August 2020
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- Aielli, (AQ): Sagra degli amaretti (typical almond biscuits)
- Avezzano (AQ): early in August, Festival of "pasta e ceci", with folk games and shows
- Barisciano (AQ): Potato festival, with a traditional donkey race ("Palio degli Asini")
- Barrea (AQ): Feast of Santa Maria delle Grazie (emigrants come back on the occasion)
- Bolognano (PE): Feast of Sacro Cuore
- Bucchianico (CH): Festival of figs and "pernill" (roasted ham)
- Cagnano (AQ): First week in August, Boar Festival
- Calascio (AQ): Sagra del Pecorino (Sheep cheese festival)
- Campo di Giove (AQ): Sagra del "pappone", polenta con patate, pane e pancetta (a dish with maize flour, bread and bacon)
- Cansano (AQ): Sagra dell'Agnello e del Formaggio (Lamb and Cheese festival), first week in August
- Canzano (TE): Exhibition of antique agricultural machines, Rendez-vous of classical and antique motorcycles
- Capestrano (AQ): Sagra della Trota (Trout festival), first half of the month
- Castel Frentano (CH): Art exhibitions, sports events, wine and local food festivals throughout the month.
- Castellafiume (AQ): "Pasta e Fagioli" Festival, end of the month
- Castelli (TE): "Agosto a Castelli", a Market Fair of traditional ceramics along the streets of the village
- Casalbordino (CH): Sagra delle Vongole (Clam festival) with a parade of boats on the Lido
- Castelvecchio Calvisio (AQ): Sagra della Cicerchia ("Cicerchia" festival, the cicerchia is a kind of bean)
- Celano (AQ): Sagra del Tartufo (Truffle Festival), first week in August
- Città Sant'Angelo (PE): Festivals of "scrippelle", beer and pizza
- Civitella Roveto (AQ): festival of"quagliatelli"
- Cermignano (TE) Estate Cermignanese, a whole program of events, among which the celebrated "Sagra delle Fregnacce"
- Colledara (TE) second half of the month, Sagra della Porchetta and Contest of "Ddu'Bbotte", a typical Abruzzese instrument, and of the accordion
- Corropoli (TE): first half of the month, Palio delle Botti (barrels are pushed up a hill) and costume parade, also Market Fair of Craftswork; second half of the month, International Folk Review
- Fossa (AQ): Second week in August, Sagra della Bistecca (Steak Festival)
- Fresagrandinaria (CH): Sagra della Porchetta (Roasted young pork) and Festa dell'Emigrante
- Gamberale (CH): Feast of San Lorenzo
- Goriano Sicoli (AQ): First half of the month, Festival of the "ciambella gorianese"
- Guardiagrele (CH): Market Fair of Abruzzese craftswork
- Introdacqua (AQ): First half of the month, Festival of "porchetta" and "prosciutto"
- Lecce dei Marsi (AQ): Sagra dell'agnello (Lamb festival)
- Manoppello (PE): Sagra del Pecorino (hard sheep cheese)
- Massa d'Albe (AQ): Sagra della Coda alla Vaccinara and Sagra dello Spiedino
- Miglianico (CH): Wine festival
- Nocciano (PE): Festivals of "Porchetta" (slices cut from a roasted young pork) and "Sagna e Fagioli" (a soup based on beans and roughly cut, hand-made pasta pieces)
- Notaresco (TE): International Tournament of "Bocce" (first half of the month)
- Ortona (CH): Sagra della Triglia (mediterranean blue fish)
- Ortucchio (AQ): Frog fair
- Pereto (AQ): Feast of San Giorgio
- Poggio Picenze (AQ): Sagra degli "spizzichi" (white pasta with mutton meat)
- Pollutri (CH): Sagra dell'Uva e del Vino (festival of wine and grapes)
- Pescosansonesco (PE): Feast of the Assunta
- Prata d'Ansidonia (AQ): Festival of gnocchi and saffron rice
- Quadri (CH): Settimana Quadrese: festivals, music, stands
- Rocca San Giovanni (CH): Festivals of the Emigrant, of Nature, and Accordion
