Although there are more spectacular games like the horse races in Siena, we tend to go to the nearby and smaller "Giostra del Saracino" in Sarteano where each of the five town quarters sends a rider to pick a ring from a wooden figure. The fun is to encourage or discourage the riders with loud clapping or whistling, depending which quarter your favorite is. Especially the parade of citizens in their beautiful rennaisance costumes and the ceremony at the beginning give this occasion a noble impression.
April
Tulip Festival - Castiglione del Lago
International Kite Festival - Castiglione del Lago
Easter processions in various towns
Cheese rolling on Easter Monday - Panicale
May
La Corsa dei Ceri - Gubbio
Wine Festival - Spoleto
Mille Miglia - oldtimer car ralley crossing Tuscany and Umbria
June
Flower Ornament Festival "Infiorata" on 3rd weekend in various towns of the area
Oldtimer car exibhition and ralley - Sarteano
July
"Festival dei due mondi" (arts festival) - Spoleto
Umbria Jazz Festival - Perugia
Trasimeno Blues Festival in various towns
Palio of the Boats - Passigiano
August
Tuscan Sun Festival - Cortona
Palio di Siena
Palio di Sarteano
Palio di Terzieri - Città della Pieve
September
Wine Festivals in various towns
October
Choclate Fair - Perugia
Festa della Castagna - Panicale
November
Festa dell'Olio - Panicale
December
Umbria Jazz Festival - Orvieto
Soul Festival - Castiglione del Lago
Fiaccole della Notte di Natale, festival of big street fires on Christmas Eve - Abbadia di San Salvatore
New Year's Eve fires and music on piazzas in various towns of our area