July 2020
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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
- 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
- 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
- Cermignano (TE) Wheat Harvest festival
- Scurcola Marsicana (AQ): Feast of San Vincenzo and Sant'Antonio from Padua and Beer festival
- 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)
- Elice (PE): Sagra delle Scrippelle (a typical Abruzzese recipe similar to French crêpes, the festival continues through July 9 and 10
- Calascio (AQ): Feast of the Assumption and St.Antonio
- Collarmele (AQ): Feast of Santa Felicita and her seven martyr children
- Colonnella (TE) Feast of Manocchi, dedicated to Maria SS del Suffragio
- San Benedetto in Perillis (AQ): Feast of San Benedetto
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Montefino (TE): Feast of Madonna del Carmine
- Salle (CH): Feast of Beato (Blessed) Roberto da Salle
- Scontrone (AQ): Feast of Madonna del Carmine
- Cortino (TE): Sagra degli antichi sapori (festival of ancient food flavours)
- Poggio Picenze (AQ): Feast of San Felice
- Tossicia (TE): Feast of Santa Sinforosa
- Civitella Messer Raimondo (CH): Throughout the last week of July, Tournament of "Ruzzola", an ancient game dating back to Roman times
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ancarano (TE): feast of San Sulpicio
- Sant'Eusanio Forconese (AQ): Festival of "maccheroni alla mulinara"
- Acciano (AQ)Sagra of arrosticini, truffle and wine
- Giulianova (TE): Festival of popular bands
- Picciano (PE): Sagra della Pizzonta