Festivals in Sicilia

Cuntu, N'Cantu e Manciu is a festival dedicated to the Castellammarese cassatella, the signature pastry of Castellammare del Golfo in the pr...

Every year, Castellana Sicula, nestled in the heart of the Madonie Park, hosts Cuor di Gelato, a festival dedicated to Sicilian artisanal ic...

Every year on the last Sunday of May, Corleone relives its most heartfelt celebration: the Cursa di Santu Luca. This event features the stat...

Curtigghiu e Spirdu is a nocturnal walk that turns the historic center of Mistretta, in the Nebrodi mountains of the Messina province, into...

The Custonaci Carnival is the signature winter festival of this small town in the province of Trapani, Sicily. Between late February and ear...

Every spring, the small town of Cerda in the province of Palermo transforms into the artichoke capital. The Cynara Festival — Cerda Artichok...

Da Capo a Capo is a widespread festival that brings art, theatre, music, and dance into the alleys, courtyards, and squares of the Capo dist...

DainoFest is a food, wine, and environmental event held in Petralia Sottana, in the heart of the High Madonie mountains, celebrating the fal...

Dame in Sella is a captivating all-female equestrian parade that brings Via Libertà to life every summer in the historic center of Mistretta...

The Darkest Dreaming Film Festival is a major four-month cinematic event in Syracuse, organized by the Cinedrome ETS association under the p...

The Dattilo Cannolo Fest is the food and wine event that transforms the small village of Dattilo, in the municipality of Paceco (Trapani pro...

Every late August, Caltabellotta, a charming mountain village in the province of Agrigento, travels back over seven centuries to commemorate...

The Dedalo Festival is a multidisciplinary event featuring music, theatre, painting, photography, literature, and sculpture that brings the...

Delia Medievale is the historical re-enactment that transforms the village of Delia, in the province of Caltanissetta, into a vast open-air...

Every autumn, the Democrazia Cristiana Friendship Festival brings Piazza Duomo in Ribera, in the province of Agrigento, to life. Launched in...

Dest'Arte is an inter-municipal performing arts festival that transforms small towns in the Palermo hinterland into vibrant, open-air stages...

Di corsa per Telethon is a charity running event that brings the Catania seafront in Sicily to life every spring, turning a morning of sport...

In San Filippo del Mela, in the province of Messina, the Dialect Theatre Festival brings Sicilian-language comedies by amateur troupes from...