Traditional Events

January

21 January: S. Sebastiano – Nicotera (Preitoni)

 

February

3 February: S. Biagio – Serra S. Bruno

 

March

1 March: S. Leoluca – Vibo Valentia

12 March: San Nicodemo – Zambrone (Daffinà)

19 March: S. Giuseppe – Nicotera

23 March: Fair of the “Annunziata” – Tropea

25 March: Madonna Annunziata – Tropea

27 March: Madonna di Romania – Tropea

 

April

2 April: S. Francesco di Paola – Briatico

16 April: Fair – Cessaniti

18 April: Fair of the Holy Cross – Drapia

19 April: dedication of the Shrine of St. Mary of the Catholic – Mileto

 

May

3 May: “I Tri da Cruci” (typical games, firegames, fireworks)- Tropea

31 May: Madonna of the roses – Parghelia

2 May: S. Francesco – Pizzo

17 May: Fair – Zaccanapoli

19 May: Fair – Spilinga

21 May: Madonna of the fountain – Spilinga

29 May: Fair – Cessaniti

 

June

5 June: Fair – Briatico (Piazza 4 Novembre)

7 June: Madonna della Chiesa Madre – Briatico

12 – 13 June: Fair S. Antonio – Filadelfia

21 June: Fiera – Filandari

 

July

2 July: Madonna Immaculate – Ricadi (S. Nicolò)

2 July: Fair – Monterosso, Pizzoni

3 July: Festival of the blue fish – Tropea

7 July: Fair – Rombiolo

14 July: Fair – Filandari

16 July: Madonna del Carmine – Briatico, Joppolo (Monte Poro)

15 – 16 – 17 July: Saint Mary – Filandari

25 July: Fair – Limbadi

26 July: Festival of the “Fileja” (fresh pasta) – Vibo Valentia

30 July: Fair – Ionadi

20 July: Country fair – Briatico

August

1 – 8 August: August in Spilinga – Spilinga

3 August: Festival of the blue fish – Parghelia

5 August: Mary of the snow – Zungri

7 August: Festival of the stockfish – Gerocarne

8 August: Festival of the ‘nduja (spicy sausage) – Spilinga

9 August: Fair – Francavilla

9 August: Festival of the “fileja” (fresh pasta) – Filandari

10 August: Festival of the wine – Drapia (Brattirò)

10 August: Festival of the local products from the country – Ionadi (Nao)

11 – 12 – 13 August: Festival of the local products – Zambrone

12 August: Festival of the potato – Zungri

13 August: Festival of the red onion – Ricadi

13 August: Festival of the potato – Rombiolo (Pernocari)

13 – 15 August: Fair – Nicotera

14 – 16 August: Fair – Serra San Bruno

15 August: Madonna of the Island – Tropea

16 August: S. Sebastiano – Rombiolo (Pernocari)

16 August: Party with music, at midnight fireworks – Maierato

19 August: Festival of the local products – Zungri

 

September

8 September: Madonna delle Grazie – Pizzo

9 September: Madonna of Romania – Tropea

13 September: Festival of the pork – Rombiolo (Presinaci)

14 September: Fair – Spilinga

20 September: Madonna Addolorata – Serra S. Bruno, Simbario

29 September: Festival of the pork – Parghelia (Fitili)

 

November

1 November: Fair – Pizzo, Nicotera

1 November: Fair of the goods and animals – Serra San Bruno

30 November: San Andrea – Parghelia

 

December

6 December: S. Nicola – Briatico, Capistrano, Mileto, Ionadi, Ricadi, Rombiolo

7 – 8 December: Fiera – Dasà

8 December: Madonna Immaculate – Nicotera, Rombiolo (Garavati)