Nocera Umbra (PG) -
Nocera Umbra (Pg). This year’s edition of Nocera’s Palio dei Quartieri, in which the town’s two districts compete in the so-called “Roccio” riding contest, will run in the first week of August, with the taverns open every night serving typical and Medieval dishes.
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Assisi (PG) -
Assisi, loc. S. Maria degli Angeli (Pg). This year’s edition of the Festa del Perdono will be celebrated in the Porziuncola Chapel on August 1st and 2nd, following in the long tradition established in 1216 by will of Pope Honorius III to attract the faithful from the four corners of the world for this indulgence. At the same time there will also be the celebrations of the Dedication of the Porziuncola, with the arrival of the national march of young Franciscans.
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Costacciaro (PG) -
Costacciaro (Pg). Costacciaro will be opening its festival devoted to stuffed sandwiches, or paninazzi, with a mega sandwich prepared in the old town centre and measuring no less than 150 metres long. In the afternoon of August 1st. The sandwich will be divided into 2000 normal sized portions, each of them numbered and corresponding to a raffle number.
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Spoleto (PG) -
Spoleto (Pg). With almost one hundred events scheduled, this year’s edition of the “Sogno d’Estate” summer cultural programme of Spoleto includes international and Italian highlights such as Paolo Conte, Baustelle, Alberto Fortis (in a concert dedicated to John Lennon), Marco Mengoni, Massimo Wertmuller in Marzio di Marte (dedicated to Flaiano), a Carmen with Rosella Brescia and Josè Perez. From July 14th to September 5th.
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Sigillo (PG) -
Sigillo (Pg). A mixture of fun and skill, with amusement guaranteed, the Madonnella del Prato wheelbarrow race will be disputed on August 1st at 3pm.
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Castiglione del Lago (PG) -
Castiglione del Lago (Pg). The international folk festival of Castiglione will be back this year on August 1st, 8th and 15th, as always offering visitors a mind-broadening taste of traditional cultures from across the globe. All performances take place in the town’s medieval fortress.
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Assisi (PG) -
Assisi (Pg). From August 2nd to 5thAssisi will be hosting the Il Mondo del Clarinetto festival devoted to the clarinet – a chance both for clarinet lovers and those who want to deepen their knowledge of this remarkable instrument.
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Fabro (TR) -
Fabro (Tr). The annual programme of events to while away the summer nights in Fabro will run from August 2nd to 15th at the M. Manieri public gardens, culminating in the grotesque Palio dei Somari donkey pageant on the August 15th bank holiday. Among the broad range of appointments organised by the Fabro Pro Loco, the Sciurpa Rock Contest (www.sciurparock.it) will see a number of rock bands competing for the Sciurpa prize.
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Montecchio (TR) -
Montecchio (Tr). Unusual among the varied panorama of festivals in Umbria, the cream puff festival of Montecchio di Baschi will run from August 18th to 21st, with food stands also offering a host of other local specialities.
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Perugia (PG) -
Perugia. On August 3rd at 9.15pm in Piazza del Circo the Straat Orkest Toos ensemble from Holland will be performing its repertoire of popular, classical, jazz and traditional music conducted by Maarten Hartog.
Free admission.
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Country AVIGLIANO UMBRO, Amelia area, in the province of Terni
SOLOMEO, Perugia area, in the municipality of Corciano
