Events in the Madonie

When are there most events in the Madonie?

In summer. Between July and August almost every village has its patron saint festival, and August brings the food and music festivals together: the Sagra della Spiga in Gangi, the Sagra delle Nocciole in Polizzi Generosa, Ypsigrock and the Castelbuono Jazz Festival in Castelbuono. Autumn brings mushrooms, olive oil and cheese, December nativity scenes and markets, spring the Holy Week rites.

How does this calendar work?

Each event has a page that stays the same over the years, with the current edition highlighted, past editions, the place and a link to the source: the town council, the Pro Loco, the organiser or a local newspaper. A date appears only when an official source confirms it, alongside the day we checked it.

If the new year’s dates are not out yet, the page shows the last edition and the usual period. A cancelled or postponed event stays in the calendar with its status shown clearly.

How do you find the right event?

Use the filters above for month, category and town, or open the dedicated pages:

• upcoming events, soonest first, to know what to do this weekend;
• food festivals, the produce calendar from May to November;
• religious festivals, with patron saint days and Holy Week;
• music and festivals, mostly in August;
• Christmas in the Madonie, with living nativity scenes and markets.

What do you do once you have chosen?

From the event page you reach the village, with where to stay and where to eat in the same municipality. On festival days small villages have few beds: book early.

In winter also check the weather and the roads on the roads page: December events and the highest villages can have snow.