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Mediterranean Sounds — Musical Residence Matera-Tétouan
Mediterranean Sounds is the musical residence that directly connects the musicians of Matera and Tétouan, the two cities that in 2026 share...
Michelangelo Pistoletto in Matera 2026
In the year of Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue, the master of Arte Povera Michelangelo Pistoletto presents two projects...
Mimmo Jodice – The Mediterranean
In the year of Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue, the city hosts a major photographic exhibition dedicated to Mimmo Jodic...
MIPphest — Matera International Photography Festival
MIPphest is the Matera International Photography Festival: an international review of photography and visual art spread across the most evoc...
Montescaglioso Carnival
The Carnival of Montescaglioso, in the province of Matera, is the oldest in Basilicata and among the historical carnivals in Italy. With pap...
MUSMA — 20th Anniversary
In 2026, MUSMA, the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture of Matera, celebrates its twentieth anniversary with an annual program of exhibitions,...
Nanni Valentini – Face and Place
For its twentieth anniversary, MUSMA – Museum of Contemporary Sculpture of Matera dedicates a temporary exhibition to Nanni Valentini: mater...
National Literary Prize "Splendida Matera"
"Splendida Matera" is the National Literary Prize promoted by the Order of Physicians of the Province of Matera: a space for dialogue betwee...
Night of the Cucibocca
In Montescaglioso, in the province of Matera, the Notte dei Cucibocca is one of the most fascinating and identity-rich rituals of Southern I...
Oesais — Ciao Ciao Tour
The duo Oesais, formed by Emilio Solfrizzi and Antonio Stornaiolo (the historic Toti and Tata), arrives at the Cava del Sole in Matera with...
Oliveto May and Patronal Feast of Saint Cyprian
Every August 10-12, Oliveto Lucano celebrates the Oliveto May, an ancient tree rite that symbolically unites an oak (the 'Maggio') and a hol...
Onde Sonore — Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture
Onde Sonore is the summer series of euro-Mediterranean concerts at the Cava del Sole, as part of Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and...
Open Sound Festival
Open Sound Festival is the electronic and experimental music festival that brings a Euro-Mediterranean "Land Music Experience" to Basilicata...
Orecchiette Festival
In Nova Siri Marina, in the Lucanian dialect the 'Sagra di ricch'tell', celebrates fresh handmade orecchiette pasta dressed in a thousand wa...
Passio Christi
Every Holy Saturday, since 2001, the historic center of Salandra (province of Matera) transforms into a small Jerusalem for the Passio Chris...
Patronal Feast of Maria SS. Annunziata
On the Ionian coast of Basilicata, Scanzano Jonico celebrates its patron saint and "queen", Maria Santissima Annunziata, at the beginning of...
Patronal Feast of Maria SS. della Serra and Saint Rocco
In September, Calciano celebrates the Madonna della Serra, patron saint of the town, and Saint Rocco with days of festivities blending worsh...
Patronal Feast of Saint Bernardino of Siena
In August, Bernalda celebrates its patron saint, Saint Bernardino of Siena, with a feast rooted in 1497. Between a solemn procession, a hist...