Festivals & Pageants in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy | Historical Parades, Food Festivals, Costumed Processions, Ceremonies, Folklore Events
Festivals & Pageants in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Historical Parades, Food Festivals, Costumed Processions, Folk Ceremonies
This is a partial list of local festivals, fairs and costumed events. To verify the exact dates, please contact the local tourist board.
- San Daniele del Friuli: Prosciutto Festival (last week of August)
- Pracchiuso (Udine): St. Valentine's Day (February)
- Muggia, Masarolis, Montefosca, Servola, Nimis, Udine, Pordenone: Carnival Pageants (February)
- Forni Avoltri: St. Joseph's Eve (March)
- Cordovado: Historical Pageant and Parade (1st Sunday in September)
- Erto, Ciconicco di Fagagna, Rivignano: Passion Pageants (Good Friday)
- Barbana: Historical Boat Parade Through the Lagoon (1st Sunday in July)
- Palmanova: Historical Pageant and Parade (2nd Sunday in July)
- Zuglio: "Kiss The Cross" Pageant and Procession to the mountainside church of S. Pietro (May)
- Fagagna: Historical Donkey Race and Horse Race (1st Sunday in September)
- Marano Lagunare: Medieval Procession and Boat Parade (1st Sunday after June and August)
- San Zuan: Mac Festival (June)
- Cormons: Renaissance Pageant and Parade (1st Sunday in September)
Grape Harvest Festivities (2nd Sunday in September)
- Resia: Smarnamissa (August)
- Sacile: Osei Hunters' Festival (August)
- Spilimbergo: Folkest Demonstrations of Local Folklore (July)
- Monrupino (and many other towns in the Carsia Valley): Nozze Carsiche Historical 3-Day Wedding Ceremony, culminating in a real wedding followed by a town feast (late August)
- Gorizia, San Leonardo: San Rocco Festival, featuring antique bell concert (August)
- Pordenone: Virgin Mary's Birthday (September)
Historical Re-enactment of the Turkish Invasion (last Sunday in September)
Costumed Kangaroo Court (February)
- Tarcento: Pignarul Giant Bonfire Festival (January)
- Cividale: Historical Pageant and Costume Parade (January)
- Gemona: Messa del Tallero Medieval Pageant (January)
Medieval Games, Pageant, Parade and Concerts (1st half of August)
Historical Crafts Fair (2nd Sunday in October)
- Porcia: Historical Re-enactment of Charlemagne's Arrival in the City, with a costumed parade around the castle and a donkey race (August)
Christmas pageants are always extra special in snowy mountain hamlets. Here are some of the best:
- Alesso: Twenty Year Festival (December)
- Resia, Cicigolis (Pulfero): La Koleda (December)
- Sauris, Cicigolis, Cave del Predi: Star Festival
- Paularo: La Femenate Bonfire (January)
Another noteworthy local tradition are the krampus festivities held in December in many towns of the Carnia Valley, featuring fascinating handcrafted masks symbolizing the twelve faces of the devil.
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