It is not possible to include all the traditional festivals that take place on the Island in this list , many of which are held during Carnival and at Easter.
For a complete list, contact the APT (tourist information office) in the town where you plan to visit.
| 1 | Festa della Teofania Greek Orthodox Epiphany |
Festa |
6 January Piana degli Albanesi (PA) |
| 2 | Festa di San Sebastiano |
Festa |
20 January Acireale (CT) |
| 3 | Week of Carnival, culminating in Martedi Grasso (Shrove Tuesday) Carnival celebrations with processions of allegorical floats. |
Carnival |
February Acireale (CT) |
| 4 | Week of Carnival, culminating in Martedi Grasso (Shrove Tuesday) Carnival celebrations with processions of allegorical floats. |
Carnival |
February Sciacca (AG) |
| 5 | Week of Carnival, culminating in Martedi Grasso (Shrove Tuesday) Carnival celebrations with processions of allegorical floats. |
Carnival |
February Termini Imerese (PA) |
| 6 | Sagra del Mandorlo in fiore Almond blossom Festival and international Folklore Festival. |
Cultural event |
1-15 February Agrigento (AG) |
| 7 | Festival of St Blaise Festa dei Pani si San Biagio ... Festival of St Blaise held in Salemi The Rabato district of the town. Small decorative loaves. Of bread are baked for the occasion. |
Festa |
3 February Salemi (TP) |
| 8 | Festa di SantAgata |
Festa |
5 February Catania (CT) |
| 9 | Cavalcata di San Giuseppe Saturday preceding 19 March |
Festa |
March Scicli (RG) |
| 10 | The Devil Dance The Evil dance- Easter in Prizzi. Every year, in Easter time, in Prizzi (near Palermo) the Devils try to keep far Jesus Christ and Maria during their meeting the sunday of easter. Very funny and popular at local population. |
Easter festival |
March Prizzi (PA) |
| 11 | Festa di San Giuseppe (St Joseph s day) Special dinners and votive loaves of bread. |
Festa |
19 March Salemi (TP) |
| 12 | Procession of the dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows on Good Friday |
Easter festival |
April Alcamo (TP) |
| 13 | Procession of 16 groups of statues |
Easter festival |
April Caltanissetta (CL) |
| 14 | Good Friday procession. Easter Sunday morning Festa Della Aurora, celebrated since 1860. |
Easter festival |
April Castelvetrano (TP) |
| 15 | Procession of the Confraternities on Good Friday. |
Easter festival |
April Enna (EN) |
| 16 | Holy Week procession |
Easter festival |
April Marsala (TP) |
| 17 | Procession delle Barette on Good Friday |
Easter festival |
April Messina (ME) |
| 18 | Holy Week procession During Holy Week, the inhabitants walk about in traditional costunes PIANA degli On Good Friday, choral concert Albanesi Given by the Simenon Kremate choir and the Enkomia procession Takes plage. On Easter Sunday, white doves are released, sprigs of rosemary are thrown about and redpainted eggs are exchanged. |
Easter festival |
April Piana degli Albanesi (PA) |
| 19 | Easter Sunday morning : U ncontru U ballu di diavula |
Easter festival |
April Prizzi (PA) |
| 20 | Good Friday: Processione e fiaccolata dei Misteri |
Easter festival |
April Ragusa (RG) |
| 21 | Procession of the Resurrected Christ. |
Easter festival |
April Scicli (RG) |
| 22 | Processione dei Misteri Processione dei Misteri held on Good Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. |
Easter festival |
April Trapani (TP) |
| 23 | Byzantyne Easter in Mezzojuso The holy week in Mezzojuso near Palermo. A traditional Greek-Byzantyne ritus of Easter "Arbëreshë. |
Easter festival |
April Mezzojuso (PA) |
| 24 | Easter in Modica - The Marya "Kiss Kiss" During the easter in Modica, baroque center in Ragusa area, la Madonna Vasa Vasa (the Maria) is called "kiss kiss" because she tries to kiss her son Jesus |
Festa |
April Modica (RG) |
| 25 | Festival of traditional Sicilian carts and local costume |
Other traditional events |
1 Apr / 30 Mag Taormina (ME) |
| 26 | Bread arches in Saint Biagio Platani An important tradition, in Agrigento area, is the Bread arches in Saint Biagio Platani. |
Easter festival |
4 Apr / 9 Mag San Biagio Platani (AG) |
| 27 | Sagra della Ricotta |
Other traditional events |
25 April Vizzini (CT) |
| 28 | Festa della Battaglia delle Milizie |
Festa |
May Scicli (RG) |
| 29 | Re-enactment of the martyrdom of St George Last Sunday in May. |
Festa |
May Ragusa (RG) |
| 30 | The Saints brothers Martyrs Alfio, Cirino e Filadelfo Faith and devotion in Trecastagni, near Catania, for the saint patron of Alfio, Cirino and Filadelfio |
Festa |
May Trecastagni (CT) |
