EVENTS

January
1st.: New Year’s Concert
Org.: Accademia dei Leggeri

31: Festival of the City's Patron Saint: San Gimignano
Solemn ceremony in the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta with the participation of the Municipal authorities. Traditional fair in Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Cisterna. . Organiz.: Basilica Santa Maria Assunta, Comitato feste Patronali Tel. 0577 940316

February
Every Sunday Carnevale di San Gimignano:  carnival with pagean allegorical chariots along the main streets.

March
12: Festival of Santa Fina Patron Saint of the city, venerated since her death on 12th March 1253. Solemn ceremony in the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta with the participation of the Municipal authorities. Traditional fair in Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della cisterna.
Org.: Basilica S.M.Assunta, Comitato Feste Patronali Tel. 0577 940316

Festa del ritorno (back to your home town): people from San Gimignano and who are now living in other towns in Italy or abroad, are invited back to San Gimignano to gather and have lunch all together.
(every two years, in peer years)

April
Friday before Estern Traditional Procession of the Holy Cross led by the Brotherhood of the Misericordia dressed in their traditional hooded capes.

Beginning of manifestation until October “Degusta con noi”: Guidated visits to cellars and wineries with tasting of the vest local wines.

May
“Degusta con noi”: Guidated visits to cellars and wineries with tasting of the vest local wines.

2° Sunday of May Gran fondo Internazionale della Vernaccia: a bike race organized byGruppo Ciclistico Amatori San Gimignano.

June
“Degusta con noi”: Guidated visits to cellars and wineries with tasting of the vest local wines.

Third week-end of June "Ferie delle Messi" (Harvest Holidays) Historical event: Blessing of the Knights, Historical parade and tournament, medieval games and entertainment that comemorate the harvest period.

July
“Degusta con noi”: Guidated visits to cellars and wineries with tasting of the vest local wines.

Beginning for all July and August: “Dentro e Fuori le mura- dalla Città per la Città”  Summer Music Festival.
A series of performances and events including opera, poetry, theatre, ballet, classical concerts and movies.

August
“Degusta con noi”: Guidated visits to cellars and wineries with tasting of the vest local wines.

For all August: “Dentro e Fuori le mura- dalla Città per la Città”  Summer Music Festival. A series of performances and events including opera, poetry, theatre, ballet, classical concerts and movies in “Parco della Rocca”.

Festival of thanks from the citizens of San Gimignano to their Patron Saint: Saint Fina, born in 1283 at San Gimignano in a house that can still be visited today in the little lane named after the Saint. Solemn ceremony in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta with the partecipation of the municipal authorities.

6: Santa Fina's Fair with stalls and stands set up in Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Cisterna and Piazza delle Erbe.
Org.: Municipality ofi San Gimignano. Tel. 0577 940008 (Tourist Board).

10: San Lorenzo Night “calici sotto le stelle” an open-air tastino of local wines in Piazza delle Erbe.

28: Festival of Saint Augustine: liturgical services in the Church of Sant’Agostino.

29: Saint Augustine’s Fair with stalls and stands set up i Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della cisterna and Piazza delle Erbe.

End of August-/Beginning of September (to be confermed) Sagra del Buongustaio gastronomic fair at
“il campino”. Org.:Basilica S.M.Assunta comitato Feste Patronali Tel 0577 940316

September
“Degusta con noi”: Guidated visits to cellars and wineries with tasting of the vest local wines.

San Gimignano Music: Concerts of classic music in Teatro dei leggeri. Org.: Accademia dei Leggeri Tel. 0577 940742

8: Festival of the Madonna of Pancone liturgical ceremony at the Sanctuary of Pancole located at 4 km from San Gimignano food stands an fireworks.
Org.: santuario di Pancone Tel 0577 940008

October
“San Gimignano’s treasures- a beautiful and good Town”: cooking workshops, theatre, cinema, music, ballet, local product tasting, health, beauty, highly refined arts and craft, history, theme classes, trade fair, exhibitions, conferences, solidarity, excursions. Org.: Municipalità of San Gimignano Tel 0577 940008 (Tourist Board).

November
“San Gimignano’s treasures- a beautiful and good Town”: cooking workshops, theatre, cinema, music, ballet, local product tasting, health, beauty, highly refined arts and craft, history, theme classes, trade fair, exhibitions, conferences, solidarity, excursions. Org.: Municipalità of San Gimignano Tel 0577 940008 (Tourist Board).

December
“San Gimignano’s treasures- a beautiful and good Town”: cooking workshops, theatre, cinema, music, ballet, local product tasting, health, beauty, highly refined arts and craft, history, theme classes, trade fair, exhibitions, conferences, solidarity, excursions. Org.: Municipalità of San Gimignano Tel 0577 940008 (Tourist Board).

“Leggeri d’inverno”: series of performances includine poetry, ballet and theatre Teatro dei leggeri. Org.: Associazione Teatro Corsaro- Compagnia Giardino Chiuso www.giardinochiuso.it

Annual awarding of followshps to the resident students graduated with top grades from High School, entrolled in the university for the following academic year or promited to the intermediate classes of institutes of Higher Learning. Org.: “Santa Chiara” no-profit organization.

31: “San Silvesto fra le torri” New Year’s Eve party Piazza del Duomo- Piazza delle Erbe from 10.30 p.m. Org.: Municipalità of San Gimignano Tel 0577 940008 (Tourist Board).