Italy Festivals

Italy Festivals posts cover the regional events that fill the local calendar. Articles look at the Venice Carnival in February, the Easter procession at Erice in Sicily, the Palio horse race in Siena run in July and August, the Calcio Storico in Florence, the Sagre food festivals that take place in small towns from spring through autumn, the Verona opera season in the Roman arena, the Umbria Jazz festival, and Christmas markets in the Alto Adige with their German-speaking heritage. There are also notes on smaller religious processions and on the saints’ days that determine the dates.