Info on Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 28 October 2006)

Here are the links for various events and festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy:

EVENT/FESTIVAL

• The Chocolate Festival in Turin and Piedmont – March 24th to April 2nd, 2006
• Torino Food Market Festival – 21 - 23 April 2006
• Cantine Aperte (Open Wine Cellars or 'Open Wine Cantinas') – Annual event – Last Sunday in May – What this means is that wine cellars of the Movimento Turismo del Vino association throw open their doors and you can sample some of the best wines in Italy. – In Italian Only
• Festa dei Ceri - Annual event – In May in Gubbio (Umbria) – In Italian Only
• Vulcanology - La Playa Catania (Italy) - International Music and Art Festival July 14-16 – Source: All About Jazz
  
• Spoleto Festival – In July in Spoleto
• Umbria Jazz Festival 2005 – Annual event – In July in Perugia (Umbria)
• Palio (Horse Race) – Annual event – In August in Siena (Tuscany)
• Eurochocolate – Annual event – In October in Perugia (Umbria)
• Salone del Gusto – In multiple languages – October 26-30, 2006
• Frantoi Aperti – Annual event – In November in Umbria – Frantoi Aperti aims to acquaint the public more closely with Umbrian olive oil through the institution of two days in which the public is admitted to the region’s oileries and invited to taste the year’s new oil for themselves, as well as talk directly to the producers about all the production process.
• Umbria Jazz Winter – In Orvieto

EVENT/FESTIVAL BY REGION

• CAMPANIA
• Sagre in Campania – In Italian Only
• Sagre in Campania – In Italian Only – Source: GIRAITALIA.it
• MARCHE
• HISTORICAL FESTIVALS IN THE REGION MARCHES – Source: Centro Culturale Conero
• Marche Noticeboard | Events – Source: Marche Voyager
  
• Sagre in Marche – In Italian Only – Source: GIRAITALIA.it
  
• PIEMONTE
• The Chocolate Festival in Turin and Piedmont – March 24th to April 2nd, 2006
• Torino Food Market Festival – 21 - 23 April 2006
• Salone del Gusto – In multiple languages – October 26-30, 2006
  
• TOSCANA
• Palio (Horse Race) – Annual event – In August in Siena (Tuscany)
• UMBRIA
• Eurochocolate – Annual event – In October in Perugia (Umbria)
• Events – Source: UmbriaOnline®
• Festa dei Ceri - Annual event – In May in Gubbio (Umbria) – In Italian Only
• Frantoi Aperti – Annual event – In November in Umbria – Frantoi Aperti aims to acquaint the public more closely with Umbrian olive oil through the institution of two days in which the public is admitted to the region’s oileries and invited to taste the year’s new oil for themselves, as well as talk directly to the producers about all the production process.
• Rotecastello's "Agosto in Medioevo" (Medieval August) – Annual event – 3, 4, 5 August – In English, Italian
  
• Sagre in Umbria – In Italian Only
• Umbria Eventi – Umbrian Events, 2006 – In Italian Only
• Umbria Jazz Festival 2005 – Annual event – In July in Perugia (Umbria)
• Umbria Jazz Winter – In Orvieto

LISTINGS OF EVENTS

• Cultural Events in Italy – Source: In Italy Online!
• Events – Source: UmbriaOnline®
• Events in Italy – Source: Made*In*Italy*On*Line
• festivals and events – Source: ENIT Italian state tourist board – In multiple languages
• Festivals & Events – Source: Italian Cooking & Living
  
• FESTIVALS: 2006
• September Festivals and Holiday Events in Italy – Source: About.com
• August Festivals and Holiday Events in Italy – Source: About.com
• July Festivals – Source: Travel Italy with 4tourist net
• June Festivals in Italy – Source: About.com
• May Festivals in Italy – Source: About.com
• Festivals in Italy: 2006 – Source: Rick Steves' Europe
• Festivals, Special Events, and Holidays in Italy – Source: About.com
• GIRAITALIA.it – Listing of Events by Region – In Italian Only
• Italian Festivals and Sagras - Festivals in Italy – Source: About.com
• Italian Holidays, Festivals, Street Parties… – "a list of Italian holidays and festivals which can be accessed by city, region and date." – Source: the Hostetler web site
• Italian Government Tourist Board – North America
• Umbria Eventi – Umbrian Events, 2006 – In Italian Only
• What's On in Rome
• Whatsonwhen: Italy – "TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS" – Source: Whatsonwhen

MISCELLANEOUS

• Parks. it – The portal about parks in Italy – In English, French, Italian, German – Source: Federazione Italiana Parchi e Riserve Naturali – In Italian Only
• Spring rites in Northen Lazio – By Mary Jane Cryan. Filed under Lifestyle on April 14th, 2006 – Source: Italy Magazine
• travelinitaly – ITALY: Where, what, when and why – is a news site where users submit articles and the readers choose which stories make the headlines.

WEATHER

• Italy – Select from list of cities/towns in Italy – "Weatherbase is your one authoritative source for finding monthly weather records and averages for more than 16,439 cities worldwide." – Source: Weatherbase
• italy-weather-and-maps.com – home to maps of Italy, current Italian weather conditions, and six day weather forecasts for every Italian region and province.

SEE ARCHIVES OF BLOG

• Info on Market Days/Antique Markets in Italy, dated Saturday, November 19, 2005
• Info on Outlets and Shopping in Italy, dated Friday, November 25, 2005
• Info for On-Line Magazines and Publications for Italy and Europe, dated Friday, November 11, 2005
• Info on On-Line Route Planning and Maps of Italy, dated Thursday, November 17, 2005

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

That's it for Sunday, 20 November 2005: domenica, 20 Novembre 2005

Ciao, Ben

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chisto 'e 'o munno: chi naviga e chi va 'nfunno."
This is the world: some sail and some sink.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 28 October 2006)