Cavalcata Sarda Sardinia Italy

Sardinia – Events

Sardinia is a very old land celebrating every year many traditional festivals.

Some of them, very famous, are related to the Carnival.
Mamuthones are, together with Issohadores, tragic masks typical of the Mamoiada Carnival, one of the oldest traditional events of Sardinia.
Carnival in Bosa is much more playful, with men dressed up as women.
Oristano Sartiglia is a medieval horse carousel (Spanish origin) held during Carnival and Cambas de Linna is the traditional Carnival of Guspini, a small village in Southern Sardinia.

Another famous horse event is the Sardinian Cavalcade taking place in Sassari since 1711. This secular feast begun as a tribute to King Philip V of Spain.
The Descent of the Candlesticks in Sassari, held in honor of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, has been celebrated for more than seven hundred years and since 2013 it has been included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Corsa degli Scalzi (the barefoot race) in Cabras dates back to 1619 and takes place every first Sunday of September.
The Feast of Saint Antioco on the island of Sant’Antioco, is one of the oldest religious feasti in Sardinia.
Not to be missed the “vela latina” sailing boats regattas in San Pietro, Alghero, and the most famous one in Stintino.

In Sardinia there are many famous festivals such as Time in Jazz created by jazz musician Paolo Fresu in Berchidda in August, Isole che parlano (Talking Islands) Festival in Palau in September, the ScienceFestival in Cagliari in November.

Sardinia is also home to the Garibaldi Museums, two museums dedicated to the great protagonist of the Italian Risorgimento Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Welcome to the region of Costa Smeralda, La Maddalena archipelago, the Mines of Sulcis, the Spanish Alghero where you can find genuine and traditional dishes as “porceddu” (piglet), myrtle liqueur, and much more …

EVENTS

15 Feb 2026 - 17 Feb 2026
Sardegna-Sartiglia-Oristano

Sartiglia – Oristano

February Sunday 15 and Tuesday 17, 2026. Medieval game of chivalry

12 Feb 2026 - 21 Feb 2026
Cambas de Linna - Carnival in Sardinia

Cambas de Linna – Guspini

On February 12, 17 and 21, 2026 with men dressed as wading birds

31 Mar 2026 - 5 Apr 2026
Settmana Santa a Iglesias, Sardegna

The Holy Week in Iglesias

March 31st to April 5th, 2026 One of the most famous Holy Week Easter in Sardinia.

Mar 2026 - Apr 2026
Lu Garden - Sardinia - Italy

Lu Garden – Pimentel

Mid March-April. 250,000 tulips to see and buy supporting research

23 May 2026 - 2 Jun 2026
Girotonno - Carloforte Sardinia Italy

Girotonno – Carloforte

23 May-2 June 2026. Food and wine festival dedicated to the red tuna

Jun 2026
Marina Café Noir - Cagliari - Sardinia
Jul 2026
Narcao Blues - Sardegna

Narcao Blues Music Festival – Narcao

In July. The first music festival entirely dedicated to Blues music. In Sardinia

14 Aug 2026
Candle holders procession in Sassari - Sardinia Italy
11 Aug 2026 - 15 Aug 2026
Sardegna Time in jazz

Time in Jazz Festival – Berchidda

August 11th to 15th, 2026. The international festival created by jazz musician Paolo Fresu.

22 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026
Sardinia - Statua del Redentore, Sassari

Redeemer feast – Nuoro

22-23-29 August 2026, a religous and traditional folklore feast