Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Info on 2012 Events and Festivals (feste or sagre) in Toscana/Tuscany

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 OCTOBER 2012)

Here are some links for 2012 Events and Festivals (AKA feste or sagre) in Toscana (Tuscany):

The 10 provinces of Toscana are the following with their respective two digit province code in brackets:

  1. Arezzo (AR)
  2. Firenze (FI)
  3. Grosseto (GR)
  4. Livorno (LI)
  5. Lucca (LU)
  6. Massa-Carrara (MS)
  7. Pistoia (PT)
  8. Pisa (PI)
  9. Prato (PO)
  10. Siena (SI)
EVENTS/EVENTI
FESTIVALS (feste)/FIERA (fairs)
MONTHLY MARKETS/ANTIQUE MARKETS OR FAIRS/SPECIALTY MARKETS
  • ANTIQUE MARKETS OR FAIRS
    • Fiera Antiquaria di Arezzo (Antique Fair) – On the first Sunday of the month and the preceding Saturday – Location: Within the city walls of Arezzo, within the province of Arezzo (AR) – In English, Italian
      • Dates: 6 - 7 October
      • Dates: 3 - 4 November
      • Dates: 1 - 2 December
    • Lucca Mercato dell'Antiquariato (Antique Market) – On the third Sunday and the Saturday before – Location: Within the city walls of Lucca, within the province of Lucca (LU)
      • Dates: 20 - 21 October
      • Dates: 17 - 18 November
      • Dates: 15 - 16 December
  • MONTHLY MARKETS
      • Date: 14 October
      • Date: 11 November
      • Date: 9 December
        • Date: 28 October
        • Date: 25 November
        • Date: 23 December
  • SPECIALITY MARKETS
    • TBA
SAGRE (FOOD SPECIALTY OR THEME)
  •  INFORMATION
  • SAGRE
    • Sagra del Fungo Porcino (mushrooms) e della Bistecca (steak) – In Italian Only – Dates: 5 - 7 October – Location: Noceta, frazione of Castiglion Fiorentino,within the province of Arezzo (AR), within the province of Arezzo (AR) – Source: banners and posters
    • Sagra della Polenta – In Italian Only – Dates: 5 - 7 and 12 - 14 October – Location: by a church (just off of the SR71) in Rigutino, within the province of Arezzo (AR) – Source: banners and posters 
    • Sagra del Fungo (mushrooms) e della Castagna (chestnuts) – In Italian Only – Dates: 14 October and 20 - 21 October – Location: Vivo d’Orcia, within the province of Siena (SI) – Please check "PROGRAMMA" for dates and time of events – Source: banners, posters and Associazione Pro-Loco VIVO D’Orcia 
    • TBA 
    • FOR OTHER SAGRE, please check LISTS below or Toscana e Tirreno – In English, Italian
      • LISTS
GOOGLE MAP/GPS REFERENCES TO SAGRE E FESTE IN TOSCANA
  • Toscana e Tirreno – In English, Italian
    • Tutte le sagre e feste di Toscana: 2012 – Events: In Italian Only
      • Feste e sagre ad Arezzo
      • Feste e Sagre a Firenze
      • Feste e Sagre a Grosseto
      • Feste e Sagre a Livorno
      • Feste e Sagre a Lucca
      • Feste e Sagre a Massa Carrara
      • Feste e Sagre a Pisa
      • Feste e Sagre a Pistoia
      • Feste e Sagre a Prato
      • Feste e Sagre a Siena
LISTS FOR TOSCANA/TUSCANY
  • Maremma Sagre – "Wine and Food Festivals" – "The Monthly Calendar of "Le Sagre" in Maremma" – Please note: As of this date, 2010 dates are be shown on this "Monthly Calendar"– Source: The Maremma Guide – "Maremma's beauty will capture your heart, Her wildernesses touch your soul."
SOURCES/LISTS
  • Cortona Events - 2012 – Preliminary – Source: Tuscan Treasures  – ". . . aims to help you discover and enjoy to the fullest the less-travelled venues of Tuscany, in particular the hilltowns which are marvelous fonts of a rich and cultured lifestyle."
  • EVENTI UNICI DI OGGI (Today's events) – In Italian Only – Events by month under "CALENDARIO EVENTI A FIRENZE" – In Firenze and the province – Source: Digi space.it – "il portale dei divertimento"
  • Eventi e Sagre – "Estate (summer) 2012 " – "Eventi, Fiere, Sagre, Mercatini, Manifestazioni, Ricette..." – In Italian Only – Source: eventiesagre.it
    • From the home page, select Eventi
      • On the next screen, you can make multiple selections from Categoria (category), Sezione (section), Mese (Month), Regione (region), Provincia (province), Città (City)
