What’s Happening in May 2016
Here’s a few dates for your social calendar!
8th May
Ostuni Street Music Festival
Location: Ostuni Piazza & Centro Storico
Time: 15:30-22:00
Price: Free!
For more information, check out their Facebook page.
8th-12th May
October Beer Festival in Spring! Plus live music.
Location: Macondo, Ostuni.
Time: 21:30
Price: Depends on how many beers your have!
For more information, check out their Facebook page
15th May – Postponed!!!!!!! Due to pending thunderstom
Brindisi Holi Music Festival
Location: Parco del Cillarese
Time: 11:00-20:00
Price: Free!
For more information, check out their Facebook Page
14th – 15th May
Oria Torneo di Rioni
Location: Oria
Time: 17:00
Price: Free
This special 50th Edition of the ‘Tournament of the Districts’ by Federico II, is re-enacted by the famous actor Italian actor, Sebastiano Somma.
Wearing period costumes, lead by the Emperor Federico II, a huge parade will pass through historial centre. of Oria, followed by hundreds of noblemen and women, crusaders, soldiers, bearers of exotic animals, falconers, bearers, knights in armour, jugglers, fire eaters, archers, dancers and Saracens, accompanied by flag bearers and musicians.
For more information, check out their Facebook page.
21st – 22nd May
Open Courtyards
Location: Lecce
Time: All day/evening
Price: Free
Open Courtyards (Cortili Aperto) is a rare opportunity to peer into those hidden courtyards in the beautiful historic baroque city of Leece. For 2 days only you are free to wander through enchanting palazzo’s, churches and other public buildings, which are normally inaccessible to the public.
Information on this event, and to review which courtyards are open and where, download this PDF Doument Cortili Aperti 2016 – Lecce
28th -29th May
Cantine Aperte
Location: Throughout Italy
Time: All day
Price: €5 per a wine glass and pouch
For more information check out the Movimento Turismo del Vino website
29th May
Discover the Gardens of Grata
Location: I Giardini Della Grata, Ostuni (Meeting point – Main car park in Ostuni, Via Vitale)
Time: 09:45
Price: Unknown
For more information, check out their Facebook page
