After the excitement of July, Cefalù is getting ready for an extraordinary August 2026. The calendar of events is busier and more evocative than ever: big names of Italian music will light up the seafront, while the streets of the town centre and its historic sites come alive with live shows, cultural evenings and contemporary art exhibitions.
1 August: Show “Fuenteovejuna” by Coral Arte Flamenco (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
2 August: Folk Groups Parade (Viginti Millys of Lascari, Ballo Pantomima della Cordella of Petralia Sottana and Centro Studi Amastra of Mistretta), historic centre, 6:00 pm
2 August: Show “Alessandro Gandolfo Show”, a Quintosol production (Lungomare Giardina, 10:00 pm)
3 August: MARIA ELISA DI FATTA Prize, 16th edition, organised by the Ass. Cult. Mus. Santa Cecilia Aps and the Ass. Siciliana Musica per l’Uomo Aps (Teatro Cicero, 8:30 pm)
4 August: Concert “Barracuda Entertainment” (Lungomare Giardina, 10:00 pm)
5 August: BABY K “Oh Baby” Summer Tour 2026 concert (Lungomare Giardina, 10:00 pm)
6 August: ‘Ntinna a Mari, organised by the Ntinna a Mari association (Vecchia Marina, 4:00 pm)
7 August: Giorgio Battistella performs Dante: “Il racconto di San Francesco” from Canto XI of Paradiso (Chiesa di San Francesco, 8:00 pm)
7 August: Concert “Desiderio” with pianist Davide Santacolomba (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
8 August: Quartetto Zuleima concert, a Le Baccanti production (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
8 August: Sant’Ambrogio Fashion Show 9.0, created by Pino D’Avola (Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, 9:00 pm)
9 August: Sand art and music show “Orfeo e Euridice” with Stefania Bruno, a Le Baccanti production, tickets € 10.00, reduced € 5.00 (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
10 August: Musical show by Pietro Adragna & Joe Castellano “Omaggio a Gino Paoli”, followed by a wine tasting (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
11 August: Theatre show “La Malarazza” by the Eracruna ets theatre company (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
12 August: Magic show “Emanuele D’Angeli Magic Show” (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
13 August: Lella Morisot La Restanza concert (Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, 9:30 pm)
14 August: Musical show “Hit Dance 90” (Lungomare Giardina, 10:00 pm)
15 August: “Ferragosto in Festa” with Roby D’Antoni (Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, 9:30 pm)
16 August: Musical show “Anima” with Lidia Schillaci, a Le Baccanti production, tickets € 10.00 (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
17 August: Comedy “Carmelo Belvedere testimone cieco” by Gaetano and Olimpia Di Maio, performed by the Allegra Compagnia di Cefalù (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
18 August: International Folklore Festival – Colombia, Ecuador, Italy, New Zealand, Slovakia and Hungary (historic centre, 6:00 pm)
18 August: Wind Quintet concert, organised by the Ass.cul.mus Santa Cecilia (Museo Mandralisca terrace, 9:00 pm)
19 August: Cabaret and stand-up comedy show “Toxoplasmosi” with Chris Clun, an Agricantus production (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
20 August: Contemporary circus show “”LUMIE” with Francesco Mirabile (Piazza San Giovanni Paolo II, 9:30 pm)
21 August: Concert “The Sound of Basses” organised by the Ass. Niger arte e cultura (Museo Mandralisca terrace, 9:00 pm)
21 August: Michele Zarrillo Tour 2026 concert (Lungomare Giardina, 10:00 pm)
22 August: Comedy “La Fortuna con la Effe maiuscola” by Eduardo De Filippo and Armando Curcio, performed by the Centro di Cultura Polis Kephaloidion theatre section “Triscele” (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
23 August: Concert celebrating 160 years since the founding of the Mandralisca Foundation, with Giorgia Ferrara and the Caltanissetta Conservatory (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
24 August: Trio 3.0 acoustic concert (Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, 9:30 pm)
25 August: Concert by the female duo Micamale (Piazza San Giovanni Paolo II, 9:30 pm)
26 August: Comic theatre show “In Sicilia comanda la Donna” with Stefano Piazza (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
27 August: “Chiara Minaldi Quartet” (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
28 August: Concert “RingLike 2.0” with Ringlike Ensemble, a Le Baccanti production, tickets € 5.00 (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
29 August: Comic theatre show “Neanche il tempo di piacersi” with Marco Falaguasta (Castello Bordonaro, 9:30 pm)
30 August: Retro Ska’ concert (Lungomare Giardina, 10:00 pm)
31 August: Quintessenza concert (Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, 9:30 pm).
3 – 16 August “Cefalù Art Expo” exhibition (Ottagono Santa Caterina)
21 – 30 August 13th Art Symposium Cefalù Città degli Artisti (historic centre)
