Festivals in Matera

In San Giorgio Lucano, an Arbëresh village in the province of Matera, Carnival culminates with the game of the Pentolaccia: a tradition pass...

Scorza e Mollica is the international competition of narrative, poetry, and photography dedicated to bread and its culture, promoted in Mate...

From September 1st to 8th, Anglona hill comes alive for the solemn celebrations in honor of the Madonna, patron saint of Tursi and the dioce...

The Festa di Primavera of Oliveto Lucano celebrates traditional baked goods: 'ficazzole', savory tarts with cheese, cured meats, ricotta, an...

"E'state a Bernalda e Metaponto" is the summer program of the Municipality of Bernalda: from July to September, concerts, theatre performanc...

Teatro dei Calanchi is a theatre festival that brings performances into the heart of the badlands desert of Pisticci, in Basilicata. A natur...

Every January, San Mauro Forte, a village in the Matera hills, transforms into a grand concert of cowbells. Teams of bell-ringers roam the v...

"La forma scavata" is the major exhibition that the TAM - Tower Art Museum in Matera dedicates to artist 108 (Guido Bisagni). A journey insp...

In Aliano, the village of the badlands and Carlo Levi, every August The Moon and the Badlands takes place, the 'paesologia' festival conceiv...

"The Tragicomical Adventures of Don Quixote" is the theatrical performance scheduled at the IAC Centro Arti Integrate in Matera, as part of...

Every mid-August, at the foot of the baronial castle of Cirigliano, the Torre d'Argento Award brings the community together for a gala eveni...

Among the oldest historical carnivals in Italy, the Tricarico Carnival stages the transhumance with its famous cow and bull masks. A pastora...

In August, Rotondella, in the Matera area of Metapontino, celebrates its signature product with the "U' Pastizz R'tunnar" Festival: a cresce...

Viva Vittoria Matera is a collective and participatory artwork against violence against women: thousands of crochet and knit squares, made b...

VivaVerdi is the historic review of art, culture, and live performance curated in Matera by the Arterìa Association. Reaching its 30th editi...

Vivicittà is the historic national race promoted by UISP, which every spring crosses dozens of Italian cities in the name of sport, peace, a...

In July, Bernalda celebrates one of the symbolic products of the Lucanian summer with the Watermelon Festival: an evening of taste and convi...