Festivals in Potenza

In mid-August, Banzi commemorates an event that marked its history in 1089: the coming of Pope Urban II. A grand medieval historical pageant...

Every August, Bella, in the province of Potenza, turns back the clock with The Legend of Isabella: a grand historical re-enactment that brin...

For the feast of Saint Anthony Abbot, Trivigno lights one of the most impressive bonfires in Italy. The Night of Bonfires and Wishes combine...

In Moliterno, in the heart of the upper Val d'Agri, Le Notti del Canestrato celebrate the famous Canestrato di Moliterno IGP, a sheep and go...

During Easter time, the hamlet of Sant'Angelo, in Avigliano, stages The Passion of Christ: an open-air sacred re-enactment that retraces the...

Since 1979, on Good Friday, Oppido Lucano relives the Passion of Christ with 'La Preggessione', a sacred representation involving about 180...

Il Gusto del Pollino is the autumn food and wine event in Viggianello, in the heart of the Pollino National Park. Every weekend, between Oct...

Among the historic carnivals of Lucania, that of Teana preserves an ancestral rite: L'Urs, the Bear, a mask dressed in goatskin and bound in...

In the heart of the medieval historic center of Vaglio Basilicata, Il Percorso di Vaglio guides visitors through stands, cellars, tastings o...

In the heart of the Pollino National Park, Rotonda celebrates two unique excellences in August: the White Bean and the Red Eggplant of Roton...

Thesaurus Musicae is the ancient music festival promoted by the "Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa" Conservatory of Potenza. Every spring, a review o...

Tipica is the gastronomic route that transforms the alleys of the historic center of Vietri di Potenza into a grand itinerary of taste every...

The Transhumance Festival of Picerno celebrates the ancient rite of herds ascending to the pastures of Monte Li Foj, an intangible cultural...

Every August 14th, the Truffle Festival transforms the historic center of Marsicovetere into a food and wine journey through alleys and squa...

"U Strittul ru Zafaran", literally "the alley of the pepper" in the dialect of Senise, is the festival that for over twenty years has celebr...

The Urban Park of the Cellars of Rapolla is one of Basilicata's most beloved autumn festivals: the ancient rock-hewn cellars dug into the tu...

In May, San Costantino Albanese, an Arbëreshë community in the province of Potenza, rediscovers the Vallja: the ancient traditional Albanian...

The Sagra della Varola is one of the oldest and most beloved autumn festivals in Basilicata, dedicated to the Marroncino del Vulture, the pr...