Festivals in Puglia

Every first Sunday of September, the Renaissance fortified village of Acaya—a hamlet of Vernole in the province of Lecce—gathers to honor it...

Every February 20th, Botrugno, a small town in the Province of Lecce, celebrates the Sant'Oronzo Little Festival, also known as the Patronag...

Every year from August 24th to 28th, Turi gathers to honor its patron saint, Sant'Oronzo, in one of the most heartfelt patronal festivals in...

Every September, Surbo, a small town just outside Lecce, gathers around its patron saint, Sant'Oronzo, for a celebration that weaves togethe...

The Sant'Oronzo Patronal Feast is the most heartfelt celebration in Ostuni, in the province of Brindisi. Every year, from August 25th to 27t...

Every year, between late August and early September, Campi Salentina lights up to celebrate its patron saint, Sant'Oronzo. Three days of rel...

Every August 19th, the seaside village of Santa Caterina, a coastal district of Nardò on the Ionian coast of Salento, celebrates the Santa C...

Every year in late August, Porto Cesareo celebrates its most heartfelt patronal feast in honor of Saint Cesarea the Virgin and the Blessed V...

In the heart of the Salento summer, Gallipoli's historic center comes alive for the Santa Chiara Festival, a popular event organized by the...

In Torre Canne, a coastal hamlet of Fasano (Province of Brindisi), Christmas arrives by sea. Every December, the Al Faro Association organiz...

Every year on Christmas Day, San Marco in Lamis turns red: a caravan of Vespas ridden by riders dressed as Santa Claus cruises through the h...

The Santa Claus Village is the largest Christmas event in Puglia, hosted every winter in the baroque historic center of Martina Franca, in t...

The Santa Cristina Feast is the most cherished celebration of the Gallipoli summer. From July 23rd to 25th, Gallipoli (Lecce province) pays...

The Santa Croce Caves Festival is the summer event that brings the prehistoric archaeological site on the outskirts of Bisceglie, in the Pro...

Every May 3rd, Casamassima transforms for the Santa Croce Fair, the most anticipated event of the year in this small town near Bari. Linked...

The Santa Croce Fair, also known as the May Fair, is one of the oldest traditions in Minervino di Lecce, a town in the province of Lecce loc...

The Santa Croce Festival is one of the most heartfelt celebrations in Palo del Colle, in the province of Bari. At the beginning of May, the...

Every year, from July 5th to 8th, the small town of Scorrano, in the province of Lecce, transforms into the world capital of illuminations t...