Events & Sagre

Join the people of Civitella Messer Raimondo as they celebrate the liberation of their town from Nazi Germany, with the help of the Maiella Brigade and Red Devils for a fascinating historical walk through the Maiella National Geo Park

If you are in Abruzzo in November, and like your autumn nights peppered with gathering outdoors to watch colossal towering pyres lit that evoke rites traditions from the distant past that celebrate new beginnings with song, Vino Novello, Scanno’s ‘Le Glorie di San Martino’ is unmissable!

Abruzzo’s traditional New Year was known as ‘Capetiempe’ & loosely spanned the nights of 31st October through to the 11th November. Through a local folk tale, Favole e Leggende d’Abruzzo explores this time of death and rebirth, practiced in many areas of Abruzzo till just after the 2nd World War

Here’s our Halloween trail of where to take the kids in Abruzzo for the 31st of October, but also the pick of the better-known events for adults who’d like to experience Abruzzo’s traditional events outside the family that centre around the night of Ognissanti

For those longing to attend a festival in Abruzzo that pulls its enviable food, wine, dance, and community strands together, it’s worth planning a  visit to Alanno’s Feste delle Uva, grape festival

Making your own olive oil soap and beauty products is flourishing in Abruzzo, there are some wonderful workshops to take part in if you visit and if you can’t here are 3 traditional natural recipes to try at home

Make the most of the 2021 European Heritage Events in Abruzzo when you can enjoy entrance to see many hidden treasures for free or just €1!

To help celebrate the cheery reopening of  Slow Food’s annual September Cheese extravaganza in Brà (Piedmont),  we have made a trail of the best cheesemakers to visit in Abruzzo and Molise

Do try and make a date at The Garofano Rosso Film Festival in Forme, Massa d’Albe, which was a location in”The Bible” by John Huston and “The Desert of the Tartars” by Valerio Zurlini. The event is FREE!

Loreto Aprutino is hosting rather unusual August soirees this summer!  Each Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this stunning small town in Pescara offers evenings of art, food, wine, and aromatic walks through time in its picturesque urban landscape