Enrich your stay.
Major events taking place in Umbria:
Umbria Jazz Winter, January – Perugia
International Journalism Festival, April – Perugia
Easter and Holy Friday Procession, Easter – Umbria
Coloriamo i Cieli, Color the sky KITE Festival, April/May – Lago Trasimeno
Giornate FAI di primavera, Spring Specials by Italian Enviornment Association, March – Umbria
Calendimaggio Spring Festival, May – Assisi
Festa dei Ceri, 15 May – Gubbio
Infiorate del Corpus Domini, Flower Tapis, May/June – Spello
Perugia Flower Show, May – Perugia
Cantine Aperte, Open Wineries, May – Umbria
Giostra della Quintana, Ringstiching horse tournement and historical costume event, June and September – Foligno
Mercato delle Gaite, Medieval re-enactment, June – Bevagna
Lavender Festival, June/July – Assisi
Festival dei 2 Mondi, International Music Threate and Dance Festival, June/July – Spoleto
Trasimeno Music Fest, June/July – Lago Trasimeno
Umbria Jazz, July – Perugia
Il Palio delle Barche, Boat race festival, July – Lago Trasimeno
Rassegna degli Antichi Sapori, Food Festival, September – Rivotorto di Assisi
Calici di Stelle, Wine Festival, August – Umbria
Sagre del vino novello e delle castagne, New Wine and Chestnuts festival, September – Umbria
Segni Barocchi Festival, Baroque Event, September – Foligno
Perugia Flower Show Winter, September – Perugia
European Heritage Days, September – Umbria
Festa della Cipolla di Cannara, Union specialties and local food festival, September – Cannara
I Primi d’Italia, Pasta and Rice Food Event, September/October – Foligno
Eurochocolate, Chocolate Festival, October – Perugia
Umbria World Festival, October – Foligno
Frantoi Aperti , Olive Oil Mill festival celebrating the new prodction of extra virgin olive oil, November – Umbria
Festivol, new production of extra virgin olive oil, November – Trevi
I presepi più belli, Christmas Cribs, December – Umbria
L’Albero di Natale, Worlds Biggest Christmas Tree, December – Gubbio
During your stay in Umbria we recommend to visit these places
- Flash Art Museum
- “Pintuicchio’s” traces
- “Perugino’s” traces near the lake
- The Etruscans in Perugia and along the Tiber
- Visit at Palazzo Trinci – Perugia
- A Concert in Villa Fidelia’s (Spello) gardens
- Pottery/Majolica Museum (Deruta)
- Music & Concert in Oratories and squares
- Burri Museum (Citta di Cestello)
- Matteo da Gualdo (Gualdo Tadino/Assisi)
- Benozzo Gozzoli (Narni, Orvieto, Montefalco)
- Worlds Smallest Threate (Monte Castello di Vibio)
- Trevi;
- Collepino;
- Armezzano
- Corciano;
- Panicale
- Paciano
- Bevagna;
- Collemancio;
- Spello;
- Solomeo;
- Bettona;
- Torgiano;
- Montone;
- Cannara;
- Preggio;
- Montefalco;
- Norcia;
- Monte Castello Vibio;
JANUARY – APRIL
- A teatro con i bambini – Threate with kids
- Il parco didattico – Educational park;
- L’orto botanico – Botanical garden;
- Il museo del giocattolo – Toy museum – Perugia;
MAY – AUGUST
- Il parco del sole – Educational Zoo park – Collazzone;
- Museo di Annibale sul Trasimeno – Tuoro Trasimeno Battle of Hannibal Museum;
- La foresta fossile di Dunarobba, Fossil Forest – Avigliano Umbro;
- La città della domenica – Educational and Amusement Park – Perugia
- Corciano Festival, Historical re-enactments food & wine
- Figuratevi, International Festival of Animated Figues:
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER
- Meratini di Natale, Christmas Markets – Umbria
- Presepi viventi – Living Nativaty Scenes (Greccio, Spoleto, Assisi, Spello);
- World’s Biggest Christmas Tree – Gubbio;
During your stay in Umbria, we recommend to visit the shops and authentic places where you can find local products
- Cashmere clothing for adutls and children in factory stores
- Antiques and Curiousities
- Bobbin handmade laces
- Umbrian handmade frame fabics
- Umbrian Handknitted carpets
- The most beautiful ceramics and terracottae
- Wooden objects and Furniture
- Wrought Iron
- The new local wine at the local wine cellars along the umbrian wine roads
- Christmas presents and household items
- Umbrian extra virgin olive oil in the frantoio mills;