- Rosello (CH): Gastronomic festival "Arritruvemmece a la piazza" (let's go for a reunion at the square)
- Roseto (TE): Sagra del Vino (wine festival)
- Scurcola Marsicana (AQ): Festivals, concerts etc throughout the month
- Secinaro (AQ): Feast of San Nicola, Sant'Antonio, San Rocco and Santa Maria
- Sant'Eusanio del Sangro (CH): Sagra della Papera (Duck festival)
- San Vito Chietino (CH): Sagra del Pesce Fritto (fried fish festival)
- Schiavi d'Abruzzo (CH): Sagra del Tartufo (truffle festival)
- Torano Nuovo (TE): National Volleyball Tournament
- Trasacco (AQ): Fair/exibition of agricultural tools
- Torricella Peligna (CH): International lyrical contest "Vincenzo Bellini", Sagra degli Arrosticini e della Pasta, Agritour festival, feasts od San Marziale, San Domenico and San Rocco
- Tossicia (TE): Sagra of Timballo aprutino and Bruschetta
- Vasto (CH): Toson d'Oro, historical reenactment in medieval costumes
- Villamagna (CH): Representation of the miracle of Santa Margherita, who helped the Villamagnese to reject a Turkish invasion
- Villa Sant'Angelo (AQ): Sport festival, second week in August
- Capistrello (AQ): Sagra delle fragole e festa della montagna (Strawberry and mountain festival)
- Capitignano (AQ): Raduno degli alpini, in una piccola chiesa di campagna (Alpini reunion in a small country church)
- Corvara (PE): Wheat harvest festival
- Fallo (CH): Feast of San Giovanni Ferreri
- Luco dei Marsi (AQ): Feast of SS. Antonio and Rocco, and Madonna delle Grazie
- Montazzoli (CH): Sagra della Pasta e Fagioli (a soup made with hand-made pasta and beans)
- Orsogna (CH): Feast of Madonna degli Angeli, continued the following day
- Ovindoli (AQ): Feast of Saints Sebastiano, Vincenzo and Antonio
- Rocca di Mezzo (AQ): "Gara del Solco Dritto", a contest among the young men to marry the most beautiful girl in the place
- San Pio delle Camere (AQ): Sagra delle Fregnacce
- Sant'Eusanio Forconese (AQ): Feast of Madonna del Castello
- Tollo (CH): Feast of Madonna del Rosario, with a reenactment of the 1566 battle between Tollo and the Saracens, when the Tollese were saved by the Virgin Mother after throwing watermelons and macaroni against the invaders
- Tornimparte (AQ): Sagra del prosciutto
- Bisenti (TE): Celebration in honor of Madonna degli Angeli, with a procession of women in traditional costumes bringing offers
- Canzano (TE): Exhibition of ancient and contemporary lacework, Sagra of the celebrated "canzanese" turkey
- Capitignano (AQ): Feast of the Madonna degli Angeli
- Castel Frentano (CH): Feast of Santo Stefano, continues the following day
- Cellino Attanasio (TE): Feast of madonna degli Angeli
- Fallo (CH): Feast of Madonna del Soccorso
- Santo Stefano di Sessanio (AQ): Feast of Santo Stefano and Sant'Isidoro
- Collecorvino (PE): Festival of "Trescatura", in commemoration of ancient wheat harvesting and treshing
- Lettopalena (CH): Feasts of San Vincenzo and Madonna dell'Assunta, lasting throughout the first week
- Montenerodomo (CH): Feast of Saints Antonio and Fedele, with Lamb, Sausages and Prosciutto Festivals, lasting throughout the first week of August
- Rocca Santa Maria (TE): Sagra del fungo porcino e pecora alla "callara" (boletus and pot-boiled mutton festival)
- Sant'Omero (TE): Sagra della Birra (Beer festival)
- Tortoreto (TE): Abbuffata di Pesce (Fish feasting) throughout the first week of August
- Brittoli (PE): Feast of Madonna della Neve
- Bugnara (AQ): Feast of Madonna della Neve, continues the following day
