Events and festivals in Salento in April, May and June
Folk traditions of Salento are the most original and deepest in Apulia and in the whole Southern of italy. The salentine love , work and mournful songs are also very numerous , such as griko and salentine lullabies. The great Hellenic influence is indeed expressed in songs, in fables and in witches , nymphs and elves stories which populate the magical salentine country , in caves and under dolmens.
The increasing cult of the pizzica is also of particular anthropological interest just as the traditional beating music which , once upon a time ago , went along with the rituals of recovery of the “tarantate”, that is of those woman thought of being bitten by tarantulas. Really , it was an original way of manifesting hysteria. The anthropologist Ernesto De Martino carried out some historical researches about this phenomenon and then he published his work ”Viaggio nella terra del rimorso” (“journey in the land of remose”) which has become a classic.
Worth of mentioning is the traditional pizzica-scherma ( also called “sword dance” danced durung San Rocco’s Feast on 16th August in Torrepaduli), where the pizzica take takes the form of a psychodrama soundtrack much more crearly, but in a male and warlike way more than female and sensual one. Accompained by excellent musical local groups, Pizzica is danced by many no age limit people in the squares of Salento during numerous folk feasts. The ritual of the Saints is fundamental for the folk piety of Salento.
Here we would like to show you some of the most important Festival and events in Salento (Apulia), near our A Locanda Tu Marchese , a historical building with B&B and tipical restaurant. We organize for you transports to reach these events, bike and trekking tour to discover these old cities. Choose our Locanda in Matino for your holiday in salento.
APRIL
- Fiera della Madonna di Costantinopoli in Cannole, Otranto 06/04 2018
- Sagra della “cuddura” Santa in Cesarea Terme, Otranto 06/04 2018
- Fiera della Madonna di Loreto in Surbo, Lecce 07/04 2018
- Festa della madonna della stella in Lequile, Lecce 08/04 2018
- Madonna della Arcona in Castrignano dei Greci, Otranto 08/04 2018
- Fiera detta Pessima o delle Mule in Sternatia, Lecce 12/04 2018
- Festa della madonna di Leuca in Castrignano del Capo, Leuca 13/04 2018
- Festa perpetua in onore di Maria – Leuca in Castrignano del Capo, Leuca 13/04 2018
- Festa patronale di San Giorgio in Matino, Gallipoli 19/04 2018
- Fiera di San Giorgio in Corigliano D’Otranto, Otranto 23/04 2018
- Festa patronale di San Giorgio in Ortelle, Otranto 23/04 2018
- festa in onore del Santo Patrono in Bagnolo del salento, Otranto 23/04 2018
- Festa Madonna dell’Annunziata in Castro, Otranto 24/04 2018
- Sagra del pesce “a sarsa” in Castro, Otranto 24/04 2018
- Festa di Maria SS di Roca in Vernole, Lecce 25/04 2018
- Fiera di San Marco in Ruffano, Ugento Date: 25/04 2018
- Festa patronale dell’Annunziata in Diso, Otranto 25/04 2018
MAY
- Festa di SS Filippo e Giacomo in Diso, Otranto 01/05 2018
- Fiera di Santa Maura in Corsano, Leuca 01/05 2018
- Festa Santissimo Crocefisso in Muro Leccese, Otranto 02/05 2018
- Santissimo Crocifisso in Galatone, Gallipoli 02/05 2018
- Sagra “de u caso e onguli” in Minervino, Lecce 03/05 2018
- Festa del Santissimo Crocefisso in Taurisano, Ugento 03/05 2018
- Festa della Madonna di Roca in Calimera, Otranto 05/05 2018
- Festa della Madonna del Monte in Cavallino, Lecce 05/05 2018
- Festa di San Nicola in Maglie, Otranto 08/05 2018
- Festa della Madonna Addolorata in Taviano, Ugento 14/05 2018
- Sagra delle ciliegie in Leverano, Lecce 24/05 2018
- Festa Madonna della Fiducia Giorgilorio in Surbo, Lecce 25/05 2018
- Festività Maria Santissima della Coltura in Parabita, Gallipoli 25/05 2018
- festa della Madonna della Serra in Giuggianello, Otranto 29/05 2018
- Maggio Salvese in Salve, Leuca 30/05 2018
- Sagra te la purpetta in Monteroni Di Lecce, Lecce 30/05 2018
JUNE
- Festa e Sagra di San Sebastiano in Racale, Gallipoli 01/06 2018
- Borgo in Festa Borgagne in Melendugno, Otranto 03/06 2018
- Festa di Sant’Antonio in Tricase, Leuca 11/06 2018
- Festa di Sant’Antonio in Corigliano D’Otranto, Otranto 12/06 2018
- Festa di Sant’Antonio da Padova in Galatina, Otranto 13/06 2018
- Festa di Sant’Antonio da Padova in Soleto, Otranto 13/06 2018
- Festa di Sant’Antonio in Poggiardo, Leuca 13/06 2018
- Processione e festa per Sant’Antonio da Padova in Seclì, Gallipoli 13/06 2018
- Madonna delle Petrose in Taurisano, Ugento 19/06 2018
- Festa di San Luigi e dei Lampioni in Calimera, Otranto 20/06 2018
- Festa di San Luigi in Taviano, Ugento 20/06 2018
- Festa e Sagra di San Luigi Presicce, Leuca 21/06 2018
- Festa e Sagra di San Vito in Lequile, Lecce 22/06 2018
- Fiera di San Giovanni Battista in Patù, Leuca 24/06 2018
- Fiera di San Giovanni Battista in Patù, Leuca 24/06 2018
- sagra di san Giovanni in Giuggianello, Otranto 24/06 2018
- Festa e fiera di San Pietro e Paolo in Galatina, Gallipoli 28/06 2018
- Fiera dei SS Pietro e Paolo Tricase, Leuca 29/06 2018
- Castro Wine Fest Castro, Leuca 30/06 2018