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Festivals and concerts in the Madonie
Music festivals in the Madonie are concentrated in August: Ypsigrock brings four days of independent music to Castelbuono, which in the second half of the month also hosts the Castelbuono Jazz Festival. In the last week of August there is the Festival di Musica Antica in Gratteri, and on a Saturday in late August the Notte Bianca in Gangi. Here you find each festival with the dates of the current edition and the source.
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Which festivals should you note down?
- Ypsigrock Festival, Castelbuono, August: four days from Thursday to Sunday, with the main stage in Piazza Castello, at the foot of the Ventimiglia castle.
- Castelbuono Jazz Festival, second half of August, about a week.
- Festival di Musica Antica in Gratteri, last week of August.
- Notte Bianca in Gangi, a Saturday in the second half of August.
For theatre, folk and historical re-enactments see the culture page, with the Valdemone Festival in Pollina and the Giostra dei Ventimiglia in Geraci Siculo.
How do you plan?
In August book somewhere to stay early, in where to stay in Castelbuono or on the coast in Cefalù.
All the events of the coming days are in the upcoming events in the Madonie.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Ypsigrock?
- Ypsigrock lasts four days, Thursday to Sunday, between the first and second week of August, in the old centre of Castelbuono. The dates of the current edition and the source are on the event page: always check the festival's official website too for programme and tickets.
- Which festivals are on in the Madonie in summer?
- Besides Ypsigrock and the Castelbuono Jazz Festival, in August there are the Festival di Musica Antica in Gratteri and the Notte Bianca in Gangi. Between July and August come culture and folk festivals, such as the Valdemone Festival in Pollina and the international folk festivals of Cefalù and Caltavuturo.
- Where to stay during Ypsigrock?
- Book early for the festival days. Otherwise sleep in Cefalù, about 23 km and 26 minutes' drive away, where most of the area's accommodation is: you find it on the where to stay page of each village.
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Page updated on 19 October 2026