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The first Sunday of every month
Fiera Antiquaria
A large and interesting antiques fair in the city center
Location: Arezzo

The first Saturday of every month
Mercatino di Via Montebuoni
A small local market with handmade items.
Location: Tavernuzze, Impruneta

The first Sunday of April
Fiera del Cucu
A local fair
Location: Casola in Lunigiana (Massa-Carrara)

The first Sunday of April
Fasta del museo e della civiltà contadina
A festival to rediscover the local traditions
Location: Palaia (Pisa)

The first Sunday of every month
Fiera Antiquaria
An antiques fair around the cathederal
Location: Pietrasanta

The first Sunday of every month
Fiera Antiquaria
An antiques fair around the cathederal
Location: Pietrasanta

The Saturday before Easter week and the Sunday after Easter
Fiera di S.Michele di Pasqua
Easter fair
Location: Lucca

The second Sunday of every month, excluding August
Mercatino dell'antiquariato.
A small market of antiques, handmade items and used objects.
Location: Altopascio (Lucca)

Palm Sunday
Sagra delle frittelle
Rice dumpling festival
Location: Montespertoli (Florence)

Good Friday
Processione via Crucis
An Easter procession which starts at the cathedral (Il Duomo) and ends at the Church of San Martino (Chiesa di San Martino). The participants of the procession are all in historic costumes.
Location: Siena centre

Good Friday
Processione storica del venerdi santo
An Easter procession, the participants of the procession are all in historic costumes.
Location: Casole d'Elsa (Siena)

Easter Saturday
Easter eve mass
This mass is held in the spectacular cathedral of Siena. It starts at 23.00. Make sure you bring some warm cloths as the cathedral can be quite cold, especially if you are sitting still.
Location: Siena cathedral (Il Duomo)

Easter Sunday
Easter Mass
Held in the cathedral of Siena (Il Duomo). It starts at 11.00, bring some warm cloths as the cathedral will be cold even during the day, there is no heating inside.
Location: Siena cathedral (Il Duomo)

Third Saturday and Sunday of every month
Maremma Antiquaria
Antiques market
Location: Marina di Grosseto (Grosseto)

Easter Monday
Sagra della lumaca
A food festival
Location: Cavriglia (Arezzo)

Easter Monday
Mercatino delle cose del pasato
Festival with typical dumplings, sandwiches, wine and vin santo
Location: Greve in Chianti 

Second to last Saturday of April to the first Sunday of May
Sagra del Cinghiale
Wild boar festival and sagra
Location: Chiocchio, Greve in Chianti 

Last Sunday of April
Fiera dei fiori e dei cocci
Flowers, plants and terracotta festival
Location: Torrita di Siena (Siena)

April Music concerts
For more information and tickets visit www.chigiana.it/concerti.htm
Location: Siena

Palio dei Somari 
A traditional donkey race in the streets of this pretty village. It starts at 10.30 and continues on to 21.30 when the race occurs in the square. For more information visit http://www.paliodeisomari.it/
Location: Torrita di Siena