Here’s a list of events that punctuate Puglia’s calendar throughout the year, including foodie festivals, religious processions, and cultural events. Whatever season you visit, you can add something special to your holiday in Puglia by taking part in a local event that will let you experience the real essence of Puglia, learning about its traditions.
Not just Christmas, Easter, Carnival, and Ferragosto, but also cultural events and traditional culinary experience. Discover how to have fun in a typical Puglian way!
Here are a few fun facts about the rich cultural life in Puglia, so you can enjoy a holiday that’s the perfect mix of relaxation and culture.
The UNESCO Heritage sites in Puglia are wonderfully positioned so you can visit them during your holiday: from the Foresta Umbra to the San Michele Arcangelo Sanctuary, then heading to Castel del Monte and finishing between Alberobello’s trulli.
Both children and adults can experience the Nativity story and rural culture in towns, trulli, and caves. Some of the most beautiful nativity scenes are found in Tricase, in the province of Lecce.
Summer in Puglia has many musical events, beyond the traditional songs and dances like the Pizzica and Taranta. Locus brings together all types of Music, from reggae to jazz, and pop and folk. Viva Festival – in Locorotondo – is for lovers of electronic music.
Puglia is still strongly connected to sacred traditions, that are still very much followed by the local population. Here are a few of the most characteristic religious events that you can take part in during your holiday in Puglia.
Without a doubt, food is the star of the show in Puglia. It couldn’t be any other way in a region with such an ancient, vast culinary culture. Between local town festival and harvest time that signals the end of summer, there are so many ways you can throw yourself into the culinary traditions in Puglia.
Local town festivals take place throughout the year. Don’t miss the opportunity to miss one of these events during your holiday in Puglia. Go for a walk around the stalls and take some of the delicious typical products home with you.
Lovers of the nectar of the gods will love this experience. Grape harvest is tough, physically, but is very satisfying.
This travelling Street Food festival aims to promote the food culture of the various towns it visits. Puglia is the queen of these events, and in past year the festival has been at Trani, Altamura, Bari, Taranto, Barletta and more.