Festivals in Messina

Every August, Pettineo, a small village in the Nebrodi mountains in the province of Messina, pays tribute to the Madonna della Pietà with on...

Every year, between late July and early August, the Scala district in Torregrotta (Province of Messina) gathers to honor the Blessed Virgin...

Every year in early July, Pace del Mela honors its patron saint, Maria Santissima della Visitazione, with one of the most heartfelt religiou...

Every year, on the third Sunday of September, San Salvatore di Fitalia celebrates the Madonna delle Grazie Festival in the charming Grazia d...

Every September, the hamlet of Pellegrino in Monforte San Giorgio (Province of Messina) celebrates the Madonna di Crispino Festival. For a w...

Every year on the second Sunday of July, Lipari celebrates the Madonna di Porto Salvo, patron saint of seafarers, with one of the most belov...

Every September, Giardini-Naxos comes to a standstill to honor its patron saint, the Madonna Raccomandata. It is the town's most heartfelt c...

Every year around mid-August, Floresta—the highest municipality in Sicily, perched at 1,275 meters in the Nebrodi Mountains near Messina—cel...

In Montalbano Elicona, one of Italy's most beautiful villages in the province of Messina, the Maggio dei Libri (May of Books) transforms rea...

Every year during the Carnival season, Novara di Sicilia revives one of the most fascinating rituals of the Nebrodi mountains: the Maiorchin...

In Malvagna, a small village overlooking the Alcantara Valley with views of Mount Etna and Mount Mojo, the Food, Wine and Craft Fair returns...

The Mamertino Olive Oil and Wine Festival in Rodì Milici, in the heart of the Messina province, celebrates two pillars of Sicilian agricultu...

Every year, at the beginning of spring, the small hillside village of Mandanici, nestled among the olive groves of the Peloritani Mountains...

The Mankarru Folk Festival is the summer event dedicated to Sicilian folk music that brings the hilltop village of Santa Lucia del Mela, in...

Marefestival Salina – Troisi Award is the premier film festival of the Aeolian Islands, dedicated to the memory of Massimo Troisi, who filme...

Every year, on the Sunday following May 24th, the Giostra district of Messina celebrates its patronal feast in honor of Maria Ausiliatrice....

Every August, the Contrada Giardino in Sant'Angelo di Brolo gathers for the Maria Santissima del Giardino Festival, one of the many local ne...

On the last weekend of July, the Scafa district, an ancient seaside village in Capo d'Orlando, celebrates the Maria SS. delle Grazie Festiva...