Explore the best of our Abruzzo Event calendar this week and this month with our handy list of sagre, feste and events in Chieti, Pescara, Teramo and L’Aquila provinces. Click on any of the map’s pins to discover each fun-filled Abruzzo event that is local to you or deserving of a road trip!   Alternatively, on the desktop version, scroll through the event flyers on the right and click thru to discover the event’s full details.

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  • Slow hiking Abruzzo - slow - Cascata San Giovanni

    Slow Hiking Abruzzo – Cascata San Giovanni

    Piana Delle Mele, Bocca di Valle , Italy

    Join us for an April slow hike in Abruzzo from the ancient pine forest of Piana delle Mele to the 30 m waterfall of Cascata San Giovanni

    €25.00

  • Secret Lanciano: House Museum of Federico Spoltore

    Casa Museo Federico Spoltore Via Federico Spolotore, Spoltore, Italy

    Join Max and Anna Spoltore to visit the House Museum of Federico Spoltore, highly regarded as one of the most famous, important and influential portrait artists in the world. Accompanied by Max and Anna, Federico Spoltore’s niece, who will guide us through the life and explain the different phases of evolution of the great artist....

    €25

  • Pasquetta/Easter Monday at Roccascalegna

    Roccascalegna Centro storico, Roccascalegna, Chieti, Italy

    On April 21, 2025, the traditional great Easter Monday (Pasquetta) event returns to Roccascalegna! In the charming village at the foot of the Castle, there will be medieval fights, music, hunting demonstrations with Falconry, theater, and juggling shows that will catapult you into the magical atmosphere of the Middle Ages!

  • Forest Bathing, Vallone Santo Spirito

    Eremo Santo Spirito, Roccamorice (PE)

    Join us for Forest Bathing in Vallone di Santo Spirito, an ancient, wild forest in Abruzzo. Forest Bathing is not just a simple walk in the woods, it is a way of immersing oneself in nature.

    €25.00

  • Good Friday Chieti Abruzzo - La processione del Venerdì Santo

    Chieti (CH): Good Friday – La Processione del Venerdì Santo

    Chieti , Italy

    Abruzzo's most famous Easter event on Good Friday is held in Chieti. It consists of an evening torch-lit procession that weaves in & out of its historic centre carrying the body of Christ that is accompanied by an orchestra that includes 100 violinists

  • 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.

  • Sulmona’s Easter Sunday Running Madonna

    Chiesa di San Filippo Neri Piazza Garabaldi, Sulmona, L'Aquila, Italy

    The La Madonna che Scappa ceremony, organised by the Santa Maria di Loreto Brotherhood, has been an integral part of Sulmona's cultural fabric since the 11th century. This Easter Sunday morning re-enactment adds a captivating layer of charm to the city's already rich tapestry of traditions and features the Madonna running through the piazza in Sulmona in celebration of her son's resurrection.

  • San Donato (AQ) -Tre Madonna Peace Walk

    San Donato Chiesa di Sant'Erasmo, Via S. Erasmo, San Donato, L'Aquila, Italy

    Join the Tre Madonna Peace Walk in San Donato with the villages of Gallo and Poggio Filippo on Paquetta (Easter Monday).  This walk is well travelled, the three villages have been doing it annually since 1639

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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