- Castellafiume (AQ): Feast of Madonna della Neve and Madonna dell'Oriente (Pagliara), Arrosticini Festival
- Farindola (PE): Sagra del Pecorino (Hard sheep cheese)
- Giuliano Teatino (CH): Feast of Madonna della Neve
- Montesilvano (PE): Feast of Madonna della Neve
- Pizzoferrato (CH): Feast of patron San Domenico
- Castel del Monte (AQ): Rassegna ovina (Sheep exhibition) at Campo Imperatore
- Castel Frentano (CH): Feast of "donativi"
- Fagnano Alto (AQ): Sagra del tartufo, con giochi, musica e balli popolari - Truffle festival with music, dances and folk games
- Gioia dei Marsi (AQ): Feast of San Salvatore and Madonna delle Grazie
- Sant'Eusanio Forconese (AQ): Feast of Madonna della Neve
- Castel del Monte (AQ): At Fonte Vetica, on the Campo Imperatore plateau, gathering of all the sheep ot the area
- Tornimparte (AQ): Feast of Madonna della Neve, at Barano
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San Donato is celebrated in many places:
Alanno (PE), Castiglione Messer Raimondo (TE), Cepagatti (PE), Fossacesia (CH)
- Castel del Monte (AQ): Feast of Patron San Donato
- Castel di Ieri (AQ): Feast of Patron San Donato
- Celenza sul Trigno (CH): feast of San Donato with parade of women carrying gifts to the sanctuary, religious songs and procession of faithfuls
- Giulianova (TE): Buskers' (street artists) Festival, continues to August 11
- Pescocostanzo (AQ): Feast of San Felice
- Roccaraso (AQ): Feast of Sant'Ippolito
- Tione degli Abruzzi (AQ): Feast of San Pancrazio
- Bomba (CH): Feast of San Donato
- Arielli (CH): Feast of Madonna delle Grazie
- Ateleta (AQ): Sagra dell'Agnello (Lamb Festival)
- Basciano (TE): Sagra del Prosciutto abruzzese and "ddù botte" Festival, a competition among players of this Abruzzese instrument, with a parade of allegorical carts
- Casalanguida (CH): Feast of San Donato
- Giulianova (TE): Feast of Madonna del Portosalvo, with a traditional sea procession, continues to August 14
- Fontecchio (AQ): Feast of San Biagio
- Villavallelonga (AQ): Sagra della pecora (Mutton festival) at Prati d'Angro
- Arsita (TE): Sagra del Coatto (a traditional mutton dish)
- Gessopalena (CH): Wheat harvest festival with costume parade
- Montereale (AQ): Sagra della trota, con gara di pesca sportiva
- Villa Santa Maria (CH): Feast of Madonna del Basilico, continued through August 11
- Abbateggio (PE): Feast of San Lorenzo
- Farindola (PE): Festa della Montagna (Mountain festival) continued to Aug 11
- Gagliano Aterno (AQ): Feast of Sant'Antonio and San Martino, continued to 11 August
- Gamberale (CH): Feast of San Lorenzo with Sagra della Pecora (Mutton Festival)
- Lucoli (AQ): Feast of San Lorenzo
- Pineto (TE): from August 10 to 12, feast of San Gabriele
- Pizzoli (AQ): Feast of San Lorenzo
- Scanno (AQ): Feast of San Lorenzo
- Colledimacine (CH): Feast of patron Saint Mariano
- Tione degli Abruzzi (AQ): Feast of San Cesidio and San Prospero
- Roio del Sangro (CH): Feast of San Filippo
- Carpineto SInello (CH): Feast of San Vincenzo
- Cellino Attanasio (TE): Sagra del Tartufo (Truffle festival) continues to August 13 and 14
- Colonnella (TE): Festival of local food and wine, continues up to August 18
- Palmoli (CH): Sagra della ventricina e dello spezzatino palmolese (a DOC local dish)
- Cepagatti (PE): Feast of Saints Rocco and Lucia, with parade of traditional carts and Palio dei Saraceni, continuing through August 16
- Civitella del Tronto (TE) "A la corte de lo Governatore", historical re-enactment of a medieval banquet in costume inside the fortress, continues to August 16
- Ofena (AQ): Exhibition of Montepulciano wine
