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Calendar
Throughout the island and throughout the year there are numerous
festivals which provide a good opportunity to experience old Sardinian traditions, see local costumes and handicrafts, hear folk music and taste local products.
JANUARY
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| 6 |
Epiphany |
Sanluri (CA) |
| end of the month |
Sea urchin Festival |
Alghero (SS) |
| 16 - 17 |
S.Antonio Abate Celebrations |
All over the Island |
| 16 - 17 |
S.Antonio Abate Celebrations
(masquerade parade of mamuthones,12 frightening masks representing the months of the year) |
Mamoiada (NU) |
FEBRUARY
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| beginning of the month |
Sea urchin Festival |
Portoscuso (CA) |
| the last Sunday of Carnival |
Sa Sartiglia (equestrian tournament) |
Oristano |
| Shrove Tuesday |
Carnival Parade (procession of carts, burning of Re Giorgio) |
Tempio (SS) |
| throughout February |
Carnival Parades |
Throughout the Island |
MARCH/ APRIL
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| Sunday (Easter period) |
Citrus Festival |
Muravera (CA) |
| Easter weekend |
Torrone Festival |
Tonara (NU) |
| Holy week |
Passion and Holy Week rites |
Throughout the Island |
| Good Friday |
Religious Processions |
Oristano, Sassari and Cagliari |
| Holy Tuesday - Holy Thursday - Good Friday - Easter Sunday |
Evocative rituals of Spanish origin |
Alghero (SS) |
| Easter Sunday |
"S’Incontru"
(The symbolic representation of the meeting between the Virgin Mary and the risen Christ) |
Oliena, Orosei (NU) |
| Holy Monday |
Procession in the old part of the town |
Castelsardo (SS) |
MAY
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| 1 |
Sant’Efisio Festival
(hundreds of celebrants come from all over the island wearing their local costumes, walking, on horseback, in carts and carriages, to fulfill a Vow made to the Saint three centuries ago) |
Cagliari |
| 1 - 10 |
“S. Francesco” Feast
(Rural folk festival, traditional food, horse parade) |
Lula (NU) |
| the first Sunday |
“Nostra Signora di Valverde” Feast |
Alghero (SS) |
| the first decade |
Strawberry Festival |
Arborea (OR) |
| end of the month |
Cous cous Festival |
Carloforte
(S.Pietro Island) |
| Ascension day |
Cavalcata Sarda
(Parade of local Sardinian costumes from all over the Island) |
Sassari |
| 26 |
“S. Mauro” Feast
(Rural folk festival with music, sports, games) |
Sorgono (NU) |
JUNE
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| the first Sunday |
“Santa Caterina” Feast
(Procession with typical costumes, and some agricultural carts pulled by oxen) |
Orroli (NU) |
| the first Sunday |
“Madonna dei Martiri” Feast
(Poetic competitions in Sardinian language) |
Fonni (NU) |
| first days of the month |
Tuna Festival |
Carloforte (San Pietro island) |
| first decade |
Cherry Festival |
Villacidro (CA) |
JULY
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| first decade |
“S’Ardia”
wild reckless horse race around the Sanctuary of "Santu Antine." to honour San Costantino |
Sedilo (OR) |
| second decade |
“Sciampitta”
(international exhibition of folk traditions) |
Quartu S.Elena (CA) |
AUGUST
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| first weekend |
Wine Festival
(typical products and the famous Jerzu Cannonau wine) |
Jerzu (CA) |
| 14 |
“La Faradda di li Candareri”
(a procession of 30-foot wooden candle-sticks (candelieri) bedecked with flowers, ribbons, banners and bows carried by the “Gremi” (the old craft guilds) through the old town up to S. Maria di Betlem Church to fulfil a Vow to the Virgin Mary) |
Sassari |
| 29 |
SS. Redentore
(Traditional costumes, horses, decorated carts, handicrafts, folk traditions.
There is also a tenor competition featuring ancient traditional Sardinian songs) |
Nuoro |
SEPTEMBER
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| first Sunday |
S. Salvatore - "Race of the Saracens"
(a group of 800 barefooted young men, wearing short white tunics, run for 12 Km holding the statue of the Saint re-enacting the long fight against the Saracens) |
Cabras (OR) |
OCTOBER
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
Last Sunday
of the month |
Chestnut Festival
(costume parade, shows, food and wine tasting) |
Aritzo (NU) |
NOVEMBER
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| second decade |
"Madonna dello Schiavo" Feast |
Carloforte (S.Antioco Island) |
| 21 |
“Nostra Signora delle Grazie” Feast
(religious procession with votive candles, costume parade and songs) |
Nuoro |
DECEMBER
| DATE |
DESCRIZIONE |
LOCATION |
| 31 |
New Year’s Eve
(street artists, concerts, fireworks) |
Alghero (SS) |
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