Events
Please note, this is not a definitive list of events.
For a more detailed & up-to-date list, please contact
NB. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy (but this is Italy and subject to more change than normal!)
Notes
- Sagra translates as ‘fair’ (in this case food fair)
- Local patron saint celebrations: religious fervour, the town decorated with lights, brass band, fireworks etc.
- During the summer months, concerts & guided tours by night are held at some of the archeological heritage sites such as Pompeii & Paestum.
- Notte Bianca began in the cities & spread to towns signalling the end of the summer season. Towns stay open all night – shops, bars, museums – and shows/attractions are organised.
| January | 01 | Public Holiday – New Year |
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| 06 | Public Holiday – Epiphany | |
| February | dates TBC | Carnevale |
| March | dates TBC | FAI (Fondo Ambienti Italiano)
Open days for buildings of historical importance normally closed to the public |
| dates TBC | Settimana della Cultura (Culture Week)
Public museums are free & open til late end of March/beginning of April |
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April |
dates TBC | Easter Celebrations Held by towns and villages alike. Processions, chants – religious celebrations are common to all. Some of these are more theatrical than others. Costumed re-enactments – Stations of the Cross, Crucifixion, Burial (accompanied by the ‘people’, ‘mourners’ in white robes etc.) – are very popular. The moving atmosphere is partly thanks to the architecture and the removal of all contemporary signs and the fact lanterns provide light. For further details re. Programme of Events, please contact us. |
| 03 | Good Friday – Celebrations in most towns (Massa Lubrense, Amalfi, Minori, Sorrento) | |
| 05 | Easter Sunday – Celebrations held in every town (mass held & brass band plays at least) | |
| 06 | Public Holiday – Easter Monday | |
| 25 | Public Holiday – Anniversary of the Liberation | |
| May | 01 | Public Holiday – Labour Day |
| Maggio dei Monumenti
Last weekend of April & every weekend in May. All churches, museums and monuments in Naples (and elsewhere) will have free admission. For more info. please contact |
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| June | 02 | Public Holiday – Festa della Repubblica |
| 03 | Public Holiday – Pentecost | |
| 24 | Vietri sul Mare & Pontone: San Giovanni – patron saint celebrations | |
| 27 | Amalfi: Sant’Andrea – patron saint celebrations | |
| 29 | Maiori & Cetara: San Pietro – patron saint celebrations | |
| End June – Early SeptemberRavello Festival. Generally, end of June to beginning of September is the Ravello Festival, in Villa Rufolo Gardens. A cultural event complementing the famous open-air concerts. On a stage overlooking the Gulf of Salerno and located in Villa Rufolo’s magical ‘Garden of Klingsor’ some of the world’s renowned philharmonic orchestras captivate. Exhibitions, Dance, Cinema, Visual Arts etc. are scheduled. | ||
| June-November Ravello: Chamber Music on the Amalfi Coast.
Venues from the historic to the contemporary |
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| July | TBC | Cetara: Sagra del Tonno (tuna) |
| 13 | Minori: Santa Trofimena – patron saint celebrations | |
| 22 | Atrani: Santa Maria Maddalena in Atrani – patron saint celebrations | |
| 27 | Ravello: San Pantaleone – patron saint celebrations. The Patron Saint’s Day is marked by religious ceremonies and celebrates the phenomenon of liquified blood. A call to the faithful and the bringing together of families near and far. Lights, bands, processions and fireworks guarantee to make this coming together all the more memorable. | |
| July-August Maiori: Jazz on the Coast | ||
| Ravello Festival (see June above for details) | ||
| August | dates TBC | Throughout August – Sagre:
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| dates TBC | ‘Scala meets New York’ – debates, cultural events & entertainment. A friendship agreement between the two towns in memory of 9/11 and aimed at promoting peace. | |
| 10 | Scala: San Lorenzo – patron saint celebrations | |
| 15 | Public Holiday – The Assumption | |
| 15 | Maiori & Positano: Santa Maria a Mare – patron saint celebrations | |
| September | dates TBC | Furore: Sagra del Fico d’India (prickly pear) |
| dates TBC | Praiano: Notte Bianca | |
| dates TBC | Positano: Notte Bianca | |
| dates TBC | Rome: Notte Bianca. As many as 400 attractions – street musicians, acrobats, concerts, shows. | |
| dates TBC | Naples: Notte Bianca | |
| dates TBC | Gusta Minori (Theatrical Kermesse) | |
| 19 | Naples: San Gennaro – patron saint celebrations | |
| dates TBC | End of Sept/beginning Oct La Fiaccolata in Torello (suburb of Ravello) A reconstruction of the time the town was raised to the ground (includes a spectacular firework display involving the whole town) |
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| September-November Ravello: Chamber Music on the Amalfi Coast. The venue is the Villa Rufolo and its gardens, where a first class programme of refined music is performed by international musical academies. | ||
| 3rd Weekend Of September | Fiaccolata Fireworks in Torello (suburb of Ravello) | |
| October | dates TBC | Scala: Sagra della Castagna (chestnut) |
| dates TBC | International Cinema Festival in Sorrento | |
| November | 01 | Public Holiday – All Saints’ Day |
| 02 | All Souls’ Day | |
| December | dates TBC | Positano: Sagra della Zeppola (local doughnut) |
| 08 | Public Holiday – Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Christmas Week – religious celebrations in most towns – each will have their own programme of events/attractions |
