Main events in Salento by Month

MAY

  • MAGLIE May 9 – Festa di San Nicola

  • LEVERANO  Leverano in fiore

  • LEVERANO  Festa delle ciliegie

  • GALATONE First week of May – Festa del Santissimo Crocifisso with fireworks

  • DISO: Festa dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo con street lights, concerts and fireworks

JUNE

  • OSTUNI  Notte di San Giovanni

  • FASANO – SCAMICIATA DI FASANO with historical reenactments in costume

  • GALATINA June 13 – Festa di S. Antonio da Padova

  • GALATINA June 28-30 – Festa e fiera di S.Pietro e Paolo with the traditional ritual of tarantolate

  • OTRANTO Notte Rosa dedicated to women

  • TURI: Sagra della Ciliegia Ferrovia .The town comes alive with live music, folk songs and dances, street artists, shows, art and craft exhibitions.

JULY

  • ERCHIE  Notte Ercolana

  • CISTERNINO Sagra della polpetta e della braciola (Meatball and chop festival)

  • LATIANO Mid of July – Historical parade of Santa Margherita

  • SAN VITO DEI NORMANNI  Festa di San Vito

  • GALATONE July 9 – Festa patronale di San Sebastiano

  • PORTO CESAREO July 14-16 – Sagra del pesce

  • GALLIPOLI July 15-16 – Festa della Madonna del Carmine

  • NARDO’ July 17 – Sagra delle Stuzzicherie

  • GALLIPOLI July 23-26 – Festa di Santa Cristina

  • CISTERNINO Last decade of July – Musical Bands Festival of the Itria Valley

AUGUST

  • MAGLIE Mercatino del gusto (taste street market)
    More info: http://www.mercatinodelgusto.it

  • LATIANO  Festa di Cristo Crocifisso Redentore

  • ORIA Torneo dei rioni (Tournament of districts)

  • OSTUNI Vecchi tempi Ostuni animata
    More info: http://www.facebook.com/gruppofolk.lastella

  • CEGLIE MESSAPICA Ceglie Food Festival – Generally between the end of the first and beginning of the second week of July

  • FRANCAVILLA FONTANA  Sagra della mozzarella

  • MESAGNE  Sagra Ti Li Puvirieddi

  • SAN VITO DEI NORMANNI  Sagra di Ferragosto

  • NARDO’ August 6-8 Cavalcata e Fiera dell’Incoronata

  • GROTTAGLIE August 23-30 Giocosa Battaglia (parade in costume)

  • BRINDISI August 25-27 – Cavalcata di S.Oronzo

  • CISTERNINO First decade of August – Festa Patronale di San Quirico with fireworks

  • LOCOROTONDO Around mid of August – Fireworks festival of the Itria Valley with beautiful fireworks

  • TORRE SANTA SUSANNA August 11 – Festa Patronale: streets with lights and stalls. Closing at 1 am on 12/8 with a fireworks show

SEPTEMBER

  • BRINDISI  Festa Ave Maristella

  • CAMPI SALENTINA September 1 – Festa di Sant’Oronzo

  • OTRANTO September 3 – Festa della Madonna dell’Altomare

  • GALATONE September 8 – Festa di Maria Madre della Grazie

  • SANTA MARIA AL BAGNO September 12 – Festa di Santa Maria

  • OTRANTO Third decade of September – Festa dell’uva

  • GROTTAGLIE  Festa dell’uva

OCTOBER

  • CISTERNINO Borgo infuocato (burning village)

  • LATIANO  Sagra Ti Li Stacchioddi

  • GALLIPOLI October 8 – Festa della Madonna del Rosario with fireworks

  • PALMARIGGI First decade of October – Fiera “Lu paniri te e site”

  • MARTANO Mid October – Sagra della Volia Cazzata (Crushed Olive)

  • SALICE SALENTINO First week of October – Festa di San Francesco d’Assisi