Festivals in Puglia

Every late July, Calimera—a small town in the Grecìa Salentina area of the Lecce province—comes to a standstill to pay homage to San Brizio,...

Every November, Acquarica del Capo, a town in the municipality of Presicce-Acquarica in the province of Lecce, celebrates its patron saint,...

Every August, Corato gathers around its patron saint, Saint Catald, for the city's most deeply felt and identity-defining celebration. In th...

Every February 20th, San Cesario di Lecce celebrates the Patronage of its saint by lighting thirteen 'fòcare' (bonfires) in Piazza Garibaldi...

Every year in early July, Molfetta gathers around its patron saint for the San Corrado Summer Festival. Unlike the major winter feast in Feb...

Every year at the end of July, the small village of Giuggianello in the province of Lecce celebrates its patron saint, San Cristoforo, with...

Every year in early August, the small village of San Dana gathers around its patron saint for the San Dana Patronal Feast, one of the most h...

In Uggiano Montefusco, a village near Manduria in the province of Taranto, the San Domenico Festival - Panèmediterraneo celebrates the wheat...

The San Donato and Galugnano Carnival is one of the most deeply rooted carnival traditions in Salento. Established in 1977, it brings the to...

The San Donato di Lecce Living Nativity is one of the most anticipated Christmas events in the Salento region. Organized by the Amici del Pr...

The San Donato Festival is the patronal feast of San Donato di Lecce, a town in the Salento region of the province of Lecce that takes its n...

Every year, in the heart of summer, Carlantino gathers around its patron saint, San Donato, bishop and martyr. For three days, this small vi...

Every year at the end of May, Gioia del Colle gathers around its patron saint, San Filippo Neri, for one of the most heartfelt celebrations...

The San Foca Patronal Feast is the most cherished celebration in the seaside village of San Foca, a coastal district of Melendugno in the pr...

Every year, around August 7th, the small village of Vaste—part of the municipality of Poggiardo in the heart of Salento (Lecce province)—gat...

The San Giorgio Fair is one of the oldest trade fairs in Southern Italy. Held annually in late April in Gravina in Puglia (Bari province), i...

Every spring, coinciding with the patronal feast of Saint George the Martyr, the Lino Agnini Artistic and Cultural Association opens the hal...

Every June 24th, the small village of Patù, located at the tip of Capo di Leuca in the province of Lecce, gathers to celebrate Saint John th...