      • For events in Toscana (Tuscany), please select the following:
        • Under Sezione, select Feste or Sagre
        • Under Mese, select the specific month you are looking for
        • Under Regione, select Toscana or another region in Italy
        • Under Provincia, select one of 10 provinces
        • Under Città, select the city of the event or leave blank
  • Eventi e Manifestazioni in Italia (Events and Entertainment) – "Guida completa a feste, sagre, fiere, mercatini e manifestazioni." – By Region – Please note: The Italian version provides more detail and events. – Source: Paesi on Line – In English, Italian
  • EVENTS – Source: The Florentine – "The English speaking local newspaper in Florence"
  • Feste per un anno – In Italian Only – By Month – Source: Unicoop Firenze
  • Festivals in Tuscany 2012 – "Tuscan fairs, Tuscan festivals, folklore, sagre, feste and events in Tuscany - a Tuscany festival calendar"
  • FolleRumba Eventi – In Italian Only – Source: web site
  • Main Events – this a partial listing of events in the province of Arezzo – Source: Apt Arezzo – "agenzia per il turismo" – In English, Italian – Italian version contains more information
  • sagreinitalia.it – "Il portale delle sagre, fierre e manifestazioni tradizionali" – In Italian Only
    • Under "Dove" (where), select "Toscana" or whatever region you are interested in
    • Under "A partire da :", select time frame
    • Under "Che cosa:", select type of event, feste, sagre, etc.
  • From the web sites of the APT (agenzia per il turismo) for the various provinces of Toscana. Please note: The Italian version provides more detail and information about the respective events in their respective province.
    • In the province of Arezzo, Eventi e manifestazioni – In English, Italian
    • In the province of Firenze, from the main page of apt FIRENZE – In English, Italian – select Eventi
    • In the province of Grosseto, from the main page of Agenzia per il Turismo della Maremma (Grosseto) – In English, German, Italian – select EVENTS
    • In the province of Livorno, from the main page of Costa degli Etruschi – "mediterranean tuscany" – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – select from "events of this month" section of the main web page
    • In the province of Lucca, from the main page of APT LUCCA – select your language preference: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – and then, click on the section titled, "Events Calendar", then, please enter your "Search" criteria
    • In the province of Massa Carrara, there is no separate page on the APT MASSA CARRARA web site for events – In English, French, Italian
    • In the province of Pisa, there is no separate page on the APT PISA web site for events – In English, Italian
    • In the province of Pistoia, from the main page of AGENZIA PER IL TURISMO ABETONE PISTOIA MONTAGNA PISTOIESE – In English, German, Italian (Please note: While it states an English and German version, only Italian works) – select Eventi
    • In the province of Prato, from the main page of APT PRATO – In English, German, Italian – select Events
    • In the province of Siena, from the main page of Terre di Siena – In English, Italian, Japanese – select Eventi
EVENTS/FESTE/SAGRE OUTSIDE OF TUSCANY
  • INFORMATION
    • The Umbrian Sagra Survival Guide – Rebecca Brigolante – NOTE: Much of what Rebecca writes applies to sagre in other parts of Italy. The main difference is the duration of the sagra. – Source: Brigolante Guest Apartments – "Agritourism in Umbria – Vacation Home Rental Near Assisi" – In English, French, German, Italian
  • EVENTS/EVENTI
    • EVENTS IN UMBRIA
      • Please check "LISTS" below for other events in Umbria
  • FESTE/FESTIVALS
    • FESTE IN UMBRIA
      • Please check "LISTS" below for other feste/sagre in Umbria
  • SAGRA/SAGRE
    • SAGRE IN UMBRIA
      • Please check "LISTS" below for other feste/sagre in Umbria
  • LISTS
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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 OCTOBER 2012)

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