2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, ITALY NORTHERN REGION CENTRAL REGION SOUTHERN REGION JAN 1: New Year’s Day 1: New Year’s Day 1: New Year’s Day 6: Epiphany – La Befana 6: Epiphany – La Befana 6: Epiphany – La Befana 12-14: Bergamo Arte Fiera, Bergamo 26-28: Taste of Courmayeur, Courmayeur 27: Holocaust Memorial Day, Venice 30-31: Sant'Orso Fair, Aosta Valley FEB 1-4: Artefiera Art Fair, Bologna 9 Feb – 5 Mar: Carnival of Viareggio, Viareggio 3-5: Feast of St. Agatha in Catania, Sicily 5-9: The Sanremo Festival, Sanremo 14: Valentine’s Day 9-17: NauticSud International Boat Show, Naples 10 Feb – 10 Mar: Carnival of Cento, Cento 17 Feb – 3 Mar: Carnival of Fano, Fano 14: Celebration of St. Antonino, Sorrento 11-14: Verona in Love, Verona 14: Valentine’s Day 14: Valentine’s Day 17: Carnival of Acireale, Sicily 16 Feb – 5 Mar: Carnevale, Venice 17-24: The Carnival of Putignano, Apulia 19-25: Milan Fashion Week, Milan 24: Naples Marathon, Naples MAR 2-3: Model Expo Italy, Verona 1-3: Nero Norcia, Norcia 3-5: The Carnival of Putignano, Apulia 2-5: Carnival of Ivrea, Ivrea 8: Women’s Day (National) 3,5: Sartiglia di Oristano, Sardinia 3-4: Live Wine, Milan 5-10: Culture Week, Rome - Florence 8: Women’s Day (National) 8: Women’s Day (National) 20: March Equinox 20: March Equinox 17-24: Bergamo Jazz Festival, Bergamo 20: March Equinox 23: Ciliegi in fiore, Vignola 29-31: BikeUp electric bike festival, Bergamo APR 7: Milan Marathon, Milan 3-7: International Journalism Festival, Perugia 1 Apr- 1 Nov: Ravello Festival at Villa Rufolo, Amalfi 7-10: Vinitaly, Verona 7: Rome Marathon, Rome 19: Good Friday 8-14: Milan Design Week, Milan 19: Good Friday 21: Easter Sunday 9-14: Salone del Mobile, Milan 21: Easter Sunday 22: Easter Monday 19: Good Friday 21: Scoppio del Carro, Florence 25: Liberation Day 21: Easter Sunday 22: Easter Monday 25-28: ComicCon, Naples 22: Easter Monday 25: Liberation Day 27 Apr – 4 May: Bif&st – Bari International Film Festival, Bari 25: Liberation Day 25: The Feast of St. Mark, Venice MAY 1: Labour Day/ May Day May-Jun: Future Film Festival, Bologna May: Food & Wine Festival, Porto Cervo 2: Festa della Sensa, Venice 1: Labour Day/ May Day 1: Labour Day/ May Day 3-5: Bike Festival Garda-Trentino, Lake Garda 1: Primo Maggio concert, Rome 17-21: Infiorata Noto, Sicily 11 May – 2 Jun: Giro D’Italia, Bologna - Verona 15: Festa dei Ceri, Gubbio 19: Cavalcata Sarda, Sassari 11 May – 24 Nov: Venice Biennale, Venice 17-19: Lucca Art Fair, Lucca 15-18: Mille Miglia, Brescia 18: Sagra del Limone, Monterosso 19: Asparagus Festival of Rogaro, Lake Como 24-25: FAI – Spring Days, Lake Como 24-25: Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Lake Como 25-26: Mi Ami Festival, Milan JUN 2: Palio of Ferrara, Ferrara 2: Mugello Motorbike Grand Prix, Mugello 1-2: Cherry Festival, Raiano 2: Republic Day 2: Republic Day 2: Republic Day 7-9: Nameless Music Festival, Barzio 13-16: Firenze Rocks Festival, Florence 19: Festival of San Antonio, Anacapri 8-9: Wine Barrel Race, Nizza Monferato 16-17: Luminara and Race of San Ranieri, Pisa 21: June Solstice 9: Vogalonga Regatta, Venice 20-23: Musicultura, Macerata 21-25: Taobuk, Taormina Book Festival, Sicily 14-17: Milan Fashion Week, Milan 21: June Solstice 27: Festival of Sant’Andrea Apostolo, Amalfi 21 Jun – 7 Sept: Verona Opera Festival, Verona 22: The Saracen Joust, Arezzo 30 Jun – 6 Jul: Taormina FlimFest, Sicily 21: June Solstice 23: The Feast of Corpus Christi, Orvieto 22-23: Festival of San Giovanni, Lake Como 23: Le Infiorate, Spello 24: The Feast of St. John, Genova/Turin 24: The Feast of St. John, Florence 26-28: Pitti Filati 85, Florence 28 Jun – 27 Jul: Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca 29: The Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul, Rome 29: Gioco del Ponte, Pisa NORTHERN REGION CENTRAL REGION SOUTHERN REGION JUL 6-7: La Notte Rosa, Emilia-Romagna 2 Jul: The Palio of Siena, Siena 5-9: Notte delle Luci, Puglia 6-7: Kappa FuturFestival, Turin 6-7: La Notte Rosa, Upper Marche 27-29: Siren Music Festival, Abruzzo 13 Jul – 8 Sept: Stresa Festival, Stresa 11-13: Eurogames 2019, Rome 27 Jul – 14 Aug: Locus Festival, Locorotondo 20-21: Festival of the Redentore, Venice 13 Jul – 4 Aug: Quintana of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Piceno 31 Jul – 4 Aug: Luminaria di San Domenico, Praiano 21 Jul – 5 Aug: Riva Music Festival, Lake Garda 12-21: Umbria Jazz Festival, Umbria 19 Jul – 11 Aug: Sferisterio Opera Festival, Macerata 31 Jul – 11 Aug: Summer Jamboree, Senigallia Jul-Aug: Puccini Festival, Viareggio AUG 13: La Torta dei Fieschi, Genova 11-23: Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro 8-11: Ypsigrock, Sicily 15: Ferragosto 15: Ferragosto 12-14: The Palio of Normanni, Sicily 28 Aug – 7 Sept: Venice Film Festival, Venice 16 Aug: The Palio of Siena, Siena 15: Sagra dei vecchi tempi, Ostuni 15: Ferragosto 24: Notte della Taranta, Lecce 24-27: Festa del Santo Patrono S.Oronzo, Ostuni SEPT Sept: Mito Settembre Musica, Milan - Turin Sept: Chianti Classico expo, Chianti 4-8: Salento International Film Festival, Puglia Sept: Festival of the Mind, Liguria 3: The Macchina di Santa Rosa Procession, Viterbo 19: The Feast of St. Januarius, Naples 1: Historical Regatta, Venice 7: Festa della Rificolona, Florence 20-29: Cous Cous Fest, Sicily 1: Palio of Asti, Piedmont 23: September Equinox 23: September Equinox 4-8: Literature Festival Sarzana, Liguria 6-8: Monza Motor Grand Prix, Monza 7: Sagra del Fuoco, Genova 17-23: Milan Fashion Week, Milan 19-24: International Boat Show, Genova 22-23: Modena Motorgallery, Modena 23: September Equinox OCT Oct: Movement Torino, Turin 18-27: Florence Biennale, Florence 4-6: Orticolario, Lake Como 18-27: Eurochocolate Festival, Perguia 4-13: Barcolana Sail Race, Trieste 31: Italy’s most famous Halloween Party, Corinaldo 5 Oct – 24 Nov: White Truffle Fair, Alba 11-13: ArtVerona, Verona 27: Venice Marathon, Venice NOV Nov: Como Città dei Balocchi, Lake Como Nov: Florence Noel, Florence 1: All Saints Day Nov: Barezzi Festival, Parma 1: All Saints Day Nov – 6 Jan: Trentino Christmas Markets, Trentino 1: All Saints Day 8-12: Merano Wine Festival, Trentino 15 Nov – 6 Jan: Christmas Market in Arco, Garda 21: Festival of Madonna della Salute, Venice DEC 7: The Feast of St. Ambrose, Milan Dec – Jan: Florence Light Festival, Florence 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception 22: December Solstice 22: December Solstice 22: December Solstice 25: Christmas Day 25: Christmas Day 25: Christmas Day 31: New Year’s Eve 31: New Year’s Eve 31: New Year’s Eve NORTHERN REGION INCLUDES: CENTRAL REGION INCLUDES: SOUTHERN REGION INCLUDES: Aosta Valley Lazio Abruzzo Emilia-Romagna Marche Apulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia Tuscany Basilicata Liguria Umbria Calabria Lombardy Campania Piedmont Molise Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Sicily Veneto Sardinia For more information visit our website. 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