July 2020

Festivities and events in the month of July.

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Altino (CH): Historical reenactment of wheat harvest (trebbiatura) with parade of traditional tools and carts
Atessa (CH): Rassegna Internazionale del folclore (end of the month)
Avezzano (AQ): Beer festival
Bisenti (TE): Sagra dell'Emigrante and Sagra della gastronomia Bizantina
Bomba (CH): Sagra del pesce (Fish festival)
Bussi sul Tirino (PE): BussinJazz, festival of Jazz music throughout the summer
Casacanditella (CH): Festa del pescatore (Fisherman's festival) with wine and trout festivals, dances, music
Casalincontrada (CH): Sagra della Marrocchia (festival of roasted ear of corn), a true Abruzzese speciality
Castellalto (TE): Castellarte, a series of artistic and musical events taking place in the ancient medieval citadel
Cepagatti (PE): Festival of bread, oil and tomato
Controguerra (TE): Sagra Enogastronomica (Festival of local food and wine
Corropoli (TE): Market fair of Agriculture and Food
Fossa (AQ): Festa del Vino (Wine festival)
Francavilla (CH): Beer Festival
Giulianova (TE): Sea Week Festival, with performances, music and (of course) sea food
Guardiagrele (CH): Festa della Majella
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia (TE): Beer festival
Martinsicuro (TE): "Città di Martinsicuro" Art Exhibition, throughout the month
Massa D'Albe (AQ): July Sagra del Formaggio Fraz. Forme
Miglianico (CH): "Miglianico Tour" footrace
Montorio al Vomano (TE): International Festival of Folk Music
Mosciano Sant'Angelo (TE): Sagra degli Gnocchi e della Gastronomia Abruzzese (festival of gnocchi and Abruzzese cuisine)
Mozzagrogna (CH): Sagra della Pasta al Tartufo (truffle pasta)
Oricola (AQ): Bean Festival
Ortona (CH): Sagra del Prosciutto e Melone (ham and melon festival)
Penna Sant'Andrea (TE): "Estadanze", a festival of folk dances, among which the celebrated "laccio d'amore", an ancient Abruzzese dance which took origin here, according to the tradition
Pescara (PE): International Jazz Festival and "Ennio Flajano" prize in theatre, literature, cinema and television
Pianella (PE): Feast of San Silvestro
Ripa Teatina (CH): Sagra delle Sagne
Sant'Eufemia a Maiella (PE): Feast of Santa Gioconda
Sant'Eusanio del Sangro (CH): Feast of Sant'Eusanio
San Vito Chietino (CH): Sagra dello Zuccotto
Sulmona (AQ): Giostra Cavalleresca, one of the most beautiful historical reconstruction in Abruzzo and Italy
Torre dei Passeri (PE): Sagra degli Arrosticini
Tollo (CH): Sagra del Vino (wine festival)
Villa Celiera (PE): Sagra of "maccheroni alla molinara" (hand made pasta without eggs)
Villa Sant'Angelo (AQ): Fish Festival, first week in July

1 July

Corvara (PE): Feast of the Sacrocuore and Madonna delle Grazie, continued to July 2
Montesilvano (PE): Feast of Sant'Antonio from Padua
Taranta Peligna (CH): Feast of Madonna della Valle, continuing to July 3, with a typical nocturnal procession to the sanctuary
Villa Santa Maria (CH): Feast of Madonna delle Grazie, continues the following day

2 July

Cagnano (AQ): Feast of St. Pelino (at Collicello)
Ortona dei Marsi (AQ): Feast of Santa Maria delle Grazie and Sant'Antonio
Palena (CH): Pilgrimage to the hermitage of Madonna dell'Altare
Roseto (TE): Feast of Sacro Cuore

3 July

Cermignano (TE) Wheat Harvest festival
Scurcola Marsicana (AQ): Feast of San Vincenzo and Sant'Antonio from Padua and Beer festival

4 July

Anversa degli Abruzzi (AQ): Feast of Madonna delle Grazie
Rocca Pia (AQ): Madonna del Casale, with "Gara del solco dritto" (who ploughs the straightest line)

5 July

Crognaleto (TE): Sagra del formaggio pecorino

6 July

7 July

8 July

Elice (PE): Sagra delle Scrippelle (a typical Abruzzese recipe similar to French crêpes, the festival continues through July 9 and 10

