Events in Otranto and Surrounding

Events in Otranto and Surrounding

Important Events (dates are given for information purposes only and events are subject to change):

-          Sagra of Saint Giuseppe, San Cassiano:                                             between March 18th and 19th;

-          Tavole of Saint Giuseppe, Giurdignano or Uggiano la Chiesa:                18th and 19th March;

-          Sagra della Cuddura, Santa Cesarea Terme                                        Easter Monday;

-          Feast of Madonna Annunziata and Sagra del Pesce a Sarsa, Castro:      24th-25th April;

-          Sagra de u Caso e Onguli, Minervino di Lecce:                                      1st Sunday of Mai;

-          Borgo in festa, Borgagne (near Melendugno):                                     03rd-6th June;

-          La Notte Rosa, Otranto:                                                                    19th July;

-          Sagra della Peperonata, Cerfignano (near Santa Cesarea Terme):         3rd Sunday of July;

-          Sagra della Bruschetta, Vitigliano (near Santa Cesarea Terme):             22nd July;

-          Otranto Jazz Festival, Otranto:                                                          at the end of July;

-          Sagra della Cucuzzata, Vitigliano (near Santa Cesarea Terme):              26th July;

-          Sagra della Frisella, Acquaviva (Marina di Marittima, near Diso):             at the beginning of August;

-          Sagra te lu Purpu, Melendugno:                                                          at the beginning of August;

-          Sagra Ortofrutticola, Borgagne (near Melendugno):                              at the beginning of August;

-          Feast of Madonna di Pompei, Castro:                                                   10th-12th August;

-          Feast of Santi Martiri Idruntini, Otranto:                                              14th August;

-          Feast of Fica Marittima, Diso:                                                             16th August;

-          Feast of tambourine player, Diso:                                                       at the end of August;

-          Feast of Madonna dell’Altomare, Otranto:                                            1st Sunday of August;

-          Feast of Santa Cesarea, Santa Cesarea Terme:                                    11th and 12th September;

-          Sagra della Puccia, Cocumola (near Minervino):                                    2nd Sunday of September;

-          Feast of Saint Niceta, Melendugno:                                                     15th and 16th September;

-          Feast of grapes, Otranto:                                                                   3rd decade of September;

-          Feast of Saint Vito and Sagra del Maiale, Ortelle:                                  last weekend of October;

-          Sulphur nativity scene, Santa Cesarea Terme:                                      24th December;

-          Christmas in Contea, Castro:                                                              25th December;

-          New Year’s Eve Alba dei Popoli, Otranto:                                              31st December.