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Despite a year-round calendar of events and festivities Sicily in August is the month when things really get busy<\/strong>. Alongside some of the more prominent celebrations, smaller villages and towns find plenty of \u2013 often food-related – reasons to celebrate and dramatic performances and concerts are staged at several of the island\u2019s Greek theatres. Over the Bank Holiday of Ferragosto (15 August), the whole country stops work to have fun and fireworks light up the night sky.<\/p>\n

Book your Sicily villas with private pool<\/a> and find the most prominent August events.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Knights and jousting at Piazza Armerina<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The generally quiet town of Piazza Armerina, best known for the extraordinary Roman mosaics at the nearby Villa Romana del Casale, springs into action between 12-14 August in Sicily each year at the Palio dei Normanni, a medieval pageant that re-enacts the story of the conquest of Sicily in 1061 by Count Ruggero. The three days of celebrations start off with a costumed parade and a blessing of the knights of the city\u2019s four contrade<\/em> who compete against each other in the Quintana <\/em>jousting event on the final day. The event finishes with a victory parade.<\/p>\n

\"Piazza
Piazza Armerina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Candlelight at Caltagirone<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The hilltop town of Caltagirone provides a wonderful spectacle for visitors on the 14-15 August when its magnificent ceramic-inlaid grand stairway is lit up with numerous flickering candles during the Illuminata festival.<\/p>\n

Visit Sicily in August: celebrations in Cefal\u00f9<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Get ready for the crowds at Cefal\u00f9\u2019s big event. The Festival of San Salvatore (2-6 August)<\/strong> is a great reason to visit the seaside town, popular with its inhabitants as well as the holiday crowds that swell the resort in August. Highlights include a grand procession, concerts, fireworks, food stalls and the \u2018ntinna a mari\u2019 competition when locals compete to grab a flag attached to the end of a long pole that is suspended over the water.<\/p>\n

\"Cefalu\"
Cefalu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Greek drama in Sicily August<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Holiday in Sicily and you will never be too far from a Greek drama. In August, performances take place at the Greek theatres of Segesta <\/strong>(Calatafimi Segesta Festival) and in the dramatic setting of the ancient amphitheatre in Taormina, where the August programme intersperses Greek dramas with classical concerts and opera.<\/p>\n

\"Segesta\"
Segesta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Food festivals and sagre <\/em>in Sicily in August<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As well as providing a colourful insight into local life, attending sagre<\/em> will give you a tasty insight into what to eat and where! Each sagra <\/em>celebrates its best delicacies, from salamis, wine and cheese at Castiglione di Sicilia<\/strong> to sausage at Santa Ninfa in western Sicily and onions in Giarratana near Ragusa.<\/p>\n

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