Events
The beautiful village of Montespertoli is characterized by a strong and rural tradition. The residents organize every year numerous festivals, gastronomic pavilions and folkloric spectacles.
The numerous events organized in Montespertoli are rooted in typical rural traditions and celebrate the products of the land such us the "vino novello" (new wine), the "vinsanto", the "olio nuovo" (new oil), the bread and the chestnuts.
Several food fairs and festivals are organized during the year. Not to be missed in winter the "Carnival Events" or the "Paneolio and White Truffle Festival".
During the springtime and summertime you can attend for numerous events such as the "Chianti Festival" - tasting and sale of Chianti D.O.C.G. - or the "Summer Concert".
Events run by

2009
JANUARY
6th of JANUARY - Montespertoli
"
WAITING FOR EPIPHANY"
6th of JANUARY - Coeli Aula
"
WAITING FOR EPIPHANY"
18th and 25th of JANUARY - Montespertoli – Sala Sottolemura
WINTER CINEMA
from 24th through 27th of JANUARY - Montespertoli
MEMORIAL DAY
FEBRUARY
1st, 8th, 15th and 22th of FEBRUARY - Montespertoli – Sala Sottolemura
WINTER CINEMA
21th of FEBRUARY - Ortimino
CARNIVAL FESTIVAL in Ortimino
22th e 24th of FEBRUARY - Montespertoli
CARNIVAL FESTIVAL
MARCH
1st, 8th and 15th of MARCH - Anselmo - Piazza Cassarà
17ª BOMBOLONE AND FRITTELLE FESTIVAL
1st, 8th and 15th of MARCH - Montespertoli – Sala Sottolemura
WINTER CINEMA
29th of MARCH - Montespertoli
SPRING WALK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
APRIL
5th of APRIL - Montagnana
FRITTELLE FESTIVAL
25th of APRIL - Montespertoli
LIBERATION ANNIVERSARY
Sunday 26th of APRIL Agriturismo Montalbino (Via Colle a Montalbino, 10 - Montespertoli)
MERCATINO SULL'AIA
MAY
1st MAY - Martignana
SPRING WALK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE (Worker Festival)
3nd MAY - Montespertoli
XXVII° CROCE D’ORO ANNIVERSARY
from 8th through 10th of MAY - San Quirico in Collina
BACCELLO FESTIVAL
9th of MAY - Montespertoli - Parco Urbano
L'ANNUALE DI PANTAGRUEL Degustazione enogastronomica
from 16th of MAY through 7th of JUNE - Montespertoli - Saletta Machiavelli
MOSTRA "80 ANNI DI SPORT A MONTESPERTOLI"
16th of MAY - Montespertoli
SCHOOL FESTIVAL

from
23 MAY through
31 MAY - Montespertoli
52ª CHIANTI FESTIVAL
Tasting and sale of Chianti D.O.C.G.
Conferences and meetings, Gastronomic pavilions, Artistic exhibitions
Philatelic exhibition "Wine and Vineyard", Folkloric spectacles, Sports manifestations
No such event attracts so many people like MOSTRA del CHIANTI (Chianti Festival). Probably, its success lies in the fact that despite its high technical value, it is still a celebration of the people, surrounded by many side events such as: technical, cultural and folkloristic. Everyone can find something of their own interest, obviously besides the wine. For the young people lots of music, shows, songs, for sport lovers competitions and tournaments, for art lovers exhibitions and competitions, for stamp collectors and stamp obliterators and for those who love folklore; bands that play in the evenings and historical groups. The main attraction is the wine of course. Piazza Del Popolo continues to host the stands of the winemakers of the area and also the sale of souvenir wine glasses from the wine tasting exhibition.
24th of MAY - Montespertoli
SEASON'S MARKET
24th of MAY - Montespertoli
CANTINE APERTE
JUNE
from
2nd of JUNE through
23th of AUGUST - Martignana
9ª MARTIGNANESE SUMMER
5th, 6th and 7th of JUNE and
12th, 13th and 14th of JUNE - Montespertoli
9ª WILD BOAR FESTIVAL
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th and 30nd of JUNE - Martignana
12ª THEATRICAL REVIEW
6th and 7th JUNE - Coeli Aula
PIEVE FESTIVAL
Sunday 7 JUNE B & B Il Guglierallo (Via Castiglioni, 18 Loc. Montagnana, Montespertoli)
MERCATINO SULL'AIA.
19th, 20th and 21th of JUNE - Ortimino
3ª FESTA SULL’AIA DEL POGGIO
from
18th of JUNE through
30nd of JULY - Montespertoli
“11ª ESTATE MUSICALE MONTESPERTOLESE”
Sunday 21th of JUNE Tenuta Barbadoro (Via Volterrana Sud, 45 - Montespertoli)
MERCATINO SULL'AIA
22th, 24th, 26th and 29th of JUNE - Montespertoli - Giardini Scuole Elementari
SUMMER CINEMA
27th and 28th of JUNE - Fornacette
27ª FICATTOLA FESTIVAL
JULY
from
2nd of JUNE through
23th of AUGUST - Martignana
9ª MARTIGNANESE SUMMER
1st, 3nd, 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 22th, 24, 27th, 29th and 31nd of JULY - Montespertoli - Giardini Scuole Elementari
SUMMER CINEMA
3nd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31nd of JULY – Anselmo - Piazza Cassarà
JULY in ANSELMO
4th and 5th of JULY - Fornacette
27ª FICATTOLA FESTIVAL
7th, 14th, 21th and 28th of JULY - Martignana
12ª THEATRICAL REVIEW
from
2nd through
12th of JULY – Lucignano and San Pancrazio
"DUE PAESI IN FESTA" – 12° BRIOCHES WITH ICE-CREAM FESTIVAL
8th of JULY - Montespertoli
SUMMER CONCERT
16th of JULY - Castello di Poppiano
"LA MADIA DEI SAPORI" THE KNEADING-TROUGH OF TASTES
from
24th of JULY through
2nd of AUGUST - Montespertoli
SPORT FESTIVAL
AUGUST
from
2 JUNE through
23 AUGUST - Martignana
9ª MARTIGNANESE SUMMER
3nd, 5th and 7th of AUGUST - Montespertoli - Giardini Scuole Elementari
SUMMER CINEMA
from
7th through
9th of AUGUST - Montespertoli - Piazza Machiavelli
MONTESPETOLI UNDER THE STARS
In the picturesque piazza Machiavelli from 8pm to 12am, will welcome all wine lovers, all united by their passion for Bacco, but also aware of being part of a major event that at same time enliven so many places, symbol of the Italian wines. Several winemaking companies of Montespertoli will be present in the square with their own stand dedicated to wine tasting. The wine lovers can also taste the typical local products such as pappa col pomodoro, the panzanella, the Florentine tripe and the bread soup. The shops will be open until midnight; there will also be "little Markets amongst the squares" with many handcraft products, where you can find flavours and exclusive items.
It is a magical evening where you can enjoy the pleasure of being together and to discover our tastes and eating in the atmosphere of the farm’s feasts
6th of AUGUST - Montespertoli - Piazza Machiavelli
LYRIC OPERA: IL RIGOLETTO by G. Verdi
10th of AUGUST - Montespertoli – Piazza Machiavelli
“CALICI DI STELLE”
from
20th through
30th of AUGUST - Montespertoli - Parco Urbano
PAPPARDELLA FESTIVAL
from
28th of AUGUST through
13th of SEPTEMBER - Martignana
4º NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 6th of SEPTEMBER Agriturismo Podere dell'Anselmo
MERCATINO SULL'AIA
4th, 5th and 6th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
IL VOLONTARIATO IN FESTA
4th, 5th and 6th of SEPTEMBER e
11th, 12th and 13th of SEPTEMBER - Baccaiano - Piazza Livatino
RANOCHIOCCIOLA FESTIVAL
6th of SEPTEMBER - Martignana
10º MEETING OF "MAGGIOLONI"
The 2008 edition started at 9am from Martignana, in via Della Torraccia. The car parade began at 11am, and stopped at 12.30pm for an aperitif at the Castle Sonnino. At 4pm was the award ceremony and greetings to the participants. The proceeds were donated to charity for cancer research. The event is organized annually by the Memorial Tania Nencioni Association under the patronage of the Municipalities of Empoli and Montespertoli.
7th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
RIFICOLONA FESTIVALThe Rificolone still takes place today, although it is not as it used to be.
From classic shapes of the awkward montanine, changed to portray slices of watermelon, half moons, lanterns, which very often the kids used to make with colour paper in a frame of cane and wire. Now these handcrafts are no longer fashionable and the ready made Rificolone gadgets are imported from China as well as the most sophisticated such as: aircraft, missiles and typical cartoon characters, manufactured by industries. However, purchased or not, the multicoloured lanterns are still hanging everywhere on the windows of the buildings, of people’s homes, along the riverbanks and on the streets where the ancient song echoes “ona, ona, ona what a beautiful Rificolona” ..., where the ritual of Rificolone are burnt, not by throwing slices of watermelon peel, but by accurate shots with a refined blowpipe made of putty or clay. In the fifty’s this picturesque Florentine festival took place also on the River Arno, exactly upstream between Bellariva and pescaia of San Niccolò.
The parade of Rificolona took place along the River Arno: Huge allegories in paper on majestic boats with flowers and illuminated by hundreds of multicoloured paper lanterns that slowly moved on the water, together with small craft made boats and people would stand and applause from both sides the riverbank.
8th of SEPTEMBER - Anselmo - Piazza Cassarà
RIFICOLONA in ANSELMO SQUARE
10th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
SOLIDARITY DINNER
12th and
13th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
18° MEETING WITH NEUSTADT A.D. AISCH BEER
The town of Montespertoli celebrates the tasty beer produced in the German City of Neustadt, and other typical products with food stands and various entertainments.
20th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
END-SUMMER WALK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
20th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
END-SUMMER CONCERT
27th of SEPTEMBER - Montespertoli
ECOFESTA
OCTOBER
5th of OCTOBER - Montespertoli
GRANDPARENTS FESTIVAL
18th and 25th of OCTOBER - Piazza Cassarà
FICATTOLE E BRUCIATE FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER
7th and
8th of NOVEMBER - Montespertoli
21ª NEW WINE FESTIVAL
Also this year the town of Montespertoli organized the Festival of the Vino Novello (new wine), where you can taste and buy the wine, enjoy the local restaurant to find out their local specialties and participate in various events.
8th of NOVEMBER - Montespertoli
14ª “Carabattolandia”
Mercatino di Antiquariato, Oggettistica, Opere frutto del proprio ingegno
14th and
15th of NOVEMBER - Montespertoli
19ª PANEOLIO and 10ª MOSTRA DEL TARTUFO BIANCO
14th e
15th of NOVEMBER - Montespertoli
“OLIONOSTRO”
In 2008, at the Urban Park of Castle Sonnino everything went well. On Saturday, it was the inauguration with the opening of the stands. A great interest is to be paid to the initiative "Olionostro" (our oil), which consists in the sale of bottled olive oil, made from the olive harvest, by the children of the "Immaculate Conception" Comprehensive Institute and School of Children, deriving from the town’s lands of MontespertoliThe proceeds from the sale of the bottles with the label "Olionostro" was entirely devoted to the children of Saharawi, thanks to the cooperation of Auser and Golden Cross. Starting from 8pm, in the party restaurant, you can enjoy delicious Tuscan delicacies, including the home made specialties of the "exhibition of Pizzaiolo". On Sunday, the party began at 9:30am with the gathering of mountain bikes "amongst the vineyards, olive groves and oil mills"; the opening of the stands at 10am. At 12.30pm lunch at the restaurant with typical specialities and the olive oil "novo" which is the main attraction. In the afternoon appetizing snacks were served and at 8 pm the finale with an evening dinner. The "Paneolio 2008 exhibition" was also the occasion to introduce the "Bread of Montespertoli", made with ingredients grown and processed exclusively in the area, thanks to the union of bakers, millers and farmers of Montespertoli, from the project of a short chain "from wheat to bread." On Sunday was a day of attractions in the historic centre of Montespertoli, with a Market Fair and all the shops open.
22th of NOVEMBER - Montespertoli - Centro per la cultura del Vino I LECCI
“12ª VINSANTO D.O.C.” REVIEW
30nd of NOVEMBER - Montespertoli
TOSCANA FESTIVAL
DECEMBER
from
14th of DECEMBER 2008 through 6th of JANUARY 2010 - Montespertoli
Christmas Manifestations
from
14th through
28th of DECEMBER - Montespertoli
XXVIIIº PAINTING EXHIBITION "LA SPIGA D’ARGENTO"
24th of DECEMBER - Montespertoli
LIVING CRIB