Feast And Festivals In Sicily

Food festival highlighting the nutritional and therapeutic properties of local artichokes. The festival is a celebration of this local specialty cooked in various ways.

Piana degli Albanesi, Contessa Entellina, Santa Cristina Gela, Mezzojuso and Palazzo Adriano. Folk and religious festival.

Holy Week Observances and "Lu Signuri di li Fasci" holy procession.

The “Misteri”, wooden sculptures representing the Passion of Christ, are carried around during the festival by members of the city’s guilds. They date back to the 17th and 18th century. One of the island’s most famous religious events staged on Good Friday.

One of the most interesting Sicilian Easter festivals, the so called “Diavolata” beginning the palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday. In front of the main church the devils and the death meet the Humanity with the archangel Gabriel. In the end the angels will join the Virgin Mary with the resurrected Jesus.

Holy Week Observances and making of the traditional “Easter Arches”: the original expositions are realized with natural materials (laurel oak, rosemary, cereals, bread) and last 4 weeks. Guides tours at the museum of Easter archs (advance booking is recommended - email [email protected])

The Scala Flower Festival, an annual celebration held as a tribute to Our Lady of Conadomini, patron and protector of the city of Caltagirone, features about two thousand potted plants and flowers of different shades and colors arranged on the historic staircase of Santa Maria del Monte to create one grand design. Built in the early 17th century and undoubtedly Caltagirone’s most evocative sight, the monumental staircase showcases 142 steps, each uniquely decorated with hand-painted majolica tiles

Food festival, cultural events, art & music, street shows and local crafts exhibits.

Held at the Ippodromo del Mediterraneo horse racetrack.