Valle Umbra
Da Assisi a Spoleto, il cuore spirituale
In programma
📷 trolvag / CC BY-SA 3.0Artigianando 2026
In 2026 Artigianando returns to Foligno with monthly appointments dedicated to small crafts and creativity, from 9 a.m. until sunset: Piazza San Domenico in the cold months, Parco dei Canapè in summer, with extraordinary events at Palazzo Trinci from April to December. The 2026 schedule is confirmed by the Comune and the association In-Divenire.
📷 trolvag / CC BY-SA 3.0Long Ago 2026
In 2026, Anticamente returns to Foligno with its monthly appointments in Piazza della Repubblica and Largo Carducci, from 9 am until sunset: antiques, collectibles, vintage, and modern design on the Saturday preceding the first Sunday of the month. The calendar of dates for 2026 is confirmed by the Comune (Municipality) and the In-Divenire association.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFranciscus. Brother in Art 2026
From April 24th to October 4th, 2026, the Rocca Maggiore of Assisi will host 'Franciscus. Brother in Art', a major exhibition by Michelangelo Pistoletto exploring the relationship between art, spirituality, and social responsibility. The exhibition inaugurates the Assisi Estate 2026 program for the VIII Franciscan Centenary.
📷 Jan Skvaril / CC BY-SA 4.0Giostra della Quintana 2026
2026 marks the 80th anniversary of the modern Quintana (1946-2026) with an extraordinary calendar of three jousts: the Giostra dell'Ottantennale (May 30, 8:30 PM at Campo de li Giochi), the Giostra della Sfida (June 13), and the Giostra della Rivincita (September 13). A historical procession with over 800 participants in Baroque costumes and taverns of the Rioni open from May 28 to June 12.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Assisi Notes 2026
The IV edition of Note di Assisi offers 26 free concerts between June and August 2026 in the squares of Assisi and Santa Maria degli Angeli. The series alternates ensembles, bands, local artists and national guests, crossing various musical genres to highlight the historic centre and the city’s iconic locations. The detailed programme is published on the official city tourism website.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Cambio Festival 2026
The Cambio Festival 2026 runs from June 6, 2026 to February 6, 2027 between Assisi and Perugia, featuring concerts in castles and churches and the Cambio Parole section. The summer highlight is the three‑day event in July at the Castello di Palazzo di Assisi, with Paolo Ricca Group, Antonio Forcione Quartet and Renaud Garcia‑Fons.
📷 trolvag / CC BY-SA 3.0Summer at the Trinci 2026
The third edition of Estate al Trinci, from July 13th to August 26th, 2026, offers over forty performances of theatre, dance, and music in the courtyard of Palazzo Trinci. Mostly free-entry events for adults, children, and families, including concerts, performances, tastings, and cultural encounters.
📷 Trabalza2 / Public domainFesta Pizza al Piatto - Festive Evenings in support of the Umbrian Association for the fight against cancer
Evening celebrations with pizza al piatto in support of the Associazione Umbra per la lotta contro il cancro in Bevagna.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainRiverock Festival 2026
The 2026 edition of the Riverock Festival returns to Rocca Maggiore in Assisi with five days of concerts. Among the announced guests are Bluvertigo featuring Morgan (July 24, a return after 25 years, an exclusive date for Umbria) and Fabri Fibra, with the Evanland festival by Gio Evan integrated into the July 25-26 schedule. The event then continues in autumn with performances at the Teatro Lyrick.
📷 cantalamessa / CC BY-SA 3.0Italian International Balloon Grand Prix 2026
The 39th Italian International Balloon Grand Prix is scheduled from July 24th to August 2nd, 2026, between Gualdo Cattaneo (San Terenziano airfield), Massa Martana, and Lake Trasimeno. Approximately 100 hot air balloons from around the world, dawn flights every morning, and the evening Night Glow on Sunday, July 27th, on Lake Trasimeno.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFeast of St. Anne
Feast of the patron saint of Assisi in honor of Saint Anne with religious and traditional events.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainEvanland – Festival Internazionale del Mondo Interiore 2026
The 5th edition of Evanland returns to Rocca Maggiore in Assisi on July 25 and 26, 2026: two days of meetings, workshops, practices, talks, readings, games, and shared experiences created by Gio Evan, featuring two special concerts with guests. The event is part of the Riverock Festival.
📷 Lamberto Zannotti / CC BY-SA 3.0August Montefalchese and Fuga del Bove 2026
The Montefalchese August 2026 takes place from July 30 to August 19 in Montefalco: from the Renaissance banquet to the historical procession, from the flag-waving and drumming competitions to the neighborhood shows, from the relay race to the crossbow shooting, up to the final Fuga del Bove on August 19. Neighborhood taverns open from August 6 to 19.
📷 Umbria ws / CC BY-SA 3.0August Montefalchese
Sagra di Montefalco, a food and wine and traditional event in the municipality of Montefalco.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainRoast Goose Festival
Goose Roast Festival in Assisi.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainSuoni Controvento 2026
For the ten-year anniversary of the festival, Suoni Controvento 2026 brings to the Rocca Maggiore in Assisi I Cani, Mannarino, Coez and Angelina Mango, with an exceptional finale on September 13: Giovanni Allevi with a symphonic orchestra in the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco. The traveling program also continues in other Umbrian municipalities, such as the C.S.I. stop at Villa Fidelia in Spello.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY-SA 4.0Torchiaginese Gastronomic Week - Roast Goose Festival 2026
The 55th edition of the Torchiaginese Gastronomic Week – Roast Goose Festival takes place from July 31 to August 9, 2026 in Torchiagina di Assisi. For more than a week, roast goose is the star of a menu of typical Umbrian cuisine, accompanied by dancing evenings, a play area for children, traditional games and the inevitable Loka pub. Organized by the Pro Loco of Torchiagina.
Holydays Festival 2026
The 2026 Holydays Festival will take place from July 31st to August 2nd in Scopoli, a hamlet of Foligno. Three days of independent music in the mountain village of the Valle del Menotre, with a dedicated camping area and the intimate and participatory atmosphere that characterizes the festival. The line-up will be announced on the official channels of the association.
📷 Limlf / CC BY-SA 4.0Rocciata and Hand-Made Gnocchi Festival 2026
The 2026 edition combines the 32nd Sagra della Rocciata with the 7th Sagra degli Gnocchi Fatti a Mano in San Giovanni Profiamma. For several weeks, from late July through August, the stalls offer the rocciata, a typical sweet filled with apples, walnuts and raisins, and hand‑made gnocchi with traditional sauces, accompanied by evening shows, dances and games for children.
📷 Mongolo1984 / CC BY-SA 4.0Borgo in Festa
Borgo in Festa in Bevagna. Festival dedicated to Umbrian tradition.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Every Corner Every Stone 2026
The 2026 edition of Ogni Angolo Ogni Pietra takes place between August and September in the hidden places of Assisi. The performance by the Piccolo Teatro degli Instabili is dedicated to three twentieth‑century figures linked to Saint Francis — Congdon, Weil and Fo — and is part of the Assisi Estate 2026 programme for the VIII Centenario francescano. Dates and times are on the official website.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainCinema alla Rocca 2026
In the summer of 2026, Cinema alla Rocca returns to the Giardino degli Incanti (Garden of Enchantments) of the Rocca Maggiore (Greater Rock) in Assisi, with a mini-review dedicated to the filmography about Clare and Francis of Assisi in the year of the eighth centenary.
📷 Diego Baglieri / CC BY-SA 4.0Palio del Garzoncello 2026
The 2026 edition of the Palio del Garzoncello is eagerly awaited in early August, in the days leading up to the Palio dei Quartieri (August 3-9, 2026). Exact dates and the program have not yet been published. As per tradition, children from the two districts of Nocera Umbra will compete in the relay and carrying (portantina) trials.
📷 Manuelarosi / CC BY-SA 4.0Eel and River Shrimp Festival of Beroide 2026
The 35th edition of the Anguilla and River Shrimp Festival of Beroide is expected in the first days of August 2026, according to the usual annual schedule. The Taverna del Castello will return to serve eel and river shrimp for about a week, with music, dancing, and activities for children.
📷 Bbruno / CC BY-SA 3.0Perdono di Assisi 2026
The Forgiveness of Assisi 2026 is celebrated on August 1st and 2nd at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, around the Porziuncola. From 12:00 PM on August 1st to midnight on August 2nd, the faithful can obtain a plenary indulgence. Thousands of pilgrims from all over Italy gather at the sanctuary for the most significant occasion in the Franciscan calendar.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY-SA 4.0Armenzano Emotions Under the Stars 2026
Armenzano Emozioni Sotto le Stelle returns to the village of Monte Subasio around August 1-2, 2026: nocturnal walks in the woods illuminated by torches, stargazing with the Antares astronomical club, music, theater, exhibitions, and markets, organized by the Pro Loco di Armenzano.
📷 Michela183 / CC BY-SA 4.0Gathering of Mountain Friends - Costa di Trex 2026
The Raduno Amici de Montagna will return to Costa di Trex in the early days of August 2026, with the usual format of about ten days of hikes, music, theatre, conferences and tastings of typical products. The 2026 edition is linked to the themes of the Centenario Francescano. The final dates and programme will be announced by the Pro Loco close to the event.
📷 Diego Baglieri / CC BY-SA 4.0Palio dei Quartieri of Nocera Umbra 2026
The 2026 edition of the Palio dei Quartieri takes place from August 3 to 9 in Nocera Umbra. The chosen theme is "the characters and events that have marked the social history of Nocera with their presence or their arrival from other places", around which Borgo San Martino and Porta Santa Croce will build processions, animations, and historical dinners.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainDeMusicAssisi – Medieval Music Festival 2026
The 4th edition of DeMusicAssisi, from 4 to 9 August 2026, has the theme "Gloriosus Franciscus": concerts, conferences, seminars and exhibitions dedicated to the 800 years since the death of San Francesco and his relationship with medieval music between the 13th and 15th centuries.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFriends of the Mountain Gathering
Friends of the Mountain Gathering in Assisi, an event dedicated to the mountains and their traditions.
📷 Brantedepaupere / CC BY-SA 4.0Festival of the Revival of the Cotta del Carbone Vegetale 2026
The Festival of the Reenactment of the Vegetal Charcoal Production returns to Pomonte from August 6 to August 15, 2026. Ten days dedicated to the ancient craft of the charcoal burners, featuring the reenactment of the carbonaia, dancing evenings, and food stalls offering traditional Pomontian specialties, including lumache and oca.
📷 Manuelarosi / CC BY-SA 3.0Experimental Opera Season - Teatro Lirico Sperimentale A. Belli 2026
The 80th Experimental Opera Season takes place from August 6 to September 28, 2026, with four new productions and a lieder evening, of which three are world premieres. On the program: 'Dido and Aeneas' by Purcell, 'Una promessa infranta' by Federico Gardella (world premiere), 'La cantatrice calva' by Luciano Chailly, a Liederabend and 'L'elisir d'amore' by Donizetti, staged at the Teatro Caio Melisso, the Sala Pegasus and the Teatro Nuovo di Spoleto.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY 3.0International Motoraduno Giro dell'Umbria 2026
The 44th edition of the Giro dell'Umbria takes place in Petrignano di Assisi: the motorcycle gathering will be held from August 10 to 15, 2026, featuring guided tours in Umbria and, for the first time, the inclusion in the FIM World Motorcycle Tourism Championship. The Petrignano Summer Night evenings animate the Jarno Saarinen Park from August 9 to 16.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFeast of Saint Clare 2026
The Solemnity of Santa Chiara is celebrated on August 11, 2026, in the Basilica dedicated to her, with the first vespers and the vigil of the Transito in the evening of August 10 at the Santuario di San Damiano. On the day of the feast, the numerous Masses and the solemn concelebration at mid-morning, accompanied by civil and religious processions. A particularly felt edition for the Centenario Francescano.
📷 Manuelarosi / Public domainXXIV Village Festival
XXIV Spoleto Local Festival: a celebration featuring local traditions and convivial moments.
📷 Arcanma / CC BY-SA 4.0Annifo Lentil Festival – 7 Days in the Mountains 2026
From August 10 to 15, 2026, Annifo hosts the 33rd Sagra della Lenticchia (Lentil Festival) and the 40th edition of 7 Giorni in Montagna (7 Days in the Mountains). Every evening starting at 8:00 PM, the local tavern opens with a menu featuring local lentils; the program includes evening briscola tournaments, dance orchestras, and hikes along the trails of the Altopiani Plestini.
📷 maury3001 / CC BY 3.0Feast of Saint Rufinus - Patron Saint of Assisi 2026
The Solemnity of St. Rufinus, patron saint of Assisi, is celebrated on August 12, 2026, with the festivities beginning on the evening of the 11th with a prayer vigil, a procession, and the blessing of the city. On the 12th, there will be Holy Masses and a solemn concelebration in the Cathedral, followed by an evening concert performed by the San Rufino Musical Chapel. This edition is particularly significant as it marks the Franciscan Centenary.
📷 Arcanma / CC BY-SA 4.0Colfiorito Red Potato Market and Festival 2026
From August 14th to 23rd, 2026, Colfiorito will host the Trade Show and Festival of the IGP Red Potato. Food stalls offering gnocchi, baked potatoes, and the famous sweet potato donut, a trade show of typical and handcrafted products, workshops for children, and live music every evening, with a DJ area for the younger crowd.
📷 giomodica / CC BY 3.0Review: Ancient Flavors of Rivotorto 2026
The 36th edition of the 'Ancient Flavors of Rivotorto' Festival will take place from August 14th to 23rd, 2026. Ten evenings of traditional Umbrian cuisine prepared by local home cooks, with a different menu each evening, food stalls open from approximately 7:30 PM, live music, and shows for all ages. A village festival in the heart of the Assisi summer, organized by the Pro Loco of Rivotorto.
📷 cantalamessa / CC BY-SA 3.0Grutti Festival 2026
The Grutti Festival 2026 takes place on the days of August 21-23 and 26-30, in the hamlet of Gualdo Cattaneo. In honor of the Madonna di Santa Maria d'Agello, protector of the fields, the village offers a medieval dinner, a historical procession, square dances, live music, local gastronomy, and scenes of medieval life.
📷 Trabalza2 / Public domainCantalupo di Bevagna Snail Festival 2026
The 47th edition of the Sagra della Lumaca di Cantalupo di Bevagna takes place from August 21 to 30, 2026. The gastronomic stand of Pro Loco Cantalupo Castelbuono offers every evening a menu based on lumaca aspersa, native to the area, accompanied by local oil and wine. At the Centro Polivalente there are exhibitions, crafts and displays of typical products.
📷 Trabalza2 / Public domainSnail Festival
Festival dedicated to the snail, a typical food and wine product of Bevagna.
📷 Diego Baglieri / CC BY-SA 4.0Sheep Festival 2026
The eighth edition of the Sheep Festival, from August 22nd to 25th, 2026, at the Soli-Marchionni Park in Sant'Eraclio, offers four evenings dedicated to mutton and lamb. Stands open from 7 pm with the "sheep aperitivo", skewers and beer from 8 pm, and live music to close each evening.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Palio di San Rufino 2026
The Palio di San Rufino 2026 will be held at the end of August in Assisi, even more picturesque, with the crossbow competition between the districts of Dive Mariae, San Rufino, and San Francesco. There will be a historical market in Piazza del Comune, costume parades, medieval stalls, and the competition for the painted Palio and the silver crossbow.
📷 Diego Baglieri / CC BY-SA 4.0Summerblues 2026
The 2026 edition of Summerblues takes place on August 23 and 24 at the municipal swimming pool of Nocera Umbra. The evenings begin at sunset, with the opening of the food stalls from 7:00 PM and blues music concerts to follow. Organized by Pro Loco Isola Fossara.
📷 Fæ / CC BY-SA 3.0Hispellum 2026
The 2026 edition of Hispellum takes place from August 27 to 30 in Spello, with the theme dedicated to "Memory and contemporary issues in the sustainable use of Mother Earth's resources". Four days of reenactment of the ancient Colonia Iulia Hispellum among rites, processions, ludi gladiatori, mercato romano, convivia and workshops at the Roman sites of the village.
📷 Brantedepaupere / CC BY-SA 4.0August-September Gualdese 2026
The 50th edition of Agosto-Settembre Gualdese is scheduled to take place from August 27th to September 3rd, 2026 in Gualdo Cattaneo. The Monte, Pieve, and Rocca districts compete in medieval floats, archery, and barrel racing, culminating in the Palio dell'Arrampicata (Climbing Palio). The program includes historical parades, taverns, shows, and medieval reenactments.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFrancesco in the Art of the Madonnari 2026
The inaugural edition of Francesco nell'Arte dei Madonnari will be held from August 28th to 30th, 2026, in the Lower Square of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. Approximately fifty madonnari from around the world, directed by Kurt Wenner, will create a large collective work on a permanent surface dedicated to San Francesco, as part of the VIII Franciscan Centenary.
📷 trolvag / CC BY-SA 3.0Segni Barocchi Festival 2026
The 46th edition of the Segni Barocchi Festival takes place in Foligno from August 29 to September 6, 2026, under the title "La vita è sogno" inspired by the masterpiece by Calderón de la Barca. Artistic direction by Daniele Salvo. Preview on June 5 with The Tempest in Piazza della Repubblica.
📷 Antonio Dazzetti / CC BY 3.0Cannara Onion Festival 2026
The 44th Festa della Cipolla di Cannara will return in September 2026 in the historic centre, with six gastronomic stalls offering onion in every dish, from appetizer to dessert, and a rich programme of music, performances, sports and workshops. Traditionally the sagra takes place over two weeks in September; the exact dates will be announced by the Ente Festa della Cipolla.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Art Rock Maskè 2026
Art Rock Maskè 2026 takes place in Assisi from September 3 to 5, within Assisi Estate 2026: a theater and commedia dell'arte festival, curated by Teatro Studio Assisi, which puts in dialogue the masks of the Italian tradition with the figure of San Francesco, the "Giullare di Dio".
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Satriano Ride 2026
Special edition for the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis (1226-2026): The Cavalcata di Satriano returns on September 6, 2026, with an expanded program, promoted by the Municipalities of Assisi, Spello, Nocera Umbra and Valtopina.
📷 Manuelarosi / CC BY-SA 4.0Feast of the Madonna of Loreto 2026
The Fiera della Madonna di Loreto returns to its traditional dates of September 8 and 9, 2026, along Viale Trento e Trieste in Spoleto. Over 150 stalls offer typical products, clothing, household goods, terracotta, animals, and toys, in a large open-air market open from morning until evening.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainCortile di Francesco 2026
The 11th edition of Cortile di Francesco takes place in Assisi over the two weekends of September 10‑13 and 17‑20, 2026, under the title "CreAzione". An international forum on fraternity, culture and society, part of the "San Francesco Vive" program for the eighth centenary.
📷 Umbria ws / CC BY-SA 3.0Giostra della Quintana di Foligno – The Revenge 2026
La Rivincita 2026 closes the year of the Ottantennale of the modern Quintana. Saturday 12 September the evening is dedicated to the historic parade through the streets of the centre; Sunday 13 September, in the afternoon, the giostra is run at Campo de li Giochi which awards the second palio of the year and closes the quintanara season.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Birka chi legge - Story Festival 2026
Birba chi legge - Festa delle Storie returns to Assisi from September 17 to 20, 2026: a long weekend of storytelling for children and young people, featuring stories, itinerant shows, creative and musical workshops, literary walks, and meetings with authors and illustrators in the historic center.
📷 Lamberto Zannotti / CC BY-SA 3.0Enologica Montefalco — Pairings 2026
Enologica Montefalco — Pairings 2026 takes place from September 18 to 20 between Montefalco and Spoleto: three days of tastings, flavor workshops, cellar initiatives and sunset aperitifs dedicated to Sagrantino DOCG and the local wines, with pairings of wine, food, art and music.
📷 Manuelarosi / CC BY-SA 3.0Menotti Art Festival Spoleto 2026
In 2026 the Menotti Art Festival Spoleto develops a detailed program that intertwines the Spoleto venue with major international showcases: participation in the Biennale di Venezia 2026 (with exhibitions at Villa Pannonia, on the Lido) and at the Salone del Libro di Torino, as well as the awarding of the Leone d'Oro for Culture and Literature.
📷 trolvag / CC BY-SA 3.0The Italy 2026 Games
The 27th edition of I Primi d'Italia will take place from September 24 to 27, 2026, in the historic center of Foligno. Four days featuring the Villaggi del Gusto (Taste Villages), cooking shows with Michelin-starred chefs, cooking classes, and fresh pasta workshops, along with continuous tastings of pasta, rice, soups, gnocchi, and polenta from Italy’s twenty regions. Free entry.
📷 Umbria ws / CC BY-SA 3.0Feast of the Salvie and the Garden 2026
The Festa delle Salvie e del Giardino is also expected in autumn 2026 at the Lavandeto in Assisi, featuring over 50 varieties of ornamental and aromatic sages, guided tours, workshops and distillation demonstrations. The exact dates, usually on weekends between late September and mid‑October, will be confirmed by the organizers.