Riccione events http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/events.html http://www.riccione-tourism.com/img/riccione-tourism.png http://www.riccione-tourism.com Riccione events <p>La Befana coincides with the Epiphany day, being held on <strong>January the 6th</strong>, but its highlights do not necessarily feature religious implications. It is a holiday of Italian origins, celebrated throughout Italy. The common belief is a witch brings <strong>gifts to children</strong>, just as Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus do.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/la-befana.html <p>The geographic and tourist proximity of <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> to Riccione recommends most events held in Rimini as happenings to be taken into consideration by visitors accommodated in Riccione. For instance, <strong>SIGEP</strong>, the largest ice-cream, confectionery and bakery fair in the world, is held each year in the <strong>latter half of January</strong> at Rimini Fiera.</p> <p>Regardless of their training and expertise, tourists with a penchant for sweet delights have something to learn if they decide to attend SIGEP. </p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>SIGEP</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.sigep.it/" title="www.sigep.it">www.sigep.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/sigep.html <p>The Carnival does not have a fixed date, given the moment when it is celebrated depends on Easter. However, as a rule, the Carnival held in <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> is popular enough to draw tourists accommodated in the nearby resorts, Riccione included. The curious should observe the <strong>parades</strong>, and they might just as well indulge in exploring the tempting offers made available by the countless food and sweet stalls.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/rimini-carnival.html <p>Beer will always be a popular drink the prestige of which recommends it without further introduction. Tourists accommodated in Riccione willing to enhance their knowledge of the latest novelties on the beer market, as well as of related niche products are advised to head north for <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a>, in case they happen to be in Riccione in <strong>late February</strong>. Besides the pleasure of seeing and tasting sundry craft beer types, visitors should also pay attention to the interactive side of the event.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Pianetta Birra</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.saporerimini.it/fiera/presentazione_pianeta_birra.asp" title="www.saporerimini.it">www.saporerimini.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/pianetta-birra.html <p>Crossroads Jazz Festival begins in <strong>late February</strong> and ends in May, which is always a prospect to explore by all music lovers with a taste for this refined expression of music. All major cities in <strong>Emilia Romagna</strong> organize performances which bring together the artists and the public united by their love for jazz. The festival is a strong reason for tourists accommodated in Riccione to make a <strong>music tour</strong> of the region, allowing them to explore Bologna, Modena, Ferrara and <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a>, for instance, from a different perspective.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Crossroads Jazz Festival</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.crossroads-it.org/" title="www.crossroads-it.org">www.crossroads-it.org</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/crossroads-jazz-festival.html <p>Held each year on <strong>March the 18th</strong>, the same day when the feast of San Giuseppe is held, La Fogherraccia is a symbolic expression of the joy with which locals of Emilia Romagna welcome the coming of spring. La Fogherraccia consists of bonfires lit throughout the region. <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> is said to host the most spectacular bonfires, but searching out in the hinterlands of Riccione in order to grasp the specificity of each manifestation is a fine idea all the same.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/la-fogherraccia.html <p>Strariccione is not a marathon proper, not even a half marathon, but it is a popular <strong>race event</strong> which invites the willing to demonstrate their athlete abilities and skills. Usually, it is held in the first half of <strong>April</strong>.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Strariccione</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.sportariccione.it/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/28751SPR0400/M/20051SPR0100" title="www.sportariccione.it">www.sportariccione.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/strariccione.html <p>Musicando is a three-day event held in Riccione, which tries to create a solid platform for consolidating the taste for <strong>choir music</strong>, as well as the popularity of this type of art. It is, at the same time, an occasion for both the beginners and the skilled professionals to interact and learn from each other and to examine the new trends in the field. It is held in the first half of <strong>April</strong>.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Musicando</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.musicandoriccione.it/" title="www.musicandoriccione.it">www.musicandoriccione.