Info on Events and Festivals (feste or sagre) in Umbria

Here are some links for Events and Festivals (AKA feste or sagre) in Umbria:

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 18 November 2008)

EVENTS

• LISTS
  

• Calendario Eventi (Calendar of Events) – PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to click on the symbol for "English" first, then click on Events, the listing will appear in Italian first but when you click on a specific event, it will switch to English unless there is no translation available– Source: Strada dei Vini del Cantico – In English, Italian
• Eventi e manifestazioni – This listing is In Italian Only – Umbria – "the green heart of italy – In English, German, Italian
• Events – "Discovering events in Umbria" – Source: About.com
• Events and Festivals in Perugia – Source: General information about Perugia section of Italy Travel Escape – In English, German, Italian, Spanish
• Umbria Eventi – "Eventi in Umbria" – This listing is In Italian Only – Source: Viaggi in Umbria – In English, Italian
  
• Umbria Eventi – From the main page of this web site, select the event you are interested in attending from one of the two following categories – In Italian Only:
• GLI EVENTI IN CORSO (Event)
• GLI EVENTI SEGNALATI PER I PROSSIMI 30 GIORNI (Events in next 30 days)

FESTIVALS (feste)

• LISTS
• FESTIVALS IN UMBRIA!! – Blog entry dated Saturday, April 05, 2008 – Source: Art and Barb Live in Italy! (House for Sale in Umbria!)
  

SAGRE (FOOD)

• LISTS
• LISTA SAGRE 2008 COMUNE DI PERUGIA – In Italian Only – Source: PerugiaViVa
• SAGRE / EVENTI Umbria – In Italian Only – "selezione provincia..." – Source: PRODOTTITIPICI.com – Under the category of SAGRE / EVENTI on the Home Page, you can select by region and month and province – Please check for correct dates on this web site
• Sagre in Umbria 2008 – In Italian Only – Source: umbriacity.it – In English, Italian – Note: When I clicked on the flag for English, everything came up Italian
  

SOURCES

• Eventi e Manifestazioni in Italia (Events and Entertainment) – "Guida completa a feste, sagre, fiere, mercatini e manifestazioni." – By Region – Please note: The Italian version provides more detail and events. – Source: Paesi on Line – In English, Italian
• Eventi e Sagre – "Primavera 2008" – "Eventi, Fiere, Sagre, Mercatini, Manifestazioni, Ricette..." – In Italian Only – Source: eventiesagre.it
  
• From the home page, select Eventi
• On the next screen, you can make multiple selections from Categoria (category), Sezione (section), Mese (Month), Regione (region), Provincia (province), Città (City)
• For events in Umbria, please select the following:
  
• Under Sezione, select Feste or Sagre
  
• Under Mese, select the specific month you are looking for
  
• Under Regione, select Umbria or another region in Italy
• Under Provincia, select one of 2 provinces
• Under Città, select the city of the event or leave blank
• GIRAITALIA.it – "Un'Italia di Emozioni - Eventi e Manifestazioni in tutta Italia" – In Italian Only
• From the home page, click on Umbria
• sagreinitalia.it – "Il portale delle sagre, fierre e manifestazioni tradizionali" – In Italian Only
• Under "Dove" (where), select "Umbria" or whatever region you are interested in
• Under "A partire da :", select time frame:
• oggi – today
• questo weekend – this weekend
  
• Il prossimo Weekend –next weekend
  
• Il Messe Corrente – current month
  
• Il Messe Prossimo – next month
• Under "Che cosa:", select type of event, feste, sagre, etc.

STORIES/ARTICLES/BLOG ENTRY

• FESTIVALS IN UMBRIA!! – Blog entry dated Saturday, April 05, 2008 – Source: Art and Barb Live in Italy! (House for Sale in Umbria!)
• Fall Festa Time! Try Umbria if You Like Food – By Martha Bakerjian – Source: Martha's Italy Travel Blog in About.com
• slowtravel stories – "Essays about life in italy, and more" – Source: slowtravel
  
• Anne's Travel Notes - Summer is the Time for Sagra! – Anne Robichaud
  
• The Umbrian Sagra Survival Guide – Rebecca Winke

FORUM TOPIC/DISCUSSION

• What's on in Umbria – Started by Madonna del Piatto – Source: Italy forum of Slow Travel Talk section of slow travel
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info on Events and Festivals (feste or sagre) in Tuscany * , dated Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  
• Info on Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy * , dated Friday, January 18, 2008

* = Blog entry has been updated.

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FYI: Wherever possible, I attempted to provide information about a specific event, festa or sagra in English. However, while a web site states there may be an English version of it, you will usually find more information about the specific event, festa or sagra in the Italian version.

For those of you that say there is nothing to do on weekends in Italy, you are WRONG! Before my wife and I moved to Italy in 2007, we had attended several feste, sagre and events in the years before our move. You can spend as much or as little as you want and get to meet and see Italians, their friends and other travelers and visitors celebrate various and sundry events in and around their towns. There is more to Italy than museums, historical sites, art, hilltop towns/cities, etc.

For events, feste and sagre outside of Umbria, please read my blog entry titled, Info on Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy and Info on Events and Festivals (feste or sagre) in TuscanyIf I missed any events, feste and sagre in Umbria, please send me an email MSG or post a comment.

When you are driving around or walking around the many towns and cities of Umbria, take the time to read the bulletin/notice/bill boards in these towns and cities. This is where my wife and I find about a specific event, festa or sagra in the town, city or somewhere in the surrounding area. Depending on the size of the event, festa or sagra, it may not have a web site or be listed on web sites that keep track of events, feste or sagre in Italy. You will find most of these notices for events, feste or sagre are usually printed in a bright color and sometimes only a week or two before the actual event, festa or sagra.

For events, feste and sagre outside of Umria, please read my blog entries titled, and Info on Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy and

EXPLANATION: The reason that I have provided multiple sources and lists is because there is no all inclusive listing for feste, sagre and events in Toscana or Italy. Even if an event, festa or sagra is listed somewhere, it may be dated or list information from last year's event, festa or sagra.

That's it for Tuesday, 1 July 2008: martedì, 1 luglio 2008

Ciao, Ben

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 18 November 2008)