Festivals in Matera

Every August 14th, Garaguso, a village in the Matera region overlooking the Lucanian Dolomites, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Gaudenzio...

Every September, Grassano, a village in the Matera region dear to Carlo Levi, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Innocent the Martyr, with a...

Every September 22nd, Montalbano Jonico, overlooking the badlands of Matera, pays homage to Saint Maurice and his Companion Martyrs, patrons...

Pomarico, a village overlooking the badlands of the Matera area, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Michael the Archangel, with three days o...

Tursi celebrates its patron saint, Saint Philip Neri, at the end of May, blending devotion and entertainment. A solemn Mass, procession, and...

From August 15th to 18th, Pisticci celebrates its patron saint Saint Roch with four days of patronal feast: processions, musical bands, illu...

Every August 16th, Grottole, a village perched in the province of Matera, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Roch, with a festival rooted in...

In Montescaglioso, in the province of Matera, the Patronal Feast of Saint Roch is one of the most solemn events of the Lucanian summer. On A...

Every August 16th, Ferrandina celebrates its patron saint, Saint Roch. Featuring the symbolic handover of the city keys to the saint, a sole...

The Patronal Feast of Saints Peter the Apostle and Anthony of Padua is the religious and identity heart of Miglionico, in the Province of Ma...

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Nova Siri Scalo hosts the Peoples' Festival: craft stands with products made by beneficiaries of the r...

In August, Gorgoglione, a village in the Matera region known as 'the village of the crazy', celebrates the pezzente, an ancient cured meat f...

Every last Sunday of April, the statue of Our Lady of Anglona is carried on shoulders for over ten kilometers, from the sanctuary on the hil...

Every February, Pisticci celebrates the Pisticci Carnival, with a parade of floats, masked groups, and shows in Piazza Umberto I. Organized...

The Matera stage of the first National Poetry Theatre Festival brings the show 'The Choir of Poetesses, Jesters, and Sibyls' to the city, fe...

Prospettive Music Festival is the classical music review that every year brings to Matera, from March to June, concerts by great Italian and...

The Regional Music Festival in Marconia di Pisticci is the musical event promoted by the Pro Loco Basilicata Association together with Pro L...

In mid-August, Salandra, a village in the province of Matera, combines taste and faith: the Sagra del Granoturco celebrates the corn of the...