Here are a selection of images from local festivals, for a full calendar of festivals throughout the year in Umbria please see the table below:-

'Colin Firth accepting the keys to Montone''	'The Montone Festival Parade'	'The Montone Film Festival'
'Horseman announces the start of the parade'	'A tavern at the Umbertide Festa'	'The piazza in Umbertide during the festa''

Spring
	April	Mid to late April         Antiques Fair  - Todi – held in the Palazzo delle Arti. Easter    Wine Week – Montefalco – Trade fair of DOC wines.
	May	First week                    Festa del Calendimaggio – Assisi –Costumed re-enactment of medieval stories lasting 3 days. 15th May                       Corsa dei Ceri – Gubbio – Three guilds challenge each other to carry towering candlesticks (ceri) on their shoulders up to the basilica of Sant’Ubaldo. Pentecost                      Festa della Palombella – Orvieto – An artifical “dove” sets light to a cart of fireworks. Last Sunday                Palio della Balestra – Gubbio – In Piazza della Signoria, the crossbowmen of Gubbio and Sansepolcro challenge each other in a Palio.
Summer
	June	Second half of June   Mercato delle Gaite – Bevagna -  Medieval fair with splendid costumes and stalls. All of June                   Infiorata – Spello – Procession along a flower-strewn route.  Floral carpet competition. All of June                   Biennale di Scultura – Gubbio – An exhibition of works by contemporary Italian artists. Last 10 days                Rockin’ Umbria – Perugia and Umbertide – Rock music festival + photography and comic exhibitions. Late June                     Festa delle Acque – Piediluco and Cascata delle Marmore -  Processions of boats, canoe races and fireworks.
	July	End June - mid July Festival di Spoleto – A major international event dedicated to theatre, dance and music. 6-12 July                     Montone Film Festival – Montone -  A series of films are shown in the moonlit square.  On the last evening the keys of city are handed to a famous actor(ess). Mid July                       Umbria Jazz – Perugia – By some of the world’s great jazz artists. July – Aug                  Gubbio Festival – Gubbio – Chamber and symphony music in the open air.
	August	Mid August -4 days   Montone Festival – Montone -  There is a joyful atmosphere during this Festival as the three wards challenge each other to tournaments in order to conquer the “Palio” and the “Castellana”.  An impressive historical parade in full costume ends the celebrations.
	September	Early Sept                    Umbertide Festival – Umbertide – bars and homes are opened up as taverns while Garibaldi and his men fight the French troops among the narrow streets of the medieval town. Last week of Sept        Giochi delle Porte – Gualdo Tadino – Includes archery and catapult competitions + donkey cart races. Sept – Oct                   Segni Barocchi – Foligno – Musical and theatrical performances, all with a Baroque theme.
	October	Late Sept - mid Oct    Giostra dell’Arme – San Gemini – Costumed knights from two districts compete in a jousting tournament. Mid- Late Oct              Festival Eurochocolate – Perugia – Chocolate stands and superb chocolate sculptures fill the historic centre. End Oct – early Nov Rassegna Antiquaria – Perugia – Antiques fair + textiles. Ottobre Trevano – Trevi – Gastronomic feasts and historical re-enactments in costume.
	November	2nd weekend               Mostra del Tartufo – Citta di Castello – Taste white truffles and other woodland delicacies. 25th Nov                       Festa dei Ceramisti – Deruta – Festival for Deruta’s older world famous ceramicists. Late Nov                     Wine Tasting – Torgiano – World famous wine-tasting competition of Umbrian and other wines.
Winter
	December	from 7th Dec                World’s largest Christmas tree – Gubbio – Lights transform Monte Ingino into a giant Christmas tree. All Dec                          Living Nativity – held in Attigliano, Alviano, Acquasparta, Calvi, Giove, Monteleone, Petrignano, Lugnano in Teverina, Perugia and Rocca Sant’Angelo                                         Christmas in Assisi – Assisi – Concerts and formal celebrations are held in the basilica and other churches.                                         Monumental nativity – Citta della Pieve – This is Christmas to Epiphany – displayed in the Palazzo della Corgna.
	January	end Dec – early Jan  Umbria Jazz Winter – Orvieto – Winter version of the Perugia jazz festival.  Concerts and musical events including Gospel singers.
	February	5th Feb                           Festa dell’Olivo and Sagra della Bruschetta – Spello – Olive and bruschetta festivals, including parades, traditional music and feasts.