Alcamo

Alcamo is a town in the Trapani province of western Sicily.

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Alcamo Carnival

This event takes place on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday of Carnival. The carts parade in this large square, and there's also music, dancers, masks and street food.

Cinema Esperia

There is a hall with comfortable seats on two levels (the stalls on the ground floor and the balcony on the first floor).

Cittadella dei Giovani and Anfiteatro Orto di Ballo

There is a recording hall: teenagers have also rooms and equipments at their disposal, in order to exploit their own natural, artistic, musical and scientific inclinations.

Mon-Fri 16:00-20:00; Sat 09:00-13,00 and 16:00-21:00

There are about 81,000 books and important old documents on art, tradition, craftmanship and religiosity of people in Alcamo. Some books come from ex convents and friaries and from the section of the History of Alcamo's territory. Inside it there is also the Multimedia Library with a lot of newspapers, film and music collections. You can also use the Internet for free. You can consult its OPAC.

Mon-Sat 08:30-13:30 and 15:30-20:00

Feast of Patrocinio

In honour of the Holy Family (procession and lunch with the living Holy Family).

Third Sun after Easter

Gesù Cristo Redentore Feast

On the first Sunday after Easter they organize different cultural and religious events in honour of the Divine Mercy.

Madonna dell'Alto

Celebrations on the top of Mount Bonifato (dialect poems recitation and procession).

8 September

Maria Santissima dei Miracoli

Celebrations in honour of the patroness saint of Alcamo: cultural and religious events. During the feast there are a solemn procession of Madonna’s simulacrum, fireworks from the "bastione" in Piazza Bagolino, and the descent of civil and political authorities to the sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli. Until the early 21st century, there were horse races along Corso 6 Aprile; the last two times they took place in Viale Italia.

19-21 June

Opera dei Pupi

Gaspare Canino

Possibility of visiting the theatre of puppets and seeing some of them, working tools and posters. The shows are given in some periods of the year and they give notice.

Passion of Christ

Via Crucis

The pageant of Via Crucis, formed by 143 characters in historical costume, leaves at 16:00 from the Church of Saint Anne, then in Piazza della Repubblica there is the representation of the Last Supper, the process, the flagellation, etc. The pageant moves along Corso VI Aprile and Viale Italia, and stops at about 21:00 at Piazza Caduti di Nassiriya; here they represent the Crucifixion and Resurrection. This event is organized by the Pro Loco Città di Alcamo in collaboration with the Assessorato for Culture of the Comune.

Wed:Palm Sun