Festivals in Salerno

Every year in mid-August, the small village of Alfano gathers in Piazza Cavaliere Giovanni Greco to celebrate the paddoccola, a potato, egg,...

Every spring, the Palazzo Gerbasio town hall in Montesano sulla Marcellana hosts the Padre Attilio Mellone Award ceremony, a recognition gra...

In the days leading up to the night of San Lorenzo, the Certosa di Padula travels back to 1535: Renaissance processions, knights, and over t...

Every summer, the Padula MOB Festival transforms the Certosa di San Lorenzo into an open-air stage. Featuring a single evening of free live...

Every May, the Doric temples of Paestum transform into an open-air stage. The Paestum Ancient Theatre Festival is an educational project by...

The Paestum Cat Show - Love Edition is an international feline exhibition that transforms the NEXT - Nuova Esposizione Ex Tabacchificio in C...

Every spring, the village of Gromola in Capaccio Paestum becomes the capital of the PGI Paestum Artichoke. Between late April and early May,...

Launched in 2023 within the industrial spaces of the NEXT - Ex Tabacchificio Cafasso, the Paestum Pizza Fest is Cilento's major summer event...

Every spring, Capaccio Paestum, in the province of Salerno, becomes the capital of Southern wine. The Paestum Wine Fest brings together arou...

Every year, a caravan of vintage cars and motorcycles gathers in Piazza Municipio in Prignano Cilento, traveling through the heart of Cilent...

Every year between February and March, the center of Pagani transforms into a grand open-air stage for the Pagani Carnival. In this town wit...

Every summer, during the festivities in honor of Maria Santissima delle Grazie, the village of Capriglia in Pellezzano comes alive with the...

Every summer, the Palinuro Dance Festival brings five days of elite dance training and live performances to Centola, in the heart of the Cil...

Every year in mid-August, the village of Cuccaro Vetere, in the heart of the Cilento region, fills with the sound of hooves, tambourines, an...

Every July, Palomonte—a village in the Sele Valley in the province of Salerno—divides into districts to compete in a popular re-enactment fe...

Every September, the districts of Montecorvino Pugliano compete in the Palio delle Frazioni, a week-long celebration of games, sports, music...

Every summer, the village of Faiano, in the municipality of Pontecagnano Faiano near Salerno, splits into six districts to compete in the Pa...

Every spring, during the patronal feast days, San Marco di Castellabate transforms into a massive playing field: the Palio Vivi San Marco pi...