Festivals in Messina

For three days, the Art Food Festival transforms Santo Stefano di Camastra, in the province of Messina, into a vast open-air workshop where...

From July 8th to 14th, 2026, Messina joins the global Art Nouveau Week circuit. This festival, conceived by the Italia Liberty Association a...

Every Christmas, Palazzo Salleo in Sinagra—a small village in the Nebrodi mountains in the province of Messina—hosts the Artistic Nativity S...

Aspettando Indiegeno Fest is a free, traveling music festival held in June that builds anticipation for Indiegeno Fest by lighting up villag...

Aspettando San Martino is the autumn festival of Castroreale, a charming village in the province of Messina, organized by the Circolo Alzava...

Atarashi Goes to Sicily is the first international electronic music festival in Messina, hosted at the Arena Capo Peloro (formerly Sea Fligh...

Every year, in the heart of summer, the village of Longi celebrates its August Patronal Feasts in honor of San Francesco di Paola, the SS. C...

Aura Fest is the multidisciplinary cultural festival of Santa Lucia del Mela, in the province of Messina, conceived and directed by artist G...

The Autoslalom Città di Ucria is an uphill slalom car race that brings the small town of Ucria, in the Nebrodi Mountains in the province of...

Autumn Dream is an evening in the heart of the Old Town of Castell'Umberto that celebrates the colors, flavors, and sounds of ancient Castan...

The Autumn Festival is the season-closing highlight of Tusa, a village nestled in the Nebrodi mountains of Messina. Over three days, the eve...

In the village of Roccafiorita, Sicily's smallest municipality, the Autumn Festival transforms the town center into an immersive experience...

Every year during the Christmas season, the small hamlet of Bafia in Castroreale (Messina province) transforms into a charming, life-sized n...

The Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Carnival is one of the most anticipated events in the Mela valley, in the province of Messina. For ten days, t...

Every December, the Giardini Oasi in Piazza San Sebastiano, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, transforms into a festive village filled with lights,...

The Basicò Carnival is the most vibrant celebration in this small village nestled in the Nebrodi mountains, in the province of Messina. For...

In the heart of the Nebrodi Mountains, the small village of Basicò in the province of Messina brings its Living Nativity to life every year...

Bauso Wine is the food and wine event that enlivens Villafranca Tirrena, in the province of Messina, every year between late summer and earl...