Festivals in Sicilia

Every spring, Pachino, in the heart of south-eastern Sicily, transforms Via Cavour into an open-air art gallery. This is the Inverdurata, an...

Inycon is the longest-running Sicilian event dedicated to quality wine. Established in 1996 in Menfi, in the province of Agrigento, it celeb...

The Ionian Carnival is one of the most anticipated events on the Ionian coast of Messina. Every year, between February and March, the street...

Every September, the Ionian Fair brings the historic center of Acireale, in the province of Catania, to life at the foot of the Cathedral an...

In Pedara, a town on the slopes of Mount Etna in the province of Catania, the Iris and Craftsmanship Festival celebrates one of the most bel...

Every autumn, coinciding with All Souls' Day, Tremestieri Etneo celebrates two icons of Sicilian gastronomy: the iris, a soft fried pastry f...

The Christmas Luminaria is the grand Christmas Eve bonfire that lights up Piazza Mazzini in Isnello, in the heart of the Madonie Park, every...

Isola di Culture is a late-summer festival that transforms the Municipal Theatre of Ustica into a stage for civic theatre, folk roots, and m...

For one full week, the island of Ustica transforms into the most spectacular running track in Sicily. The Isola di Ustica Stage Race brings...

The Ispica Carnival is the grand February festival that brings the squares and main street of Ispica, in the province of Ragusa, to life. Or...

Nestled within the caves and rocky paths of Cava d'Ispica, in the heart of the Ragusa province, one of Sicily's most beloved and visited liv...

The Ispica Summer Festival is the major summer event series hosted by the Municipality of Ispica, in the heart of the Ragusa province. Throu...

Itala in Fiore is the spring festival that brings vibrant color to the streets of Itala, a small village nestled on the slopes of the Pelori...

At the foot of Mount Etna, Linguaglossa hosts the annual Sicilian stage of the Next Pro Italian Rollerski Cup, the summer version of cross-c...

The Italo-Scalettese Carnival, also known as the Riviera Carnival, is one of the longest-running and most beloved traditions on the Ionian R...

The Italo-Scalettese Grand Carnival is one of the most beloved masquerade festivals on the Ionian coast of Messina. For nearly half a centur...

The Italo-Scalettese Grand Carnival is one of the most cherished carnival traditions on the Ionian coast of Messina. Born from a collaborati...

The Itinerant Carnival is a festival that unites three municipalities in the Enna area—Nissoria, Assoro, and Leonforte—through a unique jour...