Events

Portopalo

EASTER - HOLY WEEK:
The traditions regarding Portopalese Easter are truly unique in all of Sicily. On Good Friday, after the procession that retraces the stages of the Via Crucis, a group of singers intones the "Lamento", that is the story of the Crucifixion sung and recited strictly in Sicilian dialect.
On Easter Sunday, exactly at noon, there is "A Paci" ("Peace"), which represents the encounter between the Risen Christ and Our Lady.

PORTOPALESE SUMMER:
It includes a series of folkloristic events, musical and theatrical entertainment, exhibitions, etc.
The event, a fixed appointment for tourists and citizens of Portopalo, takes place in the months of July / August.

FISH FESTIVAL:
As part of the Week of the Sea, the Fish Festival represents the event that attracts the greatest influx of tourists to Portopalo. In fact, thousands of people come every year to taste the seafood specialties of Portopalo di Capo Passero. The Fish Festival is the true prototype of the village festival: good food, wine, music, dancing and, at the end, spectacular fireworks.

PALIO DEL MARE AND CUCCAGNA A MARE:
The Palio del Mare, formerly called "cursa re varchi" ("boat race"), is a regatta dedicated to San Gaetano, patron saint of Portopalo di Capo Passero, and represents the most ancient and consolidated historical tradition of the summer portopalese The Palio takes place every year in August in the wonderful natural scenery made up of that stretch of sea that separates Scalo Mandrie from the island of Capo Passero. The charm of the race has remained unchanged over time and at each edition attracts thousands of people including tourists, villagers and people from neighboring countries.

Pachino

THE INVERDURATA:
The Inverdurata, a competition with prizes for vegetable mosaics, was founded in 2004 on the initiative of APAC, the Pachinese Anticrime Association, founded in 1992 and member of the FAI, the Italian Antiracket Federation. The main purpose of the event is to get the message of legality, in its many aspects, to as many people as possible through a particular and driving event. Being Pachino an essentially agricultural town, the idea of ​​producing artistic mosaics with local products (fruit and vegetables) led the population to approach APAC and to reflect on the theme proposed by the organizers. In 2004, 9 mosaics were produced, 4 of which were out of competition due to lack of adhesions. Theme of the first edition: "Legality and Illegality". The success of the first edition fostered the credibility of the initiative. In fact, from 2005, the sketches arrived increased and two roads had to be covered instead of one. From the first event a call was born to involve all schools, associations, individuals and groups. The mosaics remain on display for three days (Saturday to Monday), but the most beautiful and exciting time is undoubtedly Friday night, when the mosaics are created. In via Roma there are not only dozens of authors and performers of the artistic works, but relatives, friends, onlookers flock to them. It is a harmonious shouting that reflects the tired but joyful smiles not only of the citizens present but also of those who are working and slowly see his drawing realized in a colorful painting of vegetables, fruit and peat. From the second year, the regulation provides for the choice of 16 sketches from all those in competition. In addition to these, there are usually two other mosaics out of competition, one dedicated to the Municipality and the other to the organizing body. The sketches are chosen on the basis of their relevance to the proposed theme (which changes every year), their feasibility, their artistic beauty, their originality. Since 2004, the Inverdurata has been held in May because the event was dedicated to the victims of the mafia, in memory of the Capaci massacre, where judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo and three escort agents lost their lives.

For Info:
Organizers: Inverdurata Association of Pachino Via Lincoln, 49 - 96018 Pachino (SR)
info@inverduratapachino.it
www.inverduratapachino.it

FESTIVAL OF ASSUMPTION:
August 15 is the solemnity of the Assumption into heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pachino venerates her and celebrates her as her patron saint. The evening mass, the procession along the streets of the city, the concert and the party in the square and the fireworks at midnight on the sports field characterize the highlight of the party.

Marzamemi

FEAST OF SAN FRANCESCO DI PAOLA AND THE BOAT REGATTA:
Every year at the end of August, the feast consecrated to “San Francesco di Paola”, patron saint of the seaside village, is held in Marzamemi. This is also considered to be one of the most important maritime festivals in the Province of Syracuse and the whole of Sicily in which many people from all over the Syracusan province and beyond take part. On this occasion, the fun and exciting seafaring competitions are held: the "Race in the sacks", the "Cuccagna a mare" and the "Boat race". The winners will represent Marzamemi in the "Palio del Sud" to be held a few days later. At six in the afternoon, the Simulacrum of "San Francesco di Paola" leaves its Church of origin and is carried in procession through the seaside village of Marzamemi until it reaches the quay of the old port located near the Tonnara.

