Pugliese people are just starting to think about Christmas and although there aren’t any festive lights up yet, things are starting to gear up to that Holy day. In fact, only the other day I heard my first Christmas song, no, not on the radio but in a local bar/restaurant, and not just one random Christmas song but a whole album! Two out of the three girlfriends I was with, agreed with me, it’s a little premature mid November.

Anyway, I thought I would collate a few fun festive activities coming up in and around the Brindisi, Lecce and Salerno province, for you all to enjoy.

Festa del Cioccolato Martina Franca

17-18-19 November

Christmas Market

Francavilla Fontana

23 November – 26 November

From Midday til Midnight

This is the first Christmas market in the whole of Italy!

There will be a selections of Christmas arts and crafts, gifts, artificial snow and of course Father Christmas.

Vietri e Salerno Luci d’Artista

Festive lights

26 November

Time: 05:00–23:00 (Various departure places and times available)

Visit: www.guarnieriviaggi.it

For more information and tickets

Gran Festival Lindor VI edizione

Mesagne

Via Nino Bixio 44, 72023

26 November at 18:00

Cioccolateria Carone 1951

Zucchero e Cannella – Terza Edizione

Ostuni

Viale Pola, 72017 

8-10 December

Time: 11:00-23:00

Lecce StreetFood Giro di Gusto

8 – 10 December 2017

Times:
Friday 17:00 – 01:00
Saturday 11:00 – 01:00
Sunday 11:00 – 01:00

Presepi e Mercatini nella Capitale Europea della Cultura

Matera

16 December – 17 December

Times: 07:00 – 23:00

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Ostuni

Selection of Italian and English Christmas Carols

17 December at 18:00

Chiesa Dei Cappuccini, V.Monsignor Mindelli

Tickets prices and information contact Diana Durrant