Life in Abruzzo
Abruzzo Diary Dates

Sagre, feste, markets and cultural happenings across Chieti, Pescara, Teramo and L’Aquila, gathered in one place.

  • Collelongo: ???? ????????????????̀???????? ????????????????❜????????????????????????????????????????

    Collelongo Piazza della Chiesa, Collelongo, L'Aquila, Italy

    Collelongo: ???? ????????????????̀???????? ????????????????❜???????????????????????????????????????? is the town's fire rite celebration to welcome the arrival of Immaculate Conception Day on the 8th December with the burning of a 'blessed' bonfire as a vigil on the 7th December. 

  • Cansano – Santa Maria Cuncett Festa

    Cansano Piazza xx settembreola, Cansano, AQ, Italy

    On December 8th in #Cansano from 17:00 we will be waiting for you for the SANTA MARIA CUNCETT', our traditional great bonfire to celebrate the  Immaculate Conception! ????

  • Francavilla al Mare – Focaracci

    Francavilla P.zza SS Angeli Custodi Francavilla al Mare, Francavilla al Mare, Chieti, Italy

    Francavilla al Mare celebrates the 7th of December with the tradition of Focaracci as a vigil for Immaculate Conception Day.

  • Atri – La Notte dei Faugni

    Atri Piazza Duomo, Atri, Teramo, Italy

    An all night celebration held in Atri is  the La Notte dei Faugni.  This is an ancient, agricultural tradition, the "Fauni Ignis", the fires of Fauno, when its streets become "rivers of fire"

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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