Summer in Cisternino

Discover everything happening in Cisternino this summer with our complete calendar of events. From traditional festivals and cultural celebrations to live music, theatre performances, food and wine events, exhibitions, outdoor cinema, and children’s activities, summer in Cisternino offers something for everyone.

Throughout the season, the town’s historic centre, piazzas, and surrounding districts will come alive with events celebrating local traditions, culture, gastronomy, and community life.

Browse the calendar below and join us for a memorable summer in one of the most beautiful villages in the Valle d’Itria.

2026 SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR

JUNE

13 – Theatrical Performance: “Un giorno a Parigi” — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 8:30 PM

14 – Book Presentation: “La banda di Cisternino” by Franco Fabrizio Paolucci — Villa Comunale — 7:00 PM

18 – Book Presentation: “…dal mare - nero di Odessa” by Marco Cardetta — Villa Comunale — 7:00 PM

19 – Food & Wine Event: “Tavolata Romantica” (Reservation Required) — Corso Umberto

19–21 – “La Notte Romantica” Weekend (The Romantic Night in Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages), featuring events throughout the historic centre and themed menus at local restaurants

20–21 – Theatrical Performance: “Harry Potter e i Misteri di Hogwarts” — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 8:30 PM

21 – Children’s Activities — Contrada Caranna — 5:00 PM

25 – Book Presentation: “La Custode delle Cose Perdute” by Antonella Massa — Villa Comunale — 7:00 PM

25–26 – Theatrical Performance: “Oltre il Sipario” — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 8:30 PM

26 – Opening of “Notte Verde”: “Pietra su Pietra”, featuring a musical performance by Raz Abbasi — Contrada Caranna — 7:30 PM

29–30 – Musical Event: “Giovani in Musica 2026” — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 6:00 PM

JULY

1 – Opening of the Sherocco Festival, featuring a preview of the new play written and directed by Emma Dante — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 8:30 PM

2 – Literature Festival: Book Presentation “Racconti dal Mare” by Valeria Patruno— Largo Pineta — 7:30 PM

2 – Theatrical Performance: “Il Venerabile Camminatore” — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 8:00 PM

2 – Dance Performance: “Passion Latina Dance Academy” — Piazza Garibaldi — 9:00 PM

3–5 – Food & Wine Festival: “Borgo Divino”, featuring concerts curated by Itria Jazz

4–5 – Cultural Walking Event: “Masseritria Fest” (reservation required +39 3346711698) — Contrada Caranna, Belvedere

10 – Notte Verde Event: Nature and Cultural Walk “Sui Passi delle Braccianti” — Casalini — 5:30 PM

10 – Dance Night for Seniors — Largo Pineta — 8:00 PM

11 – Literary Festival “Oscar del Libro” by Manila Gorio featuring Barbara Alberti — Villa Comunale — 7:00 PM

11 – Notte Verde Event: Talk and Musical Performances “C’era una Volta la Piazza” — Piazza Sacro Cuore (Casalini) — 7:30 PM

11–12 – Feast of the Sacred Heart of Mary — Casalini

12 – Children’s Activities — Contrada Marinelli — 5:00 PM

13 – Poetry and Heritage Walk: “Scuriscenne Ppruvvidènne” (Reservation Required +39 328 971 4139) — 8:00 PM

15 – Literature Festival: Book Presentation “Res Loquuntur”, tales by Ettore Gobbato — Villa Comunale — 7:30 PM

16–19 – 28th International Festival of Marching Bands of the Valle d’Itria — Historic Centre

17 – Sporting Event with Musical Entertainment: “I Quattro C nel Borgo” — Corso Umberto

19 – Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian — Contrada Marinelli — Cabaret Show by Cicì e Cocò at 9:00 PM

21 – Open-Air Cinema - "Prendiamoci una pausa" — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 9:00 PM

23 – Musical Performance: “Battisti Night” — Istituto Salesiano — 9:00 PM

24 – Children’s Activities: “Cisternino in Gioco” — Via Dante — 6:00 PM

24–26 – Folk Music Festival: “Borgo Cantato” — Piazza Garibaldi and Via Castello

25–26 – Feast of Our Lady of Fatima — Contrada Sisto — Concert by I Santo California on July 26

25 – Children’s Activities — Casalini — 5:00 PM

27 – Open-Air Cinema - "Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo" — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 9:00 PM

29 – Dance Night for Seniors — Via Roma — 8:00 PM

30 – Literature Festival: Book Presentation “Labirinto di Inganni” by Fabio Bellavista — Villa Comunale — 7:30 PM

