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AUGUST:
Nearly every local town and village celebrates something during this period. Here is a sample of the most important/those we’ve attended.
- International Folklore Festival Staffolo – 10 minutes by car. 1st Sunday and preceding Saturday and Friday evenings. This is organised by Colle dei Verdicchio.
- Mercatini in Centro Storico. Cingoli. Every Tuesday evening. Stalls of all types line the streets in the medieval town of Cingoli. These are mainly ‘bric a brac’/antiques/artisan jewellery, etc.
- Cingoli 1848 Cingoli – 10 kms 1st weekend of August. Historic re-enactment of the ball game ‘Pallone al Bracciale’ set in the mid 1800s. The festivities last four days and terminate in a procession of people in period costume. Here is the official link.
- San Lorenzo 10th August
- Sagra dell’Oca Ostra
Open Air Opera Festival in the Roman amphitheatre of Macerata. Macerata. Mid July to mid August. Link
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