Festivals in Sicilia

Every year in early September, Caltavuturo gathers around its patron saint, Maria Santissima del Soccorso. This ancient cult, passed down by...

On the last weekend of July, the Scafa district, an ancient seaside village in Capo d'Orlando, celebrates the Maria SS. delle Grazie Festiva...

Every second Sunday of August, the seaside hamlet of Tonnarella, in the municipality of Furnari (Province of Messina), honors its patron sai...

Marian Night is a cultural and spiritual nocturnal event held on June 2nd in the historic center of Messina, on the eve of the feast of the...

The Marianopoli Carnival is the most vibrant celebration in this small town in the province of Caltanissetta. Every year, around Shrove Tues...

Located in Capaci, in the province of Palermo, the Maricchia Festival is a theatre and cultural event entirely dedicated to the female exper...

Marina Fest is the end-of-season celebration that brings Marina di Ragusa to life, the renowned seaside district of the Municipality of Ragu...

Marina Fest is the autumn event that brings Marina di Ragusa, the seaside district of the Municipality of Ragusa, to life. For two days, the...

Every summer, the seaside district of Brolo, on the Tyrrhenian coast of Messina, celebrates the Marina Festival in honor of the Madonna dei...

The Marineo International Poetry Prize is one of Sicily's longest-running and most authoritative literary competitions. Established in 1975...

Every summer, the evocative Piazza Castello in Marineo, located in the hinterland of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, transforms into an op...

For two days, the Xifonio Gulf of Augusta fills with sails: the Marisicilia Cup and the Xifonio Cup are historic offshore regattas organized...

In the heart of summer, Contrada Sant'Ignazio in Piraino—a hilltop village in the province of Messina overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the...

The Marranzano World Fest is Catania's premier event dedicated to the marranzano—the Sicilian jaw harp—and idiophone instruments from across...

The Marsala Kite Fest is the major summer event dedicated to kitesurfing that brings the Stagnone Lagoon to life, one of the windiest and mo...

The Marsala Noir Festival is a literary event dedicated to crime and noir fiction, held in Marsala, in the province of Trapani, within the e...

Every November, San Fratello, a village perched in the Nebrodi mountains in the province of Messina, celebrates Saint Martin of Tours with M...

In the enchanting seaside village of Marzamemi, part of the municipality of Pachino in the province of Syracuse, the Blue Fish and Tonnara T...