JANUARY

Bevagna-Trevi

Theatre Season

Foligno

St. Feliciano Fair

Perugia

Prose and Ballet Season

Trevi

Procession of the "Illuminata": in honour of St. Emiliano, the streets are decorated with candles and lights.

FEBRUARY

S.Eraclio di Foligno

Carnival

Spoleto

Carnival

Spello

Festival of Olive and "bruschetta"

Norcia

Trade fair of the black truffle

Terni

St. Valentine's Day, a prize for a generous and loving action in the preceding year

MARCH

Città di Castello

Canoeing along the Tiber river

APRIL

Castiglione del Lago

The tulip festival: a parade of carts decorated with tulips and "Coloriamo i cieli": a pageant of kites in the sky as a symbol of peace and freedom

Città di Castello

Fair of the truffle

Montefalco

Enological week

MAY

Assisi

Calendimaggio: the two medieval wards Parte di Sopra and Parte di Sotto engagein a spectacular contest of theatre, concerts. songs and choruses, dances, processions, archery, cross-bow and flag-waving among the spectacular floral decorations, flags torches and candles.

Cascia

Celebrations in honour of St.Rita

Gubbio

Race of the Ceri (candles): the "ceri" are 3 massive wooden candles weighing about 400 kilos each, surmounted by the statues of St. Ubaldo, St. Giorgio and St. Antonio carried on their shoulders by young people up the steep slope up Mount Igino where stands the Basilica of St. Ubaldo, the patron saint of Gubbio.
Race of the Crossbow: a traditional medieval tournament.

Bettona

Cycling around the country

JUNE

Bevagna

The Fair of the "Gaite": workshops, inns, taverns and markets of the Middle Ages together with shows, concerts and archery
competitions.

Spoleto

Festival of the Two Worlds: drama, theatre dance, concerts, exhibitions, films. Directed by Giancarlo Menotti

Cannara

Corpus Domini floral decorations: the streets are covered with marvellous carpets of flower petals with designs inspired by religious subjects, famous paintings and contemporay themes

Spello

Corpus Domini floral decorations

Collemancio di Cannara

The Wine festival: wine to draw at pleasure
from the barrels along the picturesque streets of the village

Norcia

Wild flowers on the plains of Castelluccio

Foligno

Quintana tournament: 10 knights on horse-back challenge each other to centre a set of smaller and smaller rings on a lance. A charming procession in historic costumes takes place the night before the games

JULY

Spoleto

Festival of The Two Worlds

Perugia

Umbria Jazz: great jazz artists from
all over the world play in medieval piazzas

Passignano sul Trasimeno

Boat races

Limigiano di Bevagna

Festival of "torta al testo", a pie made of flour and water cooked in a wood-burning oven and stuffed with ham or many other delicious foods. Not to be missed!

AUGUST

Corciano

Corciano Festival: painting and sculptural exhibits , concerts, art conferences

Montefalco

Montefalco Festival: concerts in the cloister of St. Fortunato, fun meals at the taverns, a historic procession, crossbow contests, flagwaving performances and the traditional "running of the oxen"

Bettona

Festival of the roast goose

SEPTEMBER

Cannara

Onion Festival: an incredible variety of onion and other dishes can be tasted at outdoor taverns along the streets of the town. You will change your mind about onions!

Perugia

Sagra Musicale Umbra: an important cultural event in Umbria inspired by sacred music

Foligno

Segni Barocchi festival and Quintana tournament (the return match): musical events, movies, figurative art exhibits of the Baroque period, costume parties, tournaments and games

Cantalupo di Bevagna

Snail festival: dishes featuring snails; dances, exhibits

Fiamenga di Foligno

The vintage festival

OCTOBER

Assisi

The Peace Walk: from Perugia to Assisi on foot in the name of peace

Perugia

Sagra Musicale Umbra

Trevi

Palio dei Terzieri: a historic competition among the factions of Trevi and surroundings with a cart pushed by valorous young people
Festival of the black celery, a typical product
Festival of the sausage and the chestnut
Re-evocation of life in the Middle Ages

Assisi

Celebrations for St. Francis: two-day liturgical ceremonies in honour of St. Francis the patron saint of Italy, in the presence of national government and local authorities

Perugia

Eurochocolate - a unique festival with one character: chocolate

NOVEMBER

Collemancio di Cannara

Festival of the new wine and chestnuts

Torgiano

Italian wine-judging competition

DECEMBER

Trevi

Oil itineraries: visits to the oil presses and tasting the new oil

Bevagna

Oil itineraries

Gubbio

The largest Christmas tree

Valtopina

The truffle festival

Marcellano di Gualdo Cattaneo

Living crèches

Armenzano di Assisi

Living crèches