Festivals in Matera

Every Friday and Sunday in August, Colobraro transforms into an open-air stage. "Dream of a Night... in That Town" is a travelling theatrica...

The Ecological Days Pro Loco are the environmental event promoted by the Pro Loco Basilicata Body, which takes place in Matera at Colle Timm...

On August 10, 2026, the Cloister of the Monastery of San Domenico in Ferrandina will host the Eleonora Strino Trio with special guest Matteo...

The Energheia Award is Matera's historic international literary competition, dedicated to young Italian and European authors. Featuring shor...

Entroterra is a collective contemporary art exhibition hosted in the evocative Rupestrian Church of Madonna delle Grazie, in the Sasso Caveo...

For two spring days, the FAI Spring Days in Matera open the doors of the Workshop of the Bruna Float in the Piccianello district: a place no...

The Fabulous Carnival in Nova Siri colors the town between the hilltop village and the Ionian Marina with parades, entertainment, shows, dan...

The Famiglia Imbarazzi's Imbarazziamoci Tour brings the comedy of Giuseppe Ninno, aka Mandrake, to the Cava del Sole in Matera. This Puglian...

In mid-September, Irsina, one of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Euphemia, with three days of festi...

Every July 2nd, Matera experiences its most intense and anticipated day: the Feast of the Bruna, in honor of the patron saint Maria Santissi...

On the occasion of Corpus Christi, Ferrandina is transformed with a unique flower festival: not fresh petals, but thousands of roses made of...

The Festival of Dried Figs and Autumn Flavours celebrates one of the most typical products of Miglionico's peasant tradition, in the Provinc...

Every year, on the third weekend of May, Policoro celebrates its Patron Saint, Our Lady of the Bridge. Three days of religious rites and civ...

On the last Sunday of May, Salandra, a village in the province of Matera, celebrates Our Lady of the Mountain with a foot pilgrimage to the...

The Festival of Storytelling is one of the events in the Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026 program, included in the...

For one week at the end of July, Ferrandina becomes the Italian capital of wind music. The Fiati Festival, with its National Gathering of To...

On the occasion of Corpus Domini, the streets of the historic center of Ferrandina are transformed into carpets of flowers. The Infiorata is...

Fragola Expo Basilicata is the great fair dedicated to the red queen of the Metapontino: the Fragola della Basilicata PGI. In Policoro, betw...