Festivals in Sicilia

For nearly half a century, on the first Sunday of August, the Cermano district in the countryside of Mussomeli (province of Caltanissetta) g...

Every first weekend of September, Calascibetta in the province of Enna celebrates Maria Santissima di Buonriposo with a festival that weaves...

Every year, around August 20th, Lercara Friddi pauses to honor its patron saint, Maria Santissima di Costantinopoli. It is the town's most c...

Every September, the hamlet of Pellegrino in Monforte San Giorgio (Province of Messina) celebrates the Madonna di Crispino Festival. For a w...

Every fourth Sunday of September, Calatafimi-Segesta, in the province of Trapani, celebrates its patron saint, Maria Santissima di Giubino,...

The Madonna di Gulfi Festival is the most cherished religious tradition in Chiaramonte Gulfi, in the province of Ragusa. Every year, on Divi...

Every year, during the last week of September, Vallelunga Pratameno gathers around its patron saint, the Madonna of Loreto, for a festival t...

Every September, the seaside village of Ognina in Catania celebrates the Madonna di Ognina Feast, known locally as 'A festa d'a Bammina', on...

Every year on the second Sunday of July, Lipari celebrates the Madonna di Porto Salvo, patron saint of seafarers, with one of the most belov...

Every year on Ascension Day, the small village of Vita in the province of Trapani celebrates the Madonna di Tagliavia Festival, one of the m...

Every September, Giardini-Naxos comes to a standstill to honor its patron saint, the Madonna Raccomandata. It is the town's most heartfelt c...

The Madonna Vasa Vasa is the most evocative Easter celebration in Modica, located in the heart of the Ragusa province. On Easter Sunday morn...

Every year around mid-August, Floresta—the highest municipality in Sicily, perched at 1,275 meters in the Nebrodi Mountains near Messina—cel...

The Madonnina di Fatima Festival is one of the most deeply felt religious observances in Floridia, in the province of Syracuse. Organized by...

Every September 8th, on the day of the Nativity of Mary, Marineo celebrates the Madunnuzza Festival, one of the town's oldest rural traditio...

In Montalbano Elicona, one of Italy's most beautiful villages in the province of Messina, the Maggio dei Libri (May of Books) transforms rea...

Maggio del Gusto is a food, wine, and cultural festival that brings the Villa Comunale in Misterbianco to life every spring, in the heart of...

Every summer, the historic center of San Michele di Ganzaria, in the province of Catania, transforms into a charming medieval village for th...