Sagre, feste, markets and cultural happenings across Chieti, Pescara, Teramo and L’Aquila, gathered in one place.
Get ready to indulge your senses at the Santa Chiara indoor market in Vasto! We're bringing back the Wine & Food Festival for an encore after the smashing success of last year's event. Prepare your taste buds for a culinary journey featuring exquisite wines and delectable delights from Vasto and its surrounding areas
Join English in the Woods at Il Borgo degli Gnomi in Teramo for a unique forest-style English language learning school during the Christmas school holidays
Hilde Lotz-Bauer's photographs from 1930-1943 offer a unique perspective on Italy during that period. The opportunity to see 200 of her images in the Trastevere exhibition sounds like a wonderful experience, providing a glimpse into the magic of Scanno, Abruzzo and other Italian landscapes. Art has a special way of transporting us to different eras and immersing us in the beauty of the past.
On Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Montorio al Vomano (TE) holds ‘La Morte di Carnevale’ (Death of the Carnival).
To coincide with the official start of Spring, FAI, hosts Open Days across Italy in sites of cultural heritage and there is always a wealth of visits planned in Abruzzo.
Join us in celebrating the timeless allure of vintage and antique shopping in L'Aquila, the newly crowned Italian Capital of Culture 2026 and the launch of our Abruzzo Restore Squad on our L’Aquila Vintage and Antique Roadshow pop-up!
This exclusive Life In Abruzzo Pop-up for 20 community members includes lunch cooked by wild chef and author Davide Nanni at his family Agriturismo and guided rambles in Anversa degli Abruzzi & Castrovalva on Saturday 15th June.
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 June in Abruzzo
Join Jacqui Dixon for Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku) in Abruzzo (in English). This is a slow, guided walk under a canopy of trees, with a series of nature based exercises designed to engage all the senses to arrive at a calmness and stillness through total immersion within the forest atmosphere (there is no immersion in water).
Visiting the Spoltore Medieval Times Festival offers a captivating journey back in time, immersing visitors in the rich and vibrant atmosphere of the Middle Ages. From elaborate costumes and authentic reenactments to traditional music and artisan crafts, the festival provides a unique opportunity to experience the magic and charm of medieval life.
We will do our best to keep this calendar up to date, however in the case of last-minute cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, Covid outbreaks and so forth this may not always be possible. In these cases, you should contact the event organiser for a refund as we are not responsible for the events on the calendar, only compiling them into an easy list. As soon as we have news from an organiser when any event will be rescheduled we will update the calendar accordingly.
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