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Staseera App
For daily events, you can also download the Staseera app (in Italian) (staseera means ‘tonight’ in Salento dialect)
Outdoor Sports
See the AICS site here for a list of sports events in the Lecce city marine area
Lecce in Scena
You can also find more events on the offical Lecce website here
Lu Paniri te e Site (Palmariggi)
Described as ‘La Festa delle Melagrane’ (The Pomergrante Festival), expect 3 days of delicous street food (much of which will involve pomegrantes), as well as live music & dancing.
Friday 6th - FREE CONCERT Consuelo Alfieri is an important folk singer from Salento and one of the voices of the world famous Notte delle Taranta.
Festa di Sant’Oronzo (Lecce)
Festa di Sant’Oronzo - 3 day religious and cultural festival for the patron saint of Lecce.
CONCERTS Piazza Libertini (Lecce, 73100)
25th August: Enzo Petrachi & Folkorchestra
26th August: Giuliano Palma
THEATRE Villa Comunale (Lecce, 73100)
25th August 8.30 pm Theatrical review in Lecce dialect: The Lu Curtigghiu theater company presents "L'aria del Settentrione" by William Fiorentino.
26th August 8.30 pm Theatrical review in Lecce dialect: The Mario Perrotta senior theater company presents "Fane bene e pensanci" by Paolo Stanca
Festa di San Pietro e Paolo (Galatina)
Firework display, fairground rides, market stalls, local food, folk dancing (pizzica). Throughout the town expect hundreds of festival lights and local artists to open their doors and display various paintings and sculptures.
Musical bands of Sogliano and Zollino will alternate, Squinzano directed by maestro Giuseppe Gregucci and Manduria directed by maestro Paola Vizzi. (Piazza San Pietro)
Monday 28th: Pizzica groups will perform including Manekà, Nui nisciunu, Vento del Sud and Cardisanti (Piazza San Pietro)
Tuesday 29th: ‘Grandiose fireworks competition which lights up the sky of Galatina every year with varied shapes and colours’
Wednesday 30th: 21:30 Republika Mod, Rita Forte (Piazza Alighieri)
Festa di Sant’Oronzo
Festa di Sant’Oronzo - 3 day religious and cultural festival for the patron saint of Lecce.
Religious Stuff
24 August 7pm Piazza del Duomo - Prayer led by Archbishop Seccia followed by the main procession (that will kick off the three days of celebrations) through the streets of the centre of Lecce. Archbishop Seccia will also deliver a message to the city at the end.
25th August - Mass in the cathedral at 7pm
26th August - Mass in the cathedral at 7pm
Other Stuff
The festival lights will be on for all 3 days and throughout the centre of Lecce you’ll find lots of stall holders selling their goods, as well as fireworks mostly likely on the evening of the 26th.