Festivals in Sicilia

Pianeta Vivente is the Biodiversity Festival debuting in Palermo from April 10 to 12, 2026. Organized by the University of Palermo in partne...

Every summer, the Focaccia Festival brings the Piano dell'Acqua district in Chiaramonte Gulfi, Ragusa, to life. This authentic country celeb...

Held in the hillside village of Pianoconte, Lipari, the Wine and Bread Festival is the longest-running popular event in the Aeolian Islands....

Every winter, the Piazza Armerina Carnival brings the historic center of this town in the province of Enna, in the heart of Sicily, to life....

The Piazza Armerina Opera Festival brings grand opera to the heart of this Enna town, transforming the evocative Piazza Cattedrale into an o...

Every December, Piazza Castelnuovo in the heart of Palermo transforms into a festive Christmas village filled with wooden chalets, twinkling...

Piazza dell'Arte is Messina's premier celebration of youth creativity. For one night only, the University's central courtyard and the iconic...

Piazza Letteraria – Catania Reads is an independent urban festival dedicated to books and reading in public spaces. It transforms Piazza Sca...

Every Sunday morning, Piazza Marina in the heart of Palermo's Kalsa district transforms into a sprawling open-air bazaar. Around the Giardin...

Every Sunday morning, Piazza Santa Lucia in Syracuse comes alive with its famous flea market, a staple event for lovers of antiques, vintage...

Piazze del Gusto is the major autumn food and wine festival in Linguaglossa, on the northern side of Mount Etna in the province of Catania....

The Pietraperzia Motorcycle Rally is a summer highlight that draws motorcycle enthusiasts to this Sicilian village every year. Organized by...

In the heart of inland Sicily, Pietraperzia (Enna province) hosts the Scents and Flavors Festival, showcasing the region's finest agricultur...

The Pietrino Carnival is the traditional festival held in Pietraperzia, a town in the Sicilian hinterland within the province of Enna. Every...

Every year in early August, the village of Larderia in Messina relives one of the most evocative religious traditions of the Strait: the noc...

Every year on the first Sunday of July, the faithful from Castellana Sicula and the surrounding Madonie towns hike to the Sanctuary of the M...

For three nights in May, scientific research steps out of the lab and into the pubs of Messina for a pint. Pint of Science is the internatio...

In Pioppo, a hamlet of Monreale, the Carduni Vruricatu Festival celebrates a vegetable unique to Sicily: a cardoon subjected to an ancient b...