9 July

Calascio (AQ): Feast of the Assumption and St.Antonio
Collarmele (AQ): Feast of Santa Felicita and her seven martyr children

10 July

Colonnella (TE) Feast of Manocchi, dedicated to Maria SS del Suffragio
San Benedetto in Perillis (AQ): Feast of San Benedetto

11 July

Alfedena (AQ): Feast of Patron Saints Maria Salomè and Pietro the martyr
Civitella Alfedena (AQ): Feast of Santa Lucia
Roccaspinasalveti (AQ): Feast of San Pio
San Pio delle Camere (AQ): Feast of Patron San Pio
Villetta Barrea (AQ): Feast of San Vincenzo Ferreri

12 July

Paglieta (CH): Feast of San Giusto, continued through July 13 and 14
Pettorano sul Gizio (AQ): Feast od santa Margherita and San Benigno
Serramonacesca (PE): Festa dell'Emigrante, throughout the second week of July

13 July

Rocca di Cambio (AQ): Feast of Madonna del Rosario
Villamagna (CH): "I Saraceni", the siege by the saracens is commemorated, with the miraculous intervention of Santa Margherita

14 July

Bucchianico (CH): Feast San Camillo de Lellis
Sant'Omero (TE): Sagra del Baccalà

15 July

Cepagatti (PE): Feast of Madonna del Carmine
Cugnoli (PE): Feast of Madonna del Carmine (also the following day)
Pescasseroli (AQ): Feast of Madonna del Carmine (also the following day)
Sante Marie (AQ): Feast of patron saints
Tornareccio (CH): Feast of Madonna del Carmine, continuing the following day

16 July

Montefino (TE): Feast of Madonna del Carmine
Salle (CH): Feast of Beato (Blessed) Roberto da Salle
Scontrone (AQ): Feast of Madonna del Carmine

17 July

Montereale (AQ): Festa della Madonna del Carmelo

18 July

Cortino (TE): Sagra degli antichi sapori (festival of ancient food flavours)
Poggio Picenze (AQ): Feast of San Felice
Tossicia (TE): Feast of Santa Sinforosa

19 July

20 July

21 July

Civitella Messer Raimondo (CH): Throughout the last week of July, Tournament of "Ruzzola", an ancient game dating back to Roman times

22 July

Tortoreto (TE): Sagra Gastronomica, continues to July 28

23 July

Città Sant'Angelo (PE): Feast of San Felice and Sant'Antonio from Padua

24 July

Ancarano (TE): Sagra del Coniglio (rabbit festival) and of typical products, continues up to July 28
Civitella del Tronto (TE) International festival of Folk Music, continues through July 25 and 27
Dogliola (CH): Festa del Ringraziamento per il Raccolto (a kind of Thanksgiving) with procession of decorated carts and auction sale of gifts

25 July

Cagnano (AQ): Feast of St. Giacomo
Carsoli (AQ): Campionato di fisarmonica, con stands gastronomici (Accordion Championship, with gourmet stands)
Filetto (CH): Feast of San Giacomo
Moscufo (PE): Feast of Patron San Cristoforo
Pescara (PE): Feast of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, with a procession of fishing motorboats
Pescasseroli (AQ): Lamb Festival

26 July

Campli (TE): Sagra gastronomica
Canzano (TE): Feast of Sant'Anna, patron saint of women giving birth
Chieti (CH): Feast of Sant'Anna
Bussi sul Tirino (PE): Feast of Sant'Anna and San Pantaleone
Penne (PE): up to the end of the month, Trofeo Fonte Manente, a contest for players of "'ddu'bbotte", a traditional Abruzzese musical instrument

27 July

Frisa (CH): Feast of Santa Lucia and San Pantaleone
Miglianico (CH): Feast of San Pantaleone, which inspired both F.P.Michetti's paintings entitled "Il Voto" (The Vow) and one of D'Annunzio's short stories

28 July

Teramo (TE): "I Trionfi" historical reenactment in costume with allegorical waggons, Sagra del Prosciutto, Formaggio e Pane Casereccio (festival of ham, cheese and home-made bread)
Torricella Peligna (CH): Blues Festival
Sant'Omero (TE): Sagra de li Maccaru de le Machinà

29 July