23 October @ 10:00 - 15:30 CEST Event Series Truffle Magic in Roccascalegna – July 2024 Truffle Magic in Roccascalegna – July 2024 Roccascalegna Centro storico, Roccascalegna, Chieti, Italy Spending a morning exploring Roccascalegna Castle, followed by truffle hunting and an extensive truffle lunch, is the perfect way to start a Wednesday and indulge in a unique and unforgettable experience in July in Abruzzo €70
26 October @ 09:00 - 27 October @ 23:30 CEST Sagra della Castagna Roscetta, Canistro, Santa Croce Sagra della Castagna Roscetta Via Santa Croce, 8, Canistro, Aquila, Italy Who can resist the alluring smell of roasted chestnuts, especially when combined with fabulous local dishes and the discovery of an Italian village like Canistro Sante Croce (AQ)?
31 October - 3 November Le Casette degli Angeli Schiavi di Abruzzo Piazza Castello, Schiavi di Abruzzo, Chieti, Italy Schiavi di Abruzzo (Chieti) is hosting its traditional, “Le casette degli Angeli” (The houses of the Angels). Children are encouraged to build with their Mothers a miniature house using recycled materials that can house a small votive lamp dedicated to a recently deceased loved one.
31 October @ 19:00 - 2 November @ 23:00 CET Perano Borgo diVino Perano Centro Storico, Perano, Chieti, Italy Join Perano's street food and wine tour with plenty of opportunities to try typical local products, new wine and enjoy the gala of the greatest wines of Abruzzo!
31 October @ 21:00 - 2 November @ 00:00 CET L’aneme de le Morte Serramonacesca Via Guglielmo Marconi 2, Serramonacesca, Pescara, Italy Serramoncesca, PE, L’Aneme de Le Morte begin their Celebrations on the 31st of October and run through to the 1st of November. the eve of ‘Il Giorno dei Morti’, (Day of the Dead).
1 November - 3 November Event Series Tuber Magnatum – White Truffle Festival Poggio Umbricchio – Tuber Magnatum – White Truffle Festival Poggio Umbricchio Largo della Chiesa, Poggio Umbricchio, Teramo, Italy The Tuber Magnatum white truffle festival is located high in the Gran Sasso Mountains in the small medieval town of Poggio Umbricchio. It was once part of the world’s smallest republic Senarica and was aligned to Venice.
2 November - 3 November Event Series A Taste of Autumn – Festival of Vino Cotto and Chestnuts A Taste of Autumn – Festival of Vino Cotto and Chestnuts Roccamontepiano Via Terranova, Contrada Terranova, Roccamontepiano, Chieti, Italy Roccamontepiano is Abruzzo's Vino Cotto capital (Cooked Wine) and celebrates this elixir with tastings and demonstrations of how it is made, local dishes a market and dance and music! For those that don't know about this liqueur, Montepulciano grapes are simmered and then aged in oak caskets. Traditionally, it was the drink used to wet a baby's head and given as part of the dowry!
3 November Event Series Domenica al Museo – Free Entrance State Musuems Domenica al Museo – Free Entrance State Musuems Museo Archeologico Nazionale - La Civitella Via Giuseppe Salvatore Pianell 1, Chieti, Chieti, Italy Each first Sunday of the month, Abruzzo and Italian state museums and archaeological sites open their doors for free as part of ‘Domenica al Museo’. This is a fabulous, national wide initiative that allows you to explore and discover the history and treasures of Abruzzo without charge outside your transportation to the site.
10 November @ 16:00 - 23:30 CET Event Series Le Glorie di San Martino Scanno – Le Glorie di San Martino Scanno Via Don Bosco, Scanno, L'Aquila, Italy The most famous San Martino festival in Abruzzo is hosted in Scanno with 3 giant bonfires that will fertilise the earth over the coming winter!
Thursday 16 January 2025 @ 15:00 - 23:30 CET Event Series Farchie Fara Filiorum Petri Farchie Fara Filiorum Petri Fara Filiorum Petri Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate, Via San Antonio, Fara Filiorum Petri, Chieti, Italy Victory re-enactments come in all shapes and sizes across Abruzzo and Fara Filiorum Petri’s combustible one is one of the highlights.
Monday 3 February 2025 Event Series Colledimezzo: San Biagio Feast Day Colledimezzo: San Biagio Feast Day Colledimezzo Ex Scuole Elementari, Via Roma, Colledimezzo, Chieti, Italy Join the people of Colledimezzo on Friday 3rd February to celebrate the traditional feast of San Biagio. The day will include the blessing of the loaves (the typical colledimezzesi panettaille), the anointing/blessing of the throat, a tour of the traditional fair, music, as well as mass and the procession of the saint and a bargain 3-course lunch for just €15.