Date: May 2008 - Town: Cocullo (Abruzzo Region). This unique festival takes place by the somewhat pagan offering of serpents to a protector crowned by the serpent handlers for a procession down the streets of the town.
Festa dei Ceri
Date: May 2008 - Town: Gubbio (Umbria Region)
Giostra del Saracino
Date: June 2008 - Town: Arezzo (Tuscany Region)
Palio di Siena
Dates: July 2 and August 16 yearly - Town: Siena (Tuscany Region) The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as the Palio), the most famous palio in Italy, is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and August 16 in Siena, in which the horse and rider represent one of the seventeen Contrade, or city wards. A magnificent pageant precedes the race, which attracts visitors and spectators from around the world.