- Prezza (AQ): Feast of Sant'Emidio and San Rocco
- Cansano (AQ): Feast of patron saints San Rocco and San Donato
- Capistrello (AQ): Sagra della "marrocca" (at nearby Corcumello)
- Castiglione a Casauria (PE): Feast of Madonna della Croce
- Corfinio (AQ): Corteo storico in costume romano
- Martinsicuro (TE): Sea Festival, with procession of fishing boats
- Oricola (AQ): Festival of snails ("escargons")
- San Demetrio nei Vestini (AQ): Bread festival
- Scanno (AQ): Festival of the "Catenaccio", reenactment of an ancient marriage rite, with folk music and dances in traditional costumes
- Scontrone (AQ): Feast of Madonna della Neve and Sagra of lasagne and fagioli
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The Madonna dell'Assunta is celebrated this day in many places: Balsorano (AQ), Bisegna (AQ), Caporciano (AQ), Caramanico Terme (PE), Castel Frentano (CH), Collelongo (AQ), Colledimezzo (CH), Caramanico Terme (PE), Pietracamela (TE), Treglio (CH), Tortoreto (TE), Valle Castellana (TE)
- Atessa (CH): Ferragosto Atessano, continuing through the 18th
- Atri (TE): Sagra delle Anguille (Eel festival) and Maggiolata, a train of traditional oxen-drawn waggons and folk groups
- Bellante (TE): Feast of Santa Maria in Herulis
- Canistro (AQ): Feast of San Giovanni Battista
- Cappelle sul Tavo (PE): Palio delle Pupe, a competition with female carton figures, representing the various districts, which are made to dance and then burned.
- Cappadocia (AQ) Feast of San Biagio and Santa Margherita
- Carapelle Calvisio (AQ): Festa dell'Emigrante (Emigrant's festival)
- Casacanditella (CH): Festa della Madonna dell'Assunta: in a procession the statue of San Gregorio Papa is carried towards the statue of the Virgin and there is a group of "virginelle" all dressed in white and covered in flowers
- Castel Castagna (TE): Cattle exhibition at Santa Maria di Ronzano
- Castellafiume (AQ): Feast of Sant'Antonio da Padova and San Giovanni Battista
- Castelli (TE): Lancio del piatto (Plate throwing) on the river Leomogna, a traditional folk game
- Montebello di Bertona (PE): Festival of traditional food
- Ortona (CH): "Maggiolata", parade of traditional carts and folk songs
- Popoli (CH): Trout festival and Cronoscalata "Svolte di Popoli" (car race opened to all categories from the plains of Popoli to the top of a 10 km winding road leading up to the mountain, which every year is a popular destination for all professionals and amateurs)
- Ripa Teatina (CH): Sagra di Ferragosto: music, dances, gastronomic stands
- Roccaspinasalveti (AQ): Festival of Agnello alla brace
- Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata (TE): Fiera dell'Assunta (market fair)
- Torano Nuovo (TE): Sagra of Wine, Sausages and Cheese, and Exhibition of provincial DOC wines
- Torrebruna (CH): Feast of San Placido
- : Feast of the Assunta, continuing the following day
- Tortoreto (TE): Boat parade in honor of the Assumption
- Vasto (CH): Feast of Santa Maria Stella Maris
- Villetta Barrea (AQ): Feast of Santa Barbara
Other festivals on this day:
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San Rocco is celebrated on this day, especially in: Bisegna (AQ), Cagnano (AQ), Collelongo (AQ), Borrello (CH), Civitaluparella (CH), Colledimezzo (CH), Montazzoli (CH), Mozzagrogna (CH), Orsogna (CH), Picciano (PE), Pietracamela (TE), Taranta Peligna (CH), Torrevecchia Teatina (CH)
- Castiglione a Casauria (PE): Feast of san Rocco and Sagra della Porchetta
- Cappelle sul Tavo (PE): Contest of "'ddu 'bbotte", an Abruzzese traditional musical instrument.
