Events and local festivals in Umbria
Visiting Umbria, one should try to take part in one or more of the typical Umbria events that take place every year around the same time in the same places.
The festivals and sagra's in small Umbrian towns are the places to go if you like to participate in or observe the real Italian village life. Usually, there is excellent food, music, dancing and a lot of happy people enjoying an evening in the open air.
There are quite a few larger events of which some are world-famous, like Umbria Jazz in Perugia and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. These and also the lesser-known are surely worth a visit when you are in the area.
The bigger events
February
Festa di San Valentino Terni Cioccolento
March
Sagra del tartufo Nero di Norcia
April
Festa del Tulipano e di Primavera in Castiglione del Lago
Coloriamo i Cieli in Castiglione del Lago
May
Corsa all'anello Narni
Cantamaggio Terni
Calendimaggio Assisi
Corsa dei Ceri Gubbio
Festa di Santa Rita da Cascia
Cantine Aperte Umbria
June
Infiorata di Spello - Festa Corpus Domini Spello
Giostra della Quintana Foligno
Mercato delle Gaite Bevagna
Fioritura di Castelluccio Norcia
Porchettiamo in San Terenziano
July
Umbria Jazz Perugia
Il Festival dei due Mondi Spoleto
Trasimeno Blues Lago Trasimeno
Todi Arte Festival Todi
Palio delle Barche Passignano sul Trasimeno
August
Palio dei Colombi Amelia Terni
Palio dei Quartieri Nocera Umbra
Agosto Montefalchese e Fuga del Bove Montefalco
Festa di Santa Chiara Assisi
Palio dei Terzieri Città della Pieve
September
Festa della Cipolla Canara
Giostra della Quintana edizione di Settembre Foligno
Settimana Enologica Montefalco
I Primi d'Italia Foligno
October
Festa di San Francesco Assisi | October 4
Ottobre Trevano Trevi
Eurochocolate Perugia
November
Large market and fun fair Fiera dei Morti Perugia | 1-2 November
Frantoi Aperti Umbria
Sagra's and local festivals
Apart from these big events, there are many local sagra's and festivals throughout the year, with food, music and town square dancing. These smaller events can be found by looking at the posters they hang everywhere in the immediate area or pamphlets left in the local bars. Absolutely worth visiting if you like a real Italian atmosphere, happy people and good food. The local tourist information will also have this information.
Read our blog about sagra's in Umbria
