Festivals in Messina

The Pettineo Short Movie Fest is a vibrant new short film festival hosted in the village of Pettineo, nestled in the Nebrodi hills of the Me...

Held in the hillside village of Pianoconte, Lipari, the Wine and Bread Festival is the longest-running popular event in the Aeolian Islands....

Piazza dell'Arte is Messina's premier celebration of youth creativity. For one night only, the University's central courtyard and the iconic...

Every year in early August, the village of Larderia in Messina relives one of the most evocative religious traditions of the Strait: the noc...

For three nights in May, scientific research steps out of the lab and into the pubs of Messina for a pint. Pint of Science is the internatio...

In Sinagra, a small village in the Nebrodi mountains near Messina, the Piturro and Biancomangiare Festival celebrates two iconic recipes of...

The Pizza d'Autore Festival transforms the Lungomare Garibaldi in Milazzo into a vibrant culinary village dedicated to gourmet pizza. Concei...

The Pizza in the Square Festival is the summer event that brings Piazza San Francesco to life in Ficarra, a medieval village in the Nebrodi...

The Pop Up Beer Festival arrives in Oliveri, on the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Messina, for three days dedicated to beer, street fo...

Every autumn, Caronia, nestled in the heart of the Nebrodi Mountains in the province of Messina, hosts "Porcelli e Porcini – The Festival of...

Every first weekend of December, the small village of Antillo, nestled in the Peloritani mountains in the province of Messina, transforms in...

Porto della Vite is the new food and wine festival bringing around twenty wineries from across Sicily to the seafront of Brolo, in the provi...

Every October, Capo d'Orlando on the Tyrrhenian coast of Messina hosts the Prickly Pear Festival, a gastronomic event dedicated to the iconi...

Primavere Elleniche is a cultural event celebrating the Greek heritage of Eastern Sicily in Giardini-Naxos, near Messina. Through archaeolog...

Every spring, Messina renews its ancient devotion to Saint Francis of Paola, the patron saint of seafarers and protector of sailors and fish...

Every year, on the Saturday preceding the first Sunday of September, Monforte San Giorgio revives one of the most evocative religious tradit...

Every year, around September 8th, the small village of Condrò in the province of Messina gathers to honor the Madonna del Tindari, its belov...

Every August 15th, as dusk falls, the streets of Acquedolci fill with people to accompany the Sleeping Madonna in procession, affectionately...