Life in Abruzzo
Abruzzo Diary Dates

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

  • Pettorano sul Gizio: The Sagra della Polenta Ragnosa

    Pettorano sul Gizio Piazza Zanelli, Pettorano sul Gizio, L'Aquila, Italy

    Pettorano sul Gizio's delicious Polenta Ragnosa Sagra celebrates a unique type of polenta that was traditionally made and eaten by the workers of the village who were charcoal burners. 

  • Opi: Fiaccolata, Polentata e Vin Brule’

    Opi Via S. Giovanni, Opi, AQ

    The small community of Opi dress up in traditional clothes at dusk and with hand-held flickering torches feast and light up the night the day after Epiphany. 

  • Bellante Polenta Sagra

    Proloco Bellante Piazza Mazzini,2, Bellante, Teramo, Italy

    A must-visit for all polenta lovers is Bellante's polenta sagra!  Pick from the traditional Abruzzese polenta served on a board with a sugo of sausage and pork belly or polenta with mushrooms, sausage and pancetta.

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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