On 2 November Palermo marks the Festa dei Morti: pastry shops sell frutta martorana, children find gifts in the cannistru and the day starts with muffuletta.
Food festivals in Palermo worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
November 2026 2 festivals
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Sfincione Fest is a late-November festival in Bagheria, 13 km east of Palermo, where Sicilian bakeries serve white and red sfincione with show cooking.
March 2027 1 festival
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On 19 March, San Giuseppe and Father's Day, Palermo bakes sfincia di San Giuseppe, a fried pastry with sweet ricotta cream, and cooks a spring frittedda.
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Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour
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July 2027 1 festival
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Palermo's Festino di Santa Rosalia honours the patron saint in July, with a procession on the night of 14 July and foods such as babbaluci and watermelon.
September 2027 1 festival
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Cous Cous Fest in San Vito Lo Capo, on the Trapani coast, is an international couscous festival with a chefs' world championship, cooking shows and tastings.
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