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Events and
Festivals in Taranto (Back to
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January
Descent of the Three Kings.
Where: La Lama and Lizzano
Parade of allegorical carts.
Where: Massafra
February
Our Lady of Lourdes.
Where: Pulsano
March:
Matre festivities, rich dishes and
celebration by this village of Albanian origins. Where: San
Marzano
April
Easter festivities
(Feste Pasquali) represent high emotional remembrance for the
province of Taranto.
Famous auctions are held in the Church of
Saint Domenico and in the Church of the Carmine. On Holy
Thursday thousand of people gather to witness the procession of
Our Lady of Sorrow which leaves from the Church of Saint
Domenico; it takes place in the dark of night, while the
Parade of the Mysteries, where sinister looking bearers, Ku
Klus Klan like robes, carry the statue representing the Passion
of Christ leaves from the Church of the Carmine on Good Friday.
Where: Taranto
May
Festival of Patron Saint Cataldo,
with sea procession with fireworks and
open air band concerts. On the 8th the sea procession is
followed by a spectacular fireworks cascade from the bastions
and the Aragonese Castle. Pageant in period costumes re-enacting
the wedding between Maria d?Enghien and Ladislas of Hungary.
Food galore and free samples given out of typical local fish
dishes Where: Taranto
Palio di Taranto:
a regatta with crews dressed in medieval costumes. Where:
Taranto
July
Festival of the Moustache,
men with moustaches who come from all over Italy to participate.
Where: Montemesola
Festival of the Itria Valley
featuring the operas of the XVIII century. Where: Martina Franca
August:
Handicraft and Ceramic Fair.
Where: Castellaneta Marina, Grottaglie and Laterza
Tournament of the Healthy Wrist
features an iron arm competition.
Where: Pulsano
September
Fish Festival.
Where: Castellaneta Marina
Festa Stella Maris,
protectress of fishermen. Magnificent and spectacular parade of
the statue of the Madonna. The festivities include a Festival of
Fish and of Mussels with free sampling of the seafood. Where:
Taranto
October
Feast of Our Lady of the Star.
Where: Palagiano
Wine Festival,
with singolar wine spurts out from a fountain at the center of
the city's main Piazza. Where: Carosino
November
Mushroom Hunt.
Where: Crispiano
Agricultural Products Fair
- features a wide variety of locally grown and produced foods
and a competition for the best Mandarin Orange. Where: Palagiano
Decembe
Rupestre nativity,
a scene allegedly as one of the largest and
most realistic in all of Italy. Where: Crispiano and Grottaglie
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