- Cupello (CH): The Emigrant's festival, with the typical "ndrocchie" (a special type of hand-made pasta)
- Frisa (CH): Sagra del Prosciutto, melone and bruschetta (ham, melon and roasted seasoned slice of bread) continued throughout the month
- Paglieta (CH): Sagra del Dolce (festival of cakes etc)
- Pennadomo (CH): Feast of patron saints Brigida, Rocco and Antonio continues the following day - also about the same time Sagra del Cinghiale (boar festival)
- Pennapiedimonte (CH): Feast of Santa Brigida
- Roccamontepiano (CH): Feast of San Rocco with Sagra della Porchetta e Cocomero (roasted young pork and watermelon)
Other festivals of the day:
- Borrello (CH): Feast of Saint Egidio
- Sulmona (AQ): Abruzzo DOC, exhibition of typical products lasting up to the end of the month
- Torrevecchia Teatina (CH): Feast of san Gabriele
- Atri (TE): Feast of "tagliolini", beans, prosciutto and cheese
- Bisegna (AQ): Feast of St. Antonio, St. Bernardo and St. Sebastiano and fair of traditional products, continued through 19 and 20 August
- Carunchio (CH): Feast of patron Saints Vincenzo and Antonio, continues the following day
- Civitella Roveto (AQ): Feast of San Rocco
- Francavilla (CH): Fireworks on the sea
- Barete (AQ): Feast of San Emidio
- Castilenti (TE): Feast of San Romualdo
- Introdacqua (AQ): Feast of San Feliciano and Sant'Antonio
- Navelli (AQ): Festival of ceci and zafferano, with a typical palio of donkeys ridden by local riders, traditional carts and costumes etc
- San Giovanni Teatino (CH): Feast of san Gabriele and San Rocco, continues to August 21
- Campli (TE): Sagra della Porchetta Italica (fesival of roasted young pork, Italic style)
- Montereale (AQ): Sagra dello spiedino
- Villa Sant'Angelo (AQ): Feast of Saint Agata, with "Ballo della Pupa", throughout the week
- Celano (AQ): Feast of SS. Martiri, continued in the following days
- Roccamorice (CH): Feast of San Donato
- Carpineto della Nora (PE): Feast of San Bartolomeo, San Carlo and Sant'Agata, with festival of typical products
- Roccamorice (CH): Procession from the hermitage of San Bartolomeo
- Sant'Omero (TE): International festival of Comic Theatre and Comic Movie, up to the end of the month
- Villamagna (CH): Representation of the miracle of San Domenico and the wolf
- Cugnoli (PE): Festival of "arrosticini", long wooden sticks were small pieces of various meats and vegetables are inserted and then barbecued, continued up to the end of the month
- Montorio al Vomano (TE): Sagra della Trota (Trout festival)
- Spoltore (PE): feast of Snta Teresa from Avila
- Vacri (CH): Fiera dell'Artigianato e dell'Agricoltura (Crafts and agriculture fair), concerts and music up to the end of the month
- Castel di Sangro (AQ): Feast of San Rufo
- Prezza (AQ): Feast of San Cosimo
- Carpineto della Nora (PE): Sagra degli Gnocchi
- Scafa (PE): Feast of Santa Maria del Carmelo
- Castiglione Messer Raimondo (TE): Sagra del formaggio pecorino e gastronomia locale
- Castilenti (TE): feast of Patron Saints Pietro, Antonio and Vittoria
- L'Aquila: "Perdonanza Celestiniana", with opening of the Holy Door
- Montebello sul Sangro (CH): feast of san Giovanni Battista, continued throughout August 30
- Rocca di Mezzo (AQ): "Gara del Solco" (who draws the longest track) with ploughs and tractors
- Venice: Opening of the Film Festival
- Civita d'Antino (AQ): Feast of Patron Santo Stefano
- Crecchio (CH): Feast of patron saints Elisabetta, Rocco and Filomena
- Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia (TE): Feast of San Gabriele
- Tornareccio (CH): Feast of the Perdono, Madonna del Carmine and san Lorenzo, continuing through August 31
- Trasacco (AQ): Feast of San Cesidio
- Luco dei Marsi (AQ): Feast of Sant'Andrea
- Rocca di Botte (AQ): feast of San Pietro Eremita
- Picciano (PE): Sagra dei "tajarilli e fasciule"
- Valle Castellana (TE): Sagra del Fagiolo