Plan Italy by season
Winter festivals in Italy
A practical index of Italy’s winter celebrations, with their usual date windows, cities and primary sources.
6 festivals
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carnivalCarnevale di Venezia
Easter-relative: ~2.5 weeks ending on Shrove Tuesday (Easter -47d)
Plan this festivalcarnivalCarnevale di Viareggio
Easter-relative: 4-5 Sunday parades around Shrove Tuesday, extends past Ash Wednesday
Plan this festivalcarnivalStorico Carnevale di Ivrea
Easter-relative: core days Sunday to Shrove Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
Plan this festivaltraditionalSa Sartiglia
Easter-relative: Carnival Sunday and Shrove Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
Plan this festivalmusicFestival di Sanremo
Fixed rule: five nights Tuesday-Saturday, late February, Teatro Ariston
Plan this festivaltraditionalFiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco d'Alba
Annual: weekends from early October to early December
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