Guide of Ischia - Ischia Island - Flegrean Islands, Italy

Ischia - Ischia Island - Flegrean Islands Events, Italy

In spring and summer, the various villages on Ischia organize several events: most of them are linked to religious festivals, that are an important part of the island’s tradition and cultural identity. If you are planning to spend a few days on the island in the period of one of the events below, we recommend you book your hotel on Ischia well in advance, at least one month before.

• Settembre sul Sagarato – August and September
  A village festival has been organized every year since 1988 in Ischia, that is held in Piazzale Battistessa, opposite the Church of San Pietro. The festival lasts for two weeks and is filled with painting exhibitions, parades of traditional costumes, wine tasting, “fagiolate” (bean stew tasting), concerts and shows.
• "Ndrezzata" Festival – Easter Monday
  The “Festa della “Ndrezzata” is held in the village of Buonopane, near Barano every Easter Monday. The “Ndrezzata”, is a typical dance from the island. It is a kind of rhythmic, violent and picturesque fight where the dancers are dressed in traditional island costumes and fight each other with wooden swords.
• Sant’Anna Festival – 26 July
  The Festa di Sant’Anna is held on July 26th each year in the borough of Ischia. On that occasion, there is a sea parade of figurative boats from the island’s various boroughs and also from Procida, under the Castello Aragonese. The parade ends with a prize-giving ceremony and fireworks. The festival is watched by an enthusiastic public.
• Foreign Film Festival – June
  A cinema festival with premieres and retrospective themes dedicated to films located in Europe, especially Italy. Ischia, for example, was one of the favorite locations for films made in Italy from the 1950s onwards. Some of the films made here are “Vacanze a Ischia” with Vittorio De Sica, the colossal “Cleopatra” with Richard Burton and Liz Taylor and the more recent film “The Talented Mr Ripley” with Matt Damon and Jude Law.