Festivals in Sicilia

Every year in early May, Pettineo, a small village in the Nebrodi mountains near Messina, honors its patron saint, Sant'Oliva, with four day...

Every first Sunday of August, the medieval village of Sutera, perched at the foot of Mount San Paolino in the province of Caltanissetta, cel...

In Ragalna, a small village on the slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, the Santa Barbara Festival is the most cherished event o...

The Santa Barbara Festival is the most cherished patronal celebration in Paternò, in the province of Catania. Every year, in early December,...

Every year in late May, Casteltermini, in the Agrigento hinterland, celebrates the Santa Croce Festival with the Tataratà Festival, one of t...

Every first Sunday of July, the town of Cinisi, in the province of Palermo, celebrates its patron saint, Santa Fara, with a festival that we...

Every July, Patti, located in the Tyrrhenian area of Messina, celebrates its patron saint and fellow citizen, Saint Febronia, a virgin and m...

Every December, Santa Flavia, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, transforms into a vast open-air nativity scene. Costumed performers, nati...

Every August 18th, the village of Sperlinga, in the province of Enna, experiences one of its most heartfelt days with the Santa Liberata Fes...

Every year, around the feast of Saint Lucy, the evocative Molino Excelsior in Valderice—a jewel of industrial archaeology in the heart of th...

Every December, coinciding with the festivities for the patron saint, Santa Lucia, the Borgata Santa Lucia district in Syracuse comes alive...

Every year around September 8th, Paternò celebrates the Santa Maria Bambina Festival, affectionately known by locals as the "Bammina" festiv...

For over twenty years, the Santa Maria del Carmelo City Palio has lit up the summer in Santa Teresa di Riva, on the Ionian coast of Messina....

Every year, on the penultimate Sunday of August, the seaside village of Torre Faro celebrates its patron saint, Santa Maria della Lettera, w...

Every second Sunday of September, the Maugeri hamlet of Valverde, in the province of Catania, celebrates the Santa Maria delle Grazie Festiv...

Every year in mid-July, the town of Santa Marina Salina celebrates its patron saint with a festival that combines religious devotion, mariti...

Every November, the town of Santa Ninfa, nestled in the heart of the Belìce Valley in the province of Trapani, pays homage to its patron sai...

Every summer, Santa Ninfa, a small town in the Belìce Valley near Trapani, transforms into a massive open-air dining hall to celebrate its m...