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/musicando.html <p>Paganello is one of the most awaited sports events in <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a>. It is held in the latter half of <strong>April</strong>, and it stands out as the most one of the most important international Frisbee competitions in the world. If not for the pleasure of attending to these competitions, than at least out of curiosity should tourists accommodated in Riccione go to Rimini on this occasion, in order to see how the city prepares to face the huge tourist flow drawn on the Adriatic Riviera by Paganello.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Paganello</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.paganello.com/" title="www.paganello.com">www.paganello.com</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/paganello.html <p>Beach Line Festival is, perhaps, one of the most spectacular <strong>sport events</strong> to take place in Riccione. It lasts for about one week, usually beginning in <strong>late April</strong>. The festival consists of the organization of the <strong>largest beach volley camp in the world</strong>. Plenty of activities and sports performances are programmed, all these to the delight of both competitors and the public.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Beach Line Festival</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.beachline-festival.de/" title="www.beachline-festival.de">www.beachline-festival.de</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/beach-line-festival.html <p>Squisito! is, roughly speaking, a cuisine-related event, but this classification disregards, however, its full thematic extent. People who choose to attend to this event should regard it as a introduction and study of the <strong>culinary art and science</strong>, since the coordinate of taste is the one which brings together chefs and dainty-feeders, journalists and the curious. The festival is held in <strong>late April</strong>, extending for a few days. <strong>San Patrignano</strong> is the place where the event is hosted, some 20 kilometers southwest from Riccione.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Squisito!</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.squisito.org/" title="www.squisito.org">www.squisito.org</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/squisito.html <p><strong>Late April</strong> and early May seem to be very busy in Riccione. Another sports event to be hosted this time of year refers to Primavera del Budo, a major <strong>martial arts event</strong> all tourists keen on this expression of physical and mental strength and skill should attend.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Primavera del Budo</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.primaveradelbudo.com/" title="www.primaveradelbudo.com">www.primaveradelbudo.com</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/primavera-del-budo.html <p>Another sports event to take hold of <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> refers to the Polo Cup on the Beach. It is held in May, on the beach nearby <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/rimini-hotels/hotel-grand.html" title="Grand Hotel Rimini">Grand Hotel Rimini</a>. It is, it too, a fine excuse for tourists accommodated in Riccione to search out the surroundings of the resort.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Polo Cup on the Beach</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.polocup.it/" title="www.polocup.it">www.polocup.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/polo-cup-on-the-beach.html <p>For a combined sports and music experience, visitors of the Adriatic Riviera are recommended to visit <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> during BlueRimini. Held each <strong>early June</strong>, the festival consists of sailing-related manifestations (competitions, exhibitions) and artistic performances (music, theater).</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>BluRimini</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.blurimini.com/" title="www.blurimini.com">www.blurimini.com</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/blurimini.html <p>Riccione TTV Festival is, some might say, the most important cinema, theater and video event. The event culminates in the awarding of a <strong>prize for television</strong>. It is usually held in the first half of <strong>June</strong>.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Riccione TTV Festival</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.riccioneteatro.it/ttv/index.php" title="www.riccioneteatro.it">www.riccioneteatro.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/riccione-ttv-festival.html <p>The coming of summer is always a reason to celebrate. On <strong>June the 21st</strong>, on solstice, <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> offers a sort of preview of what the season about to come is going to be. Gradisca is the name of the festival which opens, more or less officially, the new summer season in Rimini. It is an event of special tourist shine, which is why visitors of Riccione are advised to head for Rimini on July the 21st.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/gradisca-festival.html <p>The Night of the Witches is related to the summer solstice. It is the way locals of San Giovanni in Marignano understand to mark this important day of the calendar. Usually held between the <strong>19th and the 23rd of June</strong>, <strong>La Notte delle Streghe</strong> tries to recreate the magic atmosphere when people used to believe witches used to meet and practice sorcery and they, as an antidote, used to wear sundry plants underneath their cloths. Open air performances, music and dance shows, <strong>fairs</strong> and other manifestations are held on this occasion.