31 – Cabaret Show by Cicì e Cocò — Villa Comunale — 9:00 PM

AUGUST

1–3 – Patronal Feast of Saints Quirico and Giulitta

2–9 – Ecocentrica Festival featuring food, wine, exhibitions, and cultural events — Giardini del Giannettino

3 – Folk Music Concert: “La Notte della Taranta” — Starting at 7:00 PM

4 – Open-Air Cinema - "Oi vita mia"  — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 9:00 PM

5–6 – Local Products Festival — UPAL (Via Fasano) — 8:30 PM

6 – Literature Festival: Book Presentation “Avanti C’è un Post” by Marck Mc Candy — Villa Comunale — 7:30 PM

7 – Notte Verde Event: Talk and Musical Performances “È nella Bellezza dei Luoghi…” — Santuario Madonna d’Ibernia — 7:30 PM

7 – Sports and Food Festival: “I Quattro C nella Torre” — Piazza Garibaldi — 10:00 PM

9 – Cycling Race: “Trofeo Maria SS. della Stella”

9 – Children’s Activities — Contrada Sisto — 5:00 PM

10 – Open-Air Cinema - "Le città di Pianura" — Teatro Paolo Grassi — 9:00 PM

14 – Folk Music Event: “Folkfest” — Piazza Sacro Cuore (Casalini) — 8:30 PM

15 – Cabaret Show by Cicì e Cocò — Piazza Lagravinese — 9:00 PM

17 – Agrifest Trisole Festival — Frantoio D’Amico (Contrada Tesoro) — 8:30 PM

18–19 – Notte Verde Festival featuring art, music, and cultural performances — Historic Centre — Starting at 7:00 PM

20 – “Poesia in Duetto” by Ninetta Santoro and Tina Caroli — Villa Comunale — 7:30 PM

20 – Theatrical Performance: “Il Venerabile Camminatore” — Piazza della Quercia (Marinelli) — 8:30 PM

21 – Dance Night for Seniors — Villa comunale — 8:00 PM

21–22 – Cisternino Beer Fest — Miravalle Parking Area / Sottovilla

22–23 – Valle d’Itria Flavours Festival — Contrada Figazzano

23 – Children’s Activities — Largo Pineta — 5:00 PM

23 – Karaoke Night with Ambrogio Leserri and DJ Loris — Largo Pineta — 8:30 PM

24 – Poetry and Heritage Walk: “Scuriscenne Ppruvvidènne” (Reservation Required +39 328 971 4139) — 8:00 PM

26–29 – Festival dei Sensi (Festival of the Senses), dedicated to games, reflection, and debate — Various locations throughout the Valle d’Itria

27 – Literature Festival: Book Presentation “Babel” by Giuseppe Conte — Villa Comunale — 7:30 PM

29–30 – Grape Festival — Casalini — 8:30 PM

SEPTEMBER

3 – Valle d’Itria Guitar Concert — Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli — 8:00 PM

5–7 – “Intorno alla Bomminella”, events accompanying the traditional Bomminella Fair

6 – Vintage Car Show: “Due Ruote in Contrada” — Largo Pineta — 10:00 AM

8 – Fiera della Bomminella, Cisternino’s Traditional Annual Fair

12 – Children’s Activities — Contrada Figazzano — 5:00 PM

17 – MG Vintage Car Show — Via San Quirico — 12:00 PM

19 – Evening Cultural Walk Through the New Cemetery: “Aldilà della Notte – Outsider Festival” — San Pietro Cemetery — 8:30 PM

25–27 – Festival: “Disimpegno. Appunti Intorno all’Abitare” — Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli

EXHIBITIONS

Palazzo Lagravinese
Permanent Photography Exhibition by Lisetta Carmi (July–September 2026)

Clock Tower
“Irina Hale, l’artista bambina – uno studio nella valle” (July 12–September 8, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays)

Civic Tower

“Life and Landscapes of the Valle d’Itria” by Maria Veronica Scharf (June 27–July 5)

“Meditation Through Art” by Mary Fanelli (July 7–15)

Interactive Art Installation “Six Chairs” by Biljana Bubnjevic (July 20–30)

Photography Exhibition on Olive Trees and Local Identity by Luca Monaco, Lucrezia Di Bari, and Valeria Baccaro (August 9–18)

“Italy: The Art of Dry-Stone Construction” — Notte Verde Photography Exhibition (August 18–25)

Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli

“Reliquiae: An Artist, A Work, A Relic” curated by Nuevù Studio/Pietre Vive (through September 30)

USEFUL CONTACTS

Tourist Information Point
+39 393 008 4805

Local Police
+39 080 444 8014