Isola Birra is a food festival in Cagliari.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Stalls open at 17:00, the guided tasting workshops start at 19:45 and need booking; live music and DJ sets run from 21:00.
Address: Pineta del lungomare Su Siccu, 09126 Cagliari
Girotonno turns the Genoese-founded island town of Carloforte into a tuna festival for eleven days from late May, with an international chefs' competition, live cooking and a Tuna Village on the quay.
Tip: The Tuna Village on Banchina Mamma Mahon serves 12:00 to 15:00 and 19:00 to 22:00; Carloforte is reached by ferry from Portovesme or Calasetta.
Samassi, 40 km north of Cagliari, gives its violet artichoke four days in March: guided tastings, an agricultural fair, artichoke street food through the old centre and cooking demonstrations from Sardinian chefs.
Tip: Entry to the festival ground is free; the Zampettata del Carciofo dog walk needs registering in advance and charges a small fee.
Cagliari's great procession leaves Stampace on 1 May and walks the statue of Sant'Efisio to Nora and back over four days, honouring a plague vow made in 1652, with tracas ox carts, costume and feasting along the route.
Tip: The 1 May departure fills Via Roma from early morning; the return on the evening of 4 May is quieter and easier to watch.
