase dedicated to women's writing and voices betw...

In August, the Crocetta seafront in Celle Ligure, on the Savona Riviera delle Palme, fills with the aroma of fried fish with the Festival of...

In June, Rezzo dedicates a festival to Brandacujun, the dish of whipped cod and potatoes, a symbol of Ligurian hinterland cuisine. At Giardi...

In June, Piazza Querciola in Castelnuovo Magra (Val di Magra, province of La Spezia) hosts the Festival of EVO Oil and Quality Products. A s...

At the beginning of September, Recco celebrates its patron saint, Nostra Signora del Suffragio, with the Festival of Fire: one of the most s...

In May, Recco celebrates the dish that made it famous worldwide: Focaccia col Formaggio, an IGP product. Free distributions in historic bake...

In Levanto, on the coast of La Spezia, geography becomes a lens through which to view the world. The Festival of Geographies explores this d...

At the end of August, Casanova Lerrone, a small town in the Val Lerrone in the hinterland of Albenga (province of Savona), transforms into t...

In Pallare, a village in the Bormida Valley of Savona, the Lisotto Festival is the big mid-August event, linked to the San Rocco celebration...

At the beginning of September, the hamlet of Le Grazie, in Portovenere, celebrates Our Lady of Graces with one of Liguria's oldest religious...

On the third Sunday of June, Carasco, in the Sturla Valley of the Genoese hinterland, celebrates the Festival of Our Lady of the Cherries. A...

On May 19th, the hamlet of Bassi, in the municipality of Tribogna, celebrates the Festival of Our Lady of the Pilgrim, a religious event tha...

In Zoagli, a village in Tigullio nestled between the sea and the hills, the Festival of Our Lady of the Sea is celebrated on August 5th. On...

In Ortovero, in the Albenga plain of the Savona hinterland, the Festival of Peaches and Pigato Wine has been celebrating two local excellenc...

In the green Val di Vara, the so-called Organic Valley, the village of Zignago dedicates a summer festival to the peasant world of the past....

On May 1st, on the heights of Sori, the small hamlet of Capreno comes alive with its ravioli and focaccette festival. A village feast to be...