The Island of Salina – Events

The following are the events in the central and peripheral villages:
Mardi gras: sausages the S. Marina square
3rd Sunday in March: tavuliata of S. Giuseppe in Lingua
19 March: tavuliata of S. Giuseppe in Malfa
Good Friday: a real Via Crucis
1 May: tavuliata of S. Giuseppe in Leni
1st Sunday in June: capers feast in Pollara
12 June: S. Onofrio festival in Pollara
17 July: S. Marina festival in S. Marina
23 July: Madonna del Terzito festival in Valdichiesa
26 July: S. Anna festival in Capo
August: an open air cinematographic review in all the island’s municipalities
4 August: feast del dolce in Capo
7 August:  S. Gaetano festival in Leni, with a boat procession
10 August: S. Lorenzo festival in Malfa
26/27 August: . Bartolomeo festival in Lingua
31 August: squid feast in Malfa
September: Salina Doc Festival
8 September:  Santa Maria Bambina festival in Capo
October:  Aeolian wine and food week
December/January: representation of Christ’s crib
26 December: ancient games tournaments in S. Marina
Last Sunday in December: sweets feast in Lingua