In this area you can join the following events:

January
Olio Nuovo in Castagneto Carducci (LI)

February
Carnival of Bientina (PI)
Carnival of Vecchiano (PI)

March
Sagra del Tartufo Marzuolo in Terricciola (PI)
Sagra dell’Olio e della Crogiantina in Guardistallo (PI)
“Castagneto a tavola”, gastronomic festival in Castagneto Carducci, with dinner in the restaurants of the area and wine libraries to taste the products of the “Strada del Vino Costa degli Etruschi”.

April
Spring feast in Terricciola (PI)
Sagra del Baccello in Santa Luce (PI)
Castagneto a Tavola in Castagneto Carducci
Feast of the Museo della Civiltà Contadina in Palaia (PI)
“Festa del Cedro”, Monday after Easter in high Bibbona
Palio della Costa Etrusca at Easter. There is not only the traditional horse race but also a series of feasts, festivals and cultural events in the village of San Vincenzo.
Trofeo Accademia Navale on the 25th of April in Livorno

May
In Bibbona, very near to the sea, in the wood area of the Macchia della Magona takes place the “gran fondo costa degli etruschi”, a national mountan-bike race. The Macchia della Magona, bioenergetic oasis of the C.N.R., is inhabited by all the species of the mediterranean vegetation and represents an ideal habitat for fallow-deer, moufflons, foxes and squirrels.
The first Sunday after the 15th in Campiglia Marittima there is the feast of “Calendimaggio”: old trades revive, there is the historic procession, music concerts, actors’ and tumblers’ shows, bow matches and the award of the Palio.
Maggiolino Show in Cecina: international Maggiolino meeting, that gathers the lovers of this car.
Sagra delle Ciliegie in Lari.

June
“Vada sull’aia”, as people lived 100 years ago on the last Sunday of June.
Game Fair in Collesalvetti.
Sagra del Pesce in Castiglioncello. A huge frying-pan is prepared by the sea and it is able to fry quintals of fresh fish.
Fiera di S. Antonio in Livorno.
Fiera di S. Ranieri in Pisa on the 17th, with illuminations and Palio.
Gioco del Ponte in Pisa.

July
Sagra della Trippa in Buti (PI)
24th-26th: in Altopascio there is the historic revival called “Calderon d’Altopascio.
End of July-Beginning of August in Livorno: “Effetto Venezia”, with shows, theatre, concerts in the most beautiful quarter of Livorno called “Venezia”.

August
Monday after the 15th: Fiera di Vada in Vada (LI).
Sagra della Zootecnia in Bibbona (LI).

September
“Targa Cecina” in Cecina. Born in 1929 as foot-race, in the course of the years has added to it the procession of allegoric carts.
On the first Saturday at the Castello Pasquini in Castiglioncello, resort of international prestige, artistic and cultural centre and point of meeting for writers, painters, actors and musicians. For 20 years there has been taking place a Literary Prize among the most important in Italy.
Sagra dell’Uva in Livorno, in the quarter of Collinaia.
Fiera Settembre Lucchese in Lucca.
Fiera del Gabbro in Gabbro (LI).

October
Sagra della castagna e della tordata: in the second half of October in Sassetta (LI). There is also the traditional historic procession with waving of flags and the Palio dei Ciuchi.
Sagra della castagna in Calci (PI).
Sagra del marrone in Chianni (PI).
Sagra della polenta in Guardistallo (PI).

November
Sagra del cinghiale in Chianni.
Sagra dell’olio in Chianni.
November-December: sagra del cinghiale in Suvereto in the centre of the village.

December
Various Christmas fair in different towns of Tuscany.
End of December – Beginning of January: Presepio Vivente both in Riparbella and in Rosignano Marittimo.

Little antique markets:


Arezzo: first Sunday of the month and previous Saturaday
Barga: second Sunday in the centre
Bientina: fourth Sunday and previous Saturday
Cascina: first Sunday and previous Saturday
Castiglioncello: third Sunday and previous Saturday
Cecina: last Sunday
Livorno: first Sunday in Piazza Cavour
Lucca: third Sunday
Piombino: second Sunday and previous Saturday
Pisa: second Sunday and and previous Saturday in the centre
Viareggio: last Sunday