Last updated: December 01, 2024
Discover the magic of Christmas in Fasano with our complete guide to festive events! From the historic center to the lively squares, we'll guide you through all the most interesting events that this Apulian city has to offer during the Christmas season.
The heart of the celebrations takes place in Piazza Ciaia, where the traditional Christmas market offers handcrafted products and local gastronomic specialties. The streets of the historic center are transformed with artistic lights, while the Safari Zoo hosts a winter-themed path. Nearby, the Itria Valley offers a rich calendar of living nativity scenes and folk shows that enrich the Christmas experience in the region.
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Luminous installations and scenes of popular life in a late 19th-century setting.
The Presepe Vivente in Alberobello is a unique Christmas tradition, featuring over two hundred volunteers and numerous associations creating a historic and evocative setting. The theme "Fiorire lì dove Dio ci pone" inspires the 53rd edition, guided by the words of Don Giacomo Donnaloja.
Where: Alberobello | More Info: Living Nativity Scenes
Many artisans from all over Italy with holiday crafts.
The beautiful Christmas markets at Tenuta Monacelle feature a wide range of holiday crafts, live music, traditional songs and dances, magicians and fairies, gospel choirs, and food stands with delicious local specialties.
Where: Fasano | More Info: Christmas Market
Event combining Christmas market with artistic and musical performances.
The Christmas Market in Ostuni offers a variety of handmade and gastronomic products, creating a welcoming and festive atmosphere.
Where: Ostuni | More Info: New Year's Market
Christmas markets with artisanal and gastronomic products.
The Christmas markets in Alberobello offer a wide range of artisanal and gastronomic products, creating a cozy and festive atmosphere in the historic center of the town.
Where: Alberobello | More Info: Visit to the Christmas Markets
Clown and juggling show with the itinerant trampoline queen Mari.
The Christmas Parade combines the itinerant trampoline queen Mari, Snow Queen, with Bartolomeo & Cioppina in a clown and juggling show.
Where: Monopoli | More Info: Christmas Parade
Guided tasting of premium wines paired with local products.
Wine and local product tasting in Brindisi offers a unique experience among the vineyards and historic masserias of Puglia. Tasting premium wines like Primitivo and Negroamaro, paired with local delicacies, is an opportunity to discover the rich enological tradition of the region.
Where: Fasano | More Info: Wine and Local Products Tasting
New Year's concert with Puglia Philharmonic Orchestra
The Puglia Philharmonic Orchestra will present a New Year's concert in Brindisi on January 2, 2024, featuring a program of classical music and Italian operas.
Where: Brindisi | More Info: New Year's Concert
Musical show with notable guests in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
The city of Monopoli celebrates the arrival of 2024 with a large musical event in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. The "Winter Music Show" produced by Music Art Management, will feature musicians, singers, and DJs, including Pippo Palmieri and Wender from Zoo di 105, Tommy Terrafino, Neja, and Pummarola Sound.
Where: Monopoli | More Info: New Year's Fireworks
Union of Viennese waltzes and operatic overtures in a unique concert.
The "Gran Concerto di Capodanno" is a traditional musical event organized by the Fondazione Nuovo Teatro Verdi and sponsored by the Brindisi City Administration. The Orchestra Filarmonica Pugliese, conducted by Giovanni Minafra, will perform famous Viennese waltzes and overtures by Mozart, Rossini, Mascagni, as well as pieces by Strauss and Čajkovskij.
Where: Brindisi | More Info: Year-End Concert
Tasting of fried sweet olives.
The Olive Festival in Sannicandro di Bari celebrates local olive production, featuring tastings and stands dedicated to local specialties.
Where: Fasano | More Info: Olive Festival
Religious and cultural celebration with processions and local traditions.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a religious and cultural event that celebrates the Virgin Mary with processions, prayers, and local traditions.
Where: Conversano | More Info: Immaculate Conception Festival
Living nativity scenes with actors and period costumes.
Visit the Living Nativity Scenes in Pezze di Greco, a unique experience that reenacts the birth of Jesus with actors and volunteers dressed in period costumes.
Where: Fasano | More Info: Visit to the Nativity Scenes
Fireworks display in the historic center.
The Fireworks Display in Conversano is an event that offers a spectacular view of fireworks in the historic center of the city, accompanied by music and lighting.
Where: Conversano | More Info: Fireworks Display