Festivals in Sicilia

Every August, the small village of Sant'Anna in Caltabellotta (Agrigento) gathers around its most precious treasure: the 15th-century wooden...

In Mistretta, an ancient village in the Nebrodi mountains near Messina, the Solemnity of Christ the King concludes the liturgical year with...

Every June 24th, the village of Castanea delle Furie, located in the Peloritani mountains north of Messina, celebrates its patron saint, Sai...

Every March 25th, on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the small town of Merì, nestled on the slopes of the Peloritani Mountain...

Every January 19th, Marsala celebrates its primary Patroness, Maria Santissima della Cava. It is the most deeply felt festival in this city...

Every first Sunday of August, Acquaviva Platani, a small village in the province of Caltanissetta, gathers around its Madonna delle Grazie,...

The Solfare Festival is a summer singing competition held every August in the central square of Sommatino, in the province of Caltanissetta....

The Sopranoti Flavors Festival brings the village of Santo Stefano di Briga—a hillside hamlet south of Messina—to life during the celebratio...

SorsiCorti is an international short film festival that transforms Palermo into a showcase for auteur short cinema every autumn. For several...

Every summer, world-class jazz returns to Sortino, a charming village in the province of Syracuse overlooking the Pantalica Nature Reserve....

For over forty years, the Sortino Honey Festival has celebrated one of the finest treasures of the Iblean Mountains: honey produced by the "...

Sotto il Vulcano Fest is the major concert series that transforms the historic Villa Bellini in Catania into an open-air arena at the foot o...

Sottosuono is a one-of-a-kind musical experience: a concert held in the bowels of Palermo, inside the Muchate Arabe, an ancient network of u...

The Spampanati Festival is one of Messina's most cherished Easter traditions. On Easter morning, the statues of the Risen Christ and the Mad...

In Santa Domenica Vittoria, a small village in the Nebrodi mountains overlooking Mount Etna, the Sparacogne Festival celebrates the wild asp...

After a four-year hiatus, the summer of 2026 marks the return of live music to the unique setting of the Santa Maria dello Spasimo Monumenta...

Sperlinga Summer is a cultural festival that brings the small village of Sperlinga, in the province of Enna, to life throughout August, set...

Sphairos is Agrigento's premier philosophy festival, bringing Greek thought back to the very sites that inspired Empedocles. Launched in 202...