Feasts:
- In the Monterado town, in Spring the Porchetta Feast and in Autumn the “Sciughi” feast, a Marche sweet based on must.
- In the Ponte Rio hamlet, the “goletta” feast (pork jowl meat).
- The polenta feast in St. Costanzo,
- The castagnolo feast in St. Michele al Fiume,
- The “garagoli” (marine molluscs) feast in Marotta,
- The mountain asparagus feast in Arcevia,
- The black truffle feast in Acqualagna, etc.
Fairs:
- The famous “St. Agostino Fair” (end of August) in Senigallia, traditional since the times of the Papal State.
- The “Fish Fair” in Ancona.
- In Ostra, the annual “National Exhibit of Antiques and Artistic Artisan Work”
Historical commemorations:
Numerous happenings in costumes, especially in the summer, commemorating particular historical events:
- the “Contesa del pozzo della polenta” (Contest of the polenta well) in Corinaldo
- the “Cacciata” (Expulsion) in Mondolfo,
- the “Caccia al Cinghiale” (Wild Boar Hunt) in Mondavio.
- Many cultural, musical and sports e sportivi dates in Senigallia, Urbino, Recanati, at the Fonte Avellana hermitage, at the Montegiove convent in Fano, etc.
Festivals
- Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro
- Opera season in Macerata
- Summer Jamboree in Senigallia
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