Things to Do in Italy
Italian People Culture and Events in Le Marche Region
Among the things to do in Italy during your Marche travel are the Italian people culture events. The food festivals, events and historical enactments go on throughout the year in every village and town.Because of the very fragmented and diverse territory and history of all Italy and of Le Marche in particular, every single town and village proudly displays its own specialty or celebration that characterize the local history and culture. Many of these events are held in summer, but every season is characterized by different produce with subsequent celebrations and no occasion is overlooked to dress up in medieval or renaissance costumes. Click on the links below to read about each event. January Casa della Befana - Urbania The Befana is a good witch that brings sweets to the good children and coal to the bad ones on the 6th of January. As Santa Claus lives in the North Pole, Befana lives in Urbania. This lovely town celebrates the Befana tradition from the 2nd to the 6th of January. February Carnival - Offida Offida offers carnival celebrations that recall ancient pagan rites, the killing of a fake ox (lu bov fint) and a final huge bonfire of cane bunches (vlurd). March/April Things to do in Italy: Palio della Rana - Fermignano (Urbino) These historical games are the reenactment of the festival held in 1607, the first Sunday after Easter, to celebrate the independence from the neighboring city of Urbino. Most bizarre is the frogs competition where frogs on wheelbarrow compete in a race: believe it or not this his a historical game that after centuries of oblivion was revived in 1966. The race became so popular that it gave the name to the festival. Festival of Street Artists - Pennabilli (Urbino) At the beginning of the month buskers, jugglers, mimes and magicians come from all over the world to meet in the medieval town of Pennabilli. For three days the streets and the Teatro Vittoria are taken over by buskers and artists that will entertain the public until late at night. Discover middle ages food and life with the many medieval feasts and festivals that liven up summer nights of Le Marche region. The lovely village of Montappone celebrates the traditions of straw hat making. Read about the story of Montappone straw hats and how a rural community turned straw into gold.
Senigallia, one of the finest Italy beaches, is becoming also one of the trendiest resorts of the Adriatic riviera beaches. At the beginning of August, during the summer Jamboree the town celebrates 1950’s culture, with period music, clothes, cars and events. This event is a week long festival that celebrates the culture and music of the Mediterranean. In Urbino, the first weekend of September is dedicated to kite flying with workshops and competitions. Castelfidardo, the capital of accordion manufacture, hosts the Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica at the beginning of October. The festival gathers many international artists. Despite its folk origins the accordion is very versatile and became the favorite instrument of jazz and modern musician. Another event at the end of October is the Sprevengoli Night in Ostra (Ancona). The sprevengoli are mischievous spirits that haunt and torment the humans. This four day events held around Halloween night, freezes with laughter and good food the spiteful gremlins.
One of the things to do in Italy at Christmas time is the tour of the presepi or nativity scenes. Read about the origin of these Italian holiday traditions. To check out the theatre programs, music events, and more things to do in Italy click here Back to Le Marche Travel Guide Homepage |
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