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Festival of the Ceri
May 16 - confirmed
Three towering ceri race uphill through Gubbio as the town heaves toward Saint Ubaldo's basilica.
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Cultural timing intelligence - verified, never extracted.
Notable cultural timing - Moderate confidence
Italy ranked Notable this window. 6 celebrations contribute to its cultural timing during May 2026.
Methodology: Top-5 cultural-timing scores averaged, with high-confidence celebration count and seasonal density as tiebreakers.
May 16 - confirmed
Three towering ceri race uphill through Gubbio as the town heaves toward Saint Ubaldo's basilica.
View celebrationApr 26-May 31 - estimated
Ferrara's contrade race horses through the city in ducal-era colors, the medieval pageant lasting longer than the race itself.
View celebrationMay 16-May 17 - estimated
Oars flash from St. Mark's Basin to the Lido as Venice drops a golden ring into the Adriatic.
View celebrationMay 24 - estimated
Two thousand riders and costumed marchers pour through Sassari for the Cavalcata, Sardinia in motion on its grandest May stage.
View celebrationMay 25-May 27 - estimated
Flowered ox carts and torchlit devotion carry Larino through three days for San Pardo.
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