San Gimignano Guide

Patron Saint’s Festival (31st January, market stalls and food products)

Festival of Santa Fina (12th March; market stalls and food products)

Festival of St Augustine (31st August; fair and street market)

Festival of the Madonna di Pancole (8th September; pilgrimage to the sanctuary, fair and fireworks)

Carnival (fancy dress processions, music and dancing)

Vernaccia Cross-Country (second Sunday in May, national tour-cycling event)

Harvest Holidays (second or third weekend in June; historical-mediaeval event)

Inside and Outside the Walls (from 1st June to 30th September; San Gimignano summer events programme; open air cinema, opera in Piazza del Duomo – generally in August – concerts and dance theatre)

New Year Concert (1st January; concert at the Teatro dei Leggieri)

Christmas Concert (December; Teatro dei Leggieri)

Tasting Together (from April to October; visit to wine cellars with tasting of the best San Gimignano wines; organised by the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Road Association)

A glass beneath the stars (10th August; tasting of the best wines and local products in one of San Gimignano’s most beautiful piazzas. By buying a ‘designer’ glass you gain access to the piazza where you can taste late into the night)

Leggieri di Inverno – Dance Theatre Season (from November to March, a programme of theatre and dance)

New Year’s Eve among the towers (31st December; New Year party in Piazza del Duomo with musical entertainment and a toast at midnight)

Treasures of San Gimignano: a town both beautiful and good (from 29th October to 31st December; wine-food-cultural events)