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>The Night of the Witches (La Notte delle Streghe)</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.comune.san-giovanni-in-marignano.rn.it/index.php?IDC=110" title="www.comune.san-giovanni-in-marignano.rn.it">www.comune.san-giovanni-in-marignano.rn.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/the-night-of-the-witches.html <p>For an extensive jazz and swing-related experience, visitors of Riccione should come to <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> in the latter half of <strong>June</strong> when the Rimini Jazz Festival is held. Both national and international artists perform on this occasion, which is reassuring for keen music lovers.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Rimini Jazz Festival (Festival Internazionale del Jazz Tradizionale e Swing)</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.riminijazz.it/" title="www.riminijazz.it">www.riminijazz.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/rimini-jazz-festival.html <p>The province of Rimini hosts, in the latter half of <strong>June</strong>, the so-called Ancient World Festival. Visitors of Riccione should be particularly interested in this event, given Riccione is part of the province.</p> <p>The event offers the opportunity of a prominently <strong>cultural</strong> grasp of what its title indicates, that is, of the ancient world. It consists chiefly of <strong>debates</strong> on themes ranging from philosophy and history to cuisine.</p> <p>The debates are moderated and attended to by the leading names of contemporary culture.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Ancient World Festival (Festival del Mondo Antico)</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://antico.comune.rimini.it/" title="antico.comune.rimini.it">antico.comune.rimini.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/ancient-world-festival.html <p>Held in late <strong>June</strong> and lasting for about one week (until early July), Festival del Sole is the most important international <strong>free gymnastics event</strong> on the Mediterranean Sea. The pleasure of sharing the love for this form of art, either performing or watching, is all that unites athletes, locals and tourists for one week in Riccione.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Festival del Sole</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.festivaldelsole.it/" title="www.festivaldelsole.it">www.festivaldelsole.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/festival-del-sole.html <p>This event, being organized with the support of the municipality of Riccione, has a partially <strong>tourist purpose</strong>. It is intended to prove this winter sport can be practiced in summer, and to complement the tourist appeal of the resort. As a rule, it is held in early <strong>July</strong>.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>International Skate Team Trophy</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.pattinaggioriccione.it/trophy.php?language=0" title="www.pattinaggioriccione.it">www.pattinaggioriccione.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/international-skate-team-trophy.html <p>La Notte Rosa is first and foremost a state of mind. It usually begins on the first weekend of <strong>July</strong> and it lasts until late July or August. The name of the event (meaning, the <strong>Pink Night</strong>) indicates the theme color of the manifestations which take hold of the entire Adriatic Riviera. Everything is pink on the Adriatic Riviera, starting from the light bulbs which decorate the beaches and other public places and ending with the topping of the famed piadina.</p> <p>La Notte Rosa excels by performances of all types, by <strong>open air entertainment</strong> and tasting events, being designed to offer tourists the utter fun they can have during their stay on the Adriatic coast. Given the shine and popularity of the event, La Notte Rosa has conquered even the landlocked surroundings of the region (Ravenna and the Republic of San Marino).</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>La Notte Rosa</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.lanotterosa.it/" title="www.lanotterosa.it">www.lanotterosa.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/la-notte-rosa.html <p>Beaches are a chief tourist trump for all resort on the Adriatic coast of Italy. In order to take beach entertainment to a higher level, Riviera Beach Games was conceived as a manner of adding some extra effervescence to the already ebullient dynamism of the Adriatic Riviera beaches. The event is held between late <strong>July</strong> and early August.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Riviera Beach Games</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.rivierabeachgames.it/" title="www.rivierabeachgames.it">www.rivierabeachgames.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/riviera-beach-games.html <p>The small commune of <strong>Montescudo</strong>, located some 20 kilometers west from Riccione, is home to the Potato Festival, held on <strong>August the 7th</strong>. This is a gastronomic event where the potato, which by nature is a highly adaptable ingredient, is the main culinary star. The gastronomic coordinate of the event is complemented by an open-air market and <strong>folk music performances</strong>, all these culminating in a fireworks shows late at night.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/potato-festival.html <p>Riccione is one of the most stylish destinations on the Adriatic Riviera, with plenty of <a href="http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/shopping.html" title="shopping">shopping</a> opportunities revealing the incredible resourcefulness of famed designers. Fashion is, hence, a field largely generous with tourists keen on this subject. For such tourists, Riviera delle Mode Fashion Show, which is held during the first half of <strong>August</strong> in <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a>, is a must. It’s not for nothing that passion is said to break all barriers.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Riviera delle Mode Fashion Show</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.rivieradellemode.com/it/index.asp" title="www.rivieradellemode.com/">www.rivieradellemode.com/</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/riviera-delle-mode-fashion-show.html <p>Palio del Daino is an event intended to bring back to life all that is medieval, ranging from cuisine to contests. The festival is held in <strong>Mondaino</strong>, a picturesque commune located about 20 kilometers southwest from Riccione, beginning on <strong>August the 19th</strong>, and lasting for 4 days.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Palio del Daino</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.paliodeldaino.it/home.shtml" title="www.paliodeldaino.it">www.paliodeldaino.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/palio-del-daino.html <p>The beginning of <strong>September</strong> is the moment when classical music and jazz are at their best nearby Riccione, that is, in <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a>. The so-called Sagra Musicale Malatestiana is a reputed music festival which lasts for about two weeks.</p> <p>For further details on the event, please use the following information:</p> <dl> <dt>Name:</dt> <dd>Sagra Musicale Malatestiana</dd> <dt>Website:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.sagramusicalemalatestiana.it/" title="www.sagramusicalemalatestiana.it">www.sagramusicalemalatestiana.it</a></dd> </dl> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/sagra-musicale-malatestiana.html <p>The famed Festa del Borgo San Giuliano in <a href="http://www.rimini-tourism.com/en/" title="Rimini">Rimini</a> is held every two years on the first weekend of <strong>September</strong>. The festival tries to enliven the memory of the great people of Rimini. But besides this coordinate, Borgo San Giuliano Festival draws huge flows of tourists given the opportunities it occasions: <strong>street theater performances</strong>, concerts, fireworks shows. Plenty of people come to Rimini in order to catch something of the magic the city exhales on this occasion.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/borgo-san-giuliano-festival.html <p>The commune of <strong>Coriano</strong> is the place where the Sangiovese Wine Festival is held on <strong>September the 19th</strong>. A short trip from Riccione to Coriano is highly likely to be very rewarding for people keen on wine-related events. <strong>Wine tasting</strong> and food sampling are the main coordinates of the festival, but manifestations also include exhibitions, <strong>music performances</strong> (folk in particular) and firework shows.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/sangiovese-wine-festival.html <p>Fiera di San Michele is held in <strong>Santarcangelo di Romagna</strong> in late <strong>September</strong>, lasting for about 5 days. Most manifestations occasioned by this festival are related to the animal life. Visitors have the opportunity to attend to <strong>pet and cattle exhibitions</strong>, but a definite highlight of the event refers to <strong>bird singing competition</strong> which has become a symbol of Fiera di San Michele.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/fiera-di-san-michele.html <p>The small commune of <strong>Montefiore Conca</strong> hosts each year on <strong>October the 10th</strong> the Chestnut Festival. This is a very popular event featuring all the tourist trumps: entertainment, <strong>wine and food tasting</strong>, music performances and, of course, <strong>chestnut products</strong>. The festival closes on October the 31st.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/chestnut-festival.html <p>This is an event of international fame. It is held in <strong>Santarcangelo di Romagna</strong> on <strong>November the 11th</strong>, lasting for 3 days. <strong>Street singers</strong> give amazing performances, and plenty of canned goods, cheeses, oils, truffles and honey are sold at the <strong>open-air market</strong> held in Marini Square. The event features a prominently agrarian and handicraft character.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/fiera-di-san-martino.html <p>Christmas would surely be a lesser holiday without the opportunity to indulge in traditional shopping. <a href="http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/shopping.html" title="Shopping in Riccione">Shopping in Riccione</a> is highly rewarding as it is, but on Christmas it takes on that festal quality everyone, locals and tourists alike, look for in the <strong>Christmas markets</strong> held from early <strong>December</strong> until Christmas.</p> http://www.riccione-tourism.com/en/riccione-events/christmas-markets.html