Noto

INFIORATA DI NOTO:
Every year in Noto, the third Sunday of May is dedicated to the infiorata. The event was born from the meeting of Genzanesi and Netini flower artists, and it is in the city of Genzano, in the province of Rome, that this new painting technique is developed. Via Corrado Nicolaci is the street where the infiorata is born, the impact is strong, at the top the Church of Montevergini which contrasts with the palace of Prince Nicolaci "Golden Villa", with balconies that have been defined by many as the most beautiful in the world. Today the Noto flower show is considered one of the most beautiful events on the entire island.

Organization and Tourist Reception:

Town Hall - Palazzo Ducezio (Piazza Municipio)
Tel. 0931835201 Fax: 0931573447

Tourism and Entertainment Department
Corso Vittorio Emanuele (former Jesuit College)
Tel. 0931896264 - Fax 0931836306
E-mail: turismo@comune.noto.sr.it
www.infioratadinoto.it

FEAST OF SAN CORRADO:
Among the most beautiful Sicilian festivals there is certainly that of San Corrado patron and protector of the baroque town of Noto (Sr), whose procession takes place every year twice (four considering the octaves) on the 19th of February and on the last Sunday in August, which commemorates the beatification of the saint on 28 August 1515. Corrado Confalonieri was a knight from Piacenza, "saved from the fire by the hand of God", who decided to become a hermit in Sicily.
The rider from Piacenza must have had a nice character: when he arrived in Noto he chose a cave, the one called "dei Pizzoni", to live there. But since she was small, according to legend, he spread her shoulder to shoulder. He performed numerous miracles and when he died, on February 19, 1351, it is said that the bells of the city began to ring by themselves. The sanctuary known as San Corrado "di fuora" was then erected near the cave. And here, since 1851, the silver urn containing the wooden case with the relics of the Saint is kept throughout the year.

Summer celebrations - last Sunday of August
Close to the celebrations in honor of San Corrado, in the Cathedral packed with devotees, the urn of the saint is moved from the place where it is kept and displayed in order to be visible to all the faithful. The urn, containing the mortal remains of the saint who came from Piacenza, once unveiled is moved from the side chapel to the main altar where it will remain on display until the end of the celebrations, scheduled for the following Sunday with the procession of the solemn octave. The faithful bearers of San Corrado and the bearers of the cilii (evolution of a large candle) carry and escort the urn in the short internal tour of the Cathedral among the stalls of the faithful. The main festival is scheduled for the last Sunday of August. The journey dedicated to the procession of the Octave, when the urn of San Corrado runs through the streets of the upper floor of the city, touches the churches of the Crucifix and the Sacred Heart.

The following Monday, the party moves to Lido di Noto with events, musical performances and the inevitable (very spectacular) fireworks at the end of the evening.

Modica

CHOCOMODICA:

Every year, in autumn Modica, already frequented by thousands of tourists for its fine baroque, comes to life with an event that catapults gourmands from all over Italy here: it is ChocoModica, the Sicilian Chocolate Festival.
The event aims to enhance a tradition strongly rooted in the local economic fabric that leverages the processing of chocolate based on ancient South American recipes. Sweet and salty, but also artistic installations, music and seminars, mark a week where the culture and flavors of Sicily are the protagonists.

Info and Program on www.chocomodicaofficial.it

Siracusa

TEATRO GRECO DI SIRACUSA - RAPPRESENTAZIONI CLASSICHE:

56° Ciclo di Rappresentazioni Classiche, 3 Luglio - 21 Agosto 2021, Teatro Greco di Siracusa.
L’Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico quest’anno raggiunge i 105 anni di attività (dal 1914 al 2021) e si appresta a presentare il suo 56° Ciclo di Rappresentazioni classiche al Teatro greco di Siracusa, che ogni anno raccoglie consensi di pubblico e di critica.

Per Informazioni: www.indafondazione.org