Here is the summer programme in Castel del Piano
July

Thursday 18 July
5.30 p.m. - Tennis Park - Organised by the Pro Loco creative workshop for children;
6.30 pm - Piazza Madonna ‘Autori in piazza’ - Presentation of the book ‘Umane traiettorie, percorsi dentro di sé e oltre sé’, by Luisa Patta, organised by Libreria Sognalibro;
9 p.m. - Tennis Park, organised by the Pro Loco, ‘Cineciolum’.

From 18 to 21 July
7 pm - Piazza Carducci - Organised by the Contrada Monumento, ‘Festa della birra’.

20 July:
6.30 pm - Piazza Madonna - ‘Autori in piazza’ - Presentation of the book ‘Elementare, Watson!’, by Eugenio Radin, organised by Libreria Sognalibro.

20-21 July
10 am - Piazza della Rimembranza - Terramare presents ‘Vini Amiata’ with canyoning and trekking.

25 July, Tennis Park:
5.30 p.m., organised by the Proloco creative workshop for children;
9 p.m., organised by the Proloco ‘Cineciolum’.

26 to 28 July:
7 pm - Parco di Montenero, organised by the Pro Loco Montenero d'Orcia ‘Birragustando’;
7 p.m. - Campetto in via di Montagna, country festival organised by the Contrada Borgo.

28 July:
8.30 am - Pro Loco trekking with Mario Malinverno;
9am - Piazza Garibaldi, antiques market.

31 July to 4 August:
Swan Park, organised by the La Gora Gora association, garden music, street food, entertainment


August

Contrada festivities:
Contrada Borgo Wednesday 2 August;
Contrada Poggio Tuesday 8 August;
Contrada Storