Christmas in Catania
During the Christmas period, the city of Catania offers a rich calendar of events: concerts, workshops, dance shows, theatrical performances, puppet opera shows, musicals, historical re-enactments, processions and much more.
Dates and Scheduling
The Christmas Markets in Catania will take place until December 28th.
Hours: 10:00 - 22:00
days before holidays and holidays: 10:00 - 23:45
Location: University Square,
Via Garibaldi,
Piazza Mazzini,
Via Montesano,
Via Minoriti,
Villa Pacini
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18 Dec 2024
“Service Learning – For a new vision of the world”.
In the Council Chamber, in collaboration with Kiwanis Catania Est and the E. Fermi Institute, eyeglasses made by students of the Institute's Optics section will be shown, intended to children in economic difficulty.
18:30 Santa Claus Street Band
Parade and artistic entertainment
Piazza Stesicoro, Piazza Duomo
20:00 The Christmas Show
Bubble Italian Tribute
Castello Ursino
19 Dec 2024
19:30 Gospel
Castello Ursino
20 Dec 2024
19:00 Christmas concert
Castello Ursino
19:30 Gospel music
Piazza Duomo
20:00 Christmas carols “A magia do natali”
Christmas carols and Christmas stories
Chiesa San Nicolò l’Arena
20:00 "Cunti" (stories) in Sicilian
Chiesa Santa Maria di Gesù
21 Dec 2024
Solidarity lunch in the “Mariella Lo Giudice” courtyard of the Palazzo della Cultura, again in collaboration with the Catania Lions Club (5th District).
16:00 - 18:30 Christmas Carols
Itinerant concert in front of the "cone", the votive aedicules. Traditional songs of the Sicilian Novena performed by the Unicavuci Choir together with the public.
Piazza Teatro Massimo, Piazza Mazzini, Piazza Federico di Svevia
18:00 - 20:00 Christmas Fantasy Group
Piazza Stesicoro/Piazza Duomo
20:30 Mitoff Christmas carols and songs
Salvatore Guglielmino and Theatricantor
Castello Ursino
21:00 Florida Fellowship Super Choir Gospel
Basilica della Madonna del Carmelo
22 Dec 2024
10:00 Ancient Christmas novenas and "mini minagghie" with bagpipes, guitars and drums.
CAG PUNTO LUCE IV Municipio via Sebastiano Catania 176
11:00 Christmas of the puppeteers and bagpipes.
Castello Ursino
10:30 Mitoff Christmas of Sicily
The "Nanareddi" and the Christmas tradition in Catania
Teatro VI° Municipalità - Parrocchia Maria Ausiliatrice e San Domenico – Oratorio Rosario Livatino
17:30 Christmas carols and music.
Chiesa San Nicolò l’Arena
18:00 “Christmas Harmonies”
Christmas carols.
Piazza Federico di Svevia
19:30 Mitoff - The Christmas of the Myths
Castello Ursino
23 Dec 2024
10:30 - 12:30 Santa's house
Corso italia, Largo Aquileia
18:00 Musical “the magic of Christmas”
Piazza Duomo
18:00 The novena of the jesters
Castello Ursino
21:00 Harlem Sisters of Gospel
Badia Sant’Agata
26 Dec 2024
10:00 - 23:00 Ursino Christmas
Piazza Federico di Svevia
19:30 "The year to come"
Musical journey into the universe of Lucio Dalla
Piazza Dante
20:30 Pastor Ron Gospel Show
Chiesa San Nicolò l’Arena
27 Dec 2024
17:00 - 20:00 Christmas Parade traveling circus arts show
Piazza Duomo/Piazza Stesicoro
18:30 Theatrical comedy "Civitoti in Pretura"
Teatro Chiesa di Santa Lucia
18:30 J.S.Bach and Christmas
Alessandro Scarlatti Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Giuseppe Crapisi, soloists Claudio Gallina, Riccardo Obiso, Luigi Fiore, Gianfranco Pappalardo.
Palazzo della Cultura
19:00 “Total praise – Christmas Gospel Concert”
Castello Ursino
20:30 The bronx gospel choir
Chiesa San Nicolò l’Arena
28 Dec 2024
15:00 - 20:00 Catania’s got talent Christmas edition 2024
Istituto San Giovanni Bosco via Fratelli Mazzaglia,65 Catania
17:00 - 19:00 Sleigh pulled by elves jugglers, stilt walkers and balloon sculptors.
Piazza Cavour
18:30 Claudio Gallina on the piano
Palazzo della Cultura
20:30 Gospel concert.
Chiesa Santa Maria di Gesù
29 Dec 2024
17:00 Ancient Christmas novenas with bagpipes, guitars and drums.
Chiesa San Luigi
18:00 Itinerant route with bagpipes and folk group.
Villa Bellini , Piazza Stesicoro
18:30 The Florio family and the music of the belle époque.
Palazzo della Cultura
19:30 Concert by Giandomenico Anellino
Castello Ursino
30 Dec 2024
20:30 Christmas pop and international gospel songs concert.
Castello Ursino
31 Dec 2024
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3 Jan 2025
17:30 "Chidda notti disiata" - Christmas concert and dance party in the square
Choral concert of the Unicavuci Choir, a journey to Sicily through Canti di Nuvena di Mezzojuso, Assoro, Modica, Cefalù, Salemi, Messina, together with Nannaredde, Canti of Questua and Canti di Naca, in the hall of the Ursino Castle.
Piazza Federico di Svevia
19:00 Feast in the square with Salvatore Vinci and the group of bagpipes and traditional musicians.
Piazza Federico di Svevia
21:00 Vocal and instrumental concert in Piazza dei Libri with the Casentuli group flanked and supported by the Unica Vuci Choir and Salvatore Vinci with the traditional musicians of San Filippo Superiore.
Piazza Federico di Svevia
4 Jan 2025
18:00 Popular songs, historical ballads and Christmas novenas, Sicilian puppet show by the Napoli Brothers
Chiesa San Giuseppe in Ognina
19.30 Sacred Music Concert
Chiesa San Nicolò l’Arena
20:00 "I miraculi do Bamminu", by Cinzia Caminiti
Popular songs and stories - live music.
Piazza San Francesco di Paola (Civita)
20:30 Su Ninnìu - Christmas in Sardinia
Cuncordu choral concert “sos Zovanos de Su Rosario” from Santu Lussurgiu (Oristano)
Badia Sant’Agata
20:30 Christmas Inside - Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi
With the participation of the choirs of Chorus Inside Sicilia directed by Salvatore Di Blasi
Chiesa S. Maria della Consolazione al Borgo
21:00 Christmas carols and songs at Civita di Catania with Melo Zuccaro, Mimmo Aiola, Giorgio Maltese, Savì Manna.
Piazza Federico di Svevia | Piazza dei Libri
5 Jan 2025
18:00 Giufà's Christmas
Street theater show by MalerbaTeatro.
Piazza Federico di Svevia | Piazza dei Libri
21:00 Rossana Casale concert
Chiesa Cristo Re Corso Italia
21:00 Fratelli Mancuso: canti lirici e novene natalizie siciliane.
Castello Ursino
21:00 Giufà's Christmas
Street theater show by MalerbaTeatro.
Piazza Federico di Svevia | Piazza dei Libri
6 Jan 2025
10:00 Ursino Christmas Circus
The Befane parade.
Piazza Federico di Svevia
18:00 It was at night. Hymn to the awakening of Beauty. Theatrical story about the Nativity.
Chiesa San Nicolò l’Arena
18:00 "U cuntu di Colapisci" Street theater show by Malerba Teatro
Piazza Federico di Svevia
19:00 Lautari The shepherds song
Parrocchia della S. Croce - Villaggio S. Agata
21 "U cuntu di Colapisci" Street theater show by Malerba Teatro
Piazza Federico di Svevia
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