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July/August
PERUGIA: Umbria Jazz, one of Europe's
foremost jazz events. (July:Aug).
SIENA: The Palio horse race
(June 2nd and Aug. 16th) preceded by trial races
(June 29th & 30th, July 1st, Aug. 14th & 15th).
SIENA: Accademia Musicale Chigiana (July).
LE GHIAIE, ELBA: Wine festival
(last week of July).
GUBBIO: Classical plays staged in Roman amphitheatre (mid-July
to mid-Aug.).
SIENA: Settimane Musicali (Aug.).
MASSA MARITTIMA: Second leg of the crossbow competition (2nd Sun
in Aug.).
MONTEPULCIANO: Food & wine festival
(2nd Sun in Aug.) also folklore song festival (Aug. 14th- 16th).
LUCCA: Luminaria di Santa Croce,
torchlit procession (Aug. 14th).
FLORENCE: Festa del Grillo,
fair in the Cascine park (Aug. 15th).
CORTONA: Festa della Bistecca
(Aug. 15th).
MONTEPULCIANO: Bravio delle Botti, barrel race (last Sun in Aug.).
AREZZO: International choral festival
(last 2 weeks of Aug.).
CITTA DI CASTELLO: Chamber music festival (last week of Aug.).
September
TODI: Arts festival (10 days in Sept.).
AREZZO: Giosto del Saraceno,
Jousting (1st Sun).
CERRETO GUIDI (near EMPOLI): Renaissance processions ( 1st Sun).
FLORENCE: Festa delle Rificolone,
torchlit procession (7th).
PRATO: Festa degli Omaggi,
costume procession (8th).
GREVE: Chianti Classico festival
(2nd Sun)
FOLIGNO: Torneo della Quintana, jousting by 600 medieval knights
(2nd week).
LUCCA: Festa della Santa Croce, procession of sacred image (14th).
SANSEPOLCRO: Return crossbow matches against Gubbio (2nd Sun).
PERUGIA: Sagra Musicale Umbra,
festival of classical music (last week).
October
TREVI: Palio dei Terzieri, cart race
(First Sunday in Oct.).
ASSISI: Festa di San Francesco (3rd-4th).
CASTIGLIONE DEL LAGO:
Cucina tipica & wine festival.
PRATO: Drama season at Teatro Metastasio (Oct.-April).
November
PERUGIA: Festa dei Ognissanti,
All Saints Fair (1st-5th).
FLORENCE: Opera and concert seasons at Teatro Communale (Nov-Jan).
December
SIENA: Festa di Santa Lucia,
pottery fair (13th).
PRATO: Display of Holy Girdle
(25th-26th).
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