Festivals in Liguria

Every second weekend of the month, the historic center of Chiavari (Metropolitan City of Genoa) transforms into a large antique market. Arou...

In February, Chiavari (Metropolitan City of Genoa) celebrates Carnival with the grand parade of allegorical floats along the seafront. Masks...

During Advent, the village of Villavecchia, the oldest district of Ronco Scrivia, transforms into a widespread Christmas market: along Via P...

With the arrival of December, Genoa's city squares light up with the Christmas atmosphere thanks to the traditional markets. From the large...

In Ventimiglia, there's a different kind of Carnival, where bicycles and nature take centre stage instead of parade floats. The Ciclo-Carnev...

At the end of May, Cipressa, a hillside village in the Riviera dei Fiori (province of Imperia), lights up with Cipresstock, a music festival...

The Classic Boat Show is the exhibition dedicated to vintage and classic boats that enlivens Marina Genova every May, the tourist port of Se...

Close Encounters with Songwriters is the festival that brings the most important voices of Italian songwriting to Diano Marina. From June to...

Cocktail Fest is the event dedicated to mixology and the culture of conscious drinking that enlivens the historic center of La Spezia every...

In autumn, Cogoleto, a town on the Genoese Riviera di Ponente, re-enacts the great feat of its most illustrious fellow citizen with Cogoleto...

On the first Sunday of October, Bonassola, a small seaside village between Cinque Terre and Levanto, celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary with...

Concertando tra i Leoni is the classical music festival that enchants one of Albenga's most evocative locations at the end of August: the in...

In Pietra Ligure, on the Riviera di Ponente, Confuoco is a tradition rooted in 1385, the year the village became part of the Republic of Gen...

Every summer, the Fortezza del Priamar in Savona becomes an open-air opera theatre thanks to the Contaminazioni Liriche Festival, produced b...

The Coppa delle Alpi Memorial Antonio Sonno is the national Under-14 youth football tournament that brings together the regional teams of th...

In June, Campomorone, in the Green Valley of the Genoese hinterland, hosts the Coppa Mario Manzoni and Martiri della Libertà, a running even...

In Crevari, a small hilltop village on the western edge of Genoa, the April 25th and May 1st holidays transform into a grand popular festiva...

In August, Crocefieschi, a village in the upper Scrivia Valley (Metropolitan City of Genoa), hosts the 'Scorci di Crocefieschi' (Crocefiesch...