Festivals
Italy: festivals
121 festivals, carnivals and traditional feasts of Italy, by month, each with its town and the weather there at the time.
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Festivals through the year
The best-known festivals of the country, by month, with their town.
- Jan3
- Feb17
- Mar26
- Apr13
- May9
- Jun12
- Jul20
- Aug19
- Sep21
- Oct14
- Nov17
- Dec7
January
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- Trieste Film FestivalFilm festival · Trieste
- Palio del NiballoFaenza
February
- Sanremo Music FestivalMusic festival · Sanremo
- Carnival of VeniceCarnival · Feb–Mar · Venice
- Carnival of ViareggioCarnival · Feb–Mar · Viareggio
- Carnival of IvreaCarnival · Ivrea
- Carnival of MamoiadaCarnival · Feb–Mar · Mamoiada
- Carnival of Satriano di LucaniaCarnival · Feb–Mar · Satriano di Lucania
- Carnival of PutignanoCarnival · Feb–Mar · Putignano
- Carnevale di MassafraCarnival · Feb–Mar · Massafra
- Carnival of RomeCarnival · Feb–Mar · Rome
- Carnival of Tempio PausaniaCarnival · Feb–Mar · Tempio Pausania
- Carnival of LaivesCarnival · Feb–Mar · Laives
- ZezaCarnival · Feb–Mar · Avellino
- Carnival of SanremoCarnival · Feb–Mar · Sanremo
- Carnevalone liberatoCarnival · Feb–Mar · Poggio Mirteto
- Carnevale Storico di SanthiàCarnival · Feb–Mar · Santhià
- Porretta Terme Film FestivalFilm festival · Feb–Mar · Porretta Terme
- Carnival of AbruzzoCarnival · Feb–Mar · Francavilla al Mare
March
- Scoppio del carroReligious festival · Mar–Apr · Florence
- Future Film FestivalFilm festival · Bologna
- Hellana GamesMar–Apr · Agliana
- Holy Week in CaltanissettaReligious festival · Mar–Apr · Caltanissetta
- Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)Film festival · Milan
- African, Asian and Latin American Film FestivalFilm festival · Milan
- Settimana Santa di EnnaReligious festival · Mar–Apr · Enna
- Busto Arsizio Film FestivalFilm festival · Mar–Apr · Busto Arsizio
- Bergamo Film MeetingFilm festival · Bergamo
- Holy week in SardiniaReligious festival · Mar–Apr · Ortueri
- Feast of Our Lady Queen of PeaceMar–Apr · Giugliano in Campania
April
- Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI VisionsFilm festival · Apr–Jun · Turin
- Trento Film FestivalFilm festival · Apr–May · Trento
- Far East Film FestivalFilm festival · Apr–May · Udine
- Lucca Film FestivalFilm festival · Lucca
- Lecce European Film FestivalFilm festival · Lecce
- Feast of Our Lady of Capo ColonnaApr–May · Crotone
May
- Venice BiennaleArts festival · May–Nov · Venice
- Palio di LegnanoLegnano
- Italian Environmental Film FestivalFilm festival · May–Jun · Turin
- ValdarnoCinema Film FestivalFilm festival · San Giovanni Valdarno
- Reggio Calabria FilmfestFilm festival · Reggio Calabria
- Bellaria Film FestivalFilm festival · May–Jun · Bellaria-Igea Marina
June
- Arena di Verona FestivalTheatre and dance · Jun–Sep · Verona
- Gods of MetalMusic festival · Narni
- Il Cinema RitrovatoFilm festival · Bologna
- Taormina Film FestFilm festival · Taormina
- Biografilm FestivalFilm festival · Bologna
- Pesaro International Film FestivalFilm festival · Jun–Jul · Pesaro
- Alba International Film FestivalFilm festival · Alba
- Palio della VittoriaAnghiari
July
- Palio di SienaTraditional festival · Jul–Aug · Siena
- Festa del RedentoreTraditional festival · Giudecca
- Umbria Jazz FestivalMusic festival · Perugia
- Festival PucciniMusic festival · Jul–Aug
- Giffoni Film FestivalFilm festival · Giffoni Valle Piana
- Feast of Saint RosaliaPalermo
- Ischia Film FestivalFilm festival · Ischia
- Animavì - Festival internazionale del cinema di animazione poeticoFilm festival · Pergola
- Fiuggi Film FestivalFilm festival · Jul–Aug · Fiuggi
- Cervino CineMountain FestivalFilm festival · Jul–Aug · Valtournenche
- Roseto Opera PrimaFilm festival · Roseto degli Abruzzi
- Lago film festFilm festival · Tarzo
- Guerre & Pace FilmFestFilm festival · Jul–Sep · Nettuno
- Festival del Cinema di FrontieraFilm festival · Pachino
- Euganea Film FestivalFilm festival · Monselice
- CinemadaMare Film FestivalFilm festival · Jul–Sep · Corcolle
- Sport film festivalFilm festival · Palermo
August
- Venice Film FestivalFilm festival · Aug–Sep · Venice
- Agglutination Metal FestivalMusic festival · Pomarico
- Giornate degli AutoriFilm festival · Aug–Sep · Venice
- Venice International Film Critics' WeekFilm festival · Aug–Sep · Venice
- Jalari in CortoFilm festival · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
- Festa del granoFoglianise
- Bobbio Film FestivalFilm festival · Bobbio
- Lucania Film FestivalFilm festival · Pisticci
- Imaginaria Film FestivalFilm festival · Conversano
- Lessinia Film FestivalFilm festival · Aug–Sep · Bosco Chiesanuova
- Gran Paradiso Film FestivalFilm festival · Cogne
September
- Palio di AstiTraditional festival · Asti
- Regata StoricaTraditional festival · Venice
- Milan Film FestivalFilm festival · Milan
- Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film FestivalFilm festival · Milan
- Corteggio storicoPrato
- Sardinia International Ethnographic Film FestivalFilm festival · Nuoro
- Salento International Film FestivalFilm festival · Tricase
- Napoli Film FestivalFilm festival · Sep–Oct · Naples
- Trailers FilmFestFilm festival · Catania
- DiottoScarperia
- CortoLovereFilm festival · Lovere
- SalinaDocFestFilm festival · Malfa
- International Short Film Festival Corti and CigarettesFilm festival · Rome
October
- EuroChocolateFood and wine · Perugia
- Rome Film FestivalFilm festival · Rome
- Pordenone Silent Film FestivalFilm festival · Pordenone
- VIEW ConferenceOct–Nov · Turin
- VisionariaFilm festival · Siena
- Festival of Latin-American CinemaFilm festival · Trieste
- Internet FestivalPisa
- San Luca FairTraditional festival · Castel Goffredo
- Religion Today FilmfestivalFilm festival · Trento
- Ravenna Nightmare Film FestFilm festival · Oct–Nov · Ravenna
- Rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico di RoveretoFilm festival · Rovereto
- Terra di Tutti Film FestivalFilm festival · Bologna
November
- Torino Film FestivalFilm festival · Nov–Dec · Turin
- Salerno Film FestivalFilm festival · Nov–Dec · Salerno
- Rome Independent Film FestivalFilm festival · Rome
- Trieste Science+Fiction FestivalFilm festival · Trieste
- MedFilm FestivalFilm festival · Rome
- Mercatino di Natale di BolzanoChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Bolzano
- Festival dei popoliFilm festival · Florence
- Sulmonacinema Film FestivalFilm festival · Sulmona
- Reggio Film FestivalFilm festival · Reggio Emilia
- Ozu Film FestivalFilm festival · Castellarano
- African Film Festival of VeronaFilm festival · Verona
- Fiera di CostantinopoliTraditional festival · Canosa di Puglia
- Avvento di MeranoChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Merano
- Festival IMMaginarioFilm festival · Perugia
December
- Noir in FestivalFilm festival · Milan
- Tertio Millennio Film FestFilm festival · Rome
- River to River. Florence Indian Film FestivalFilm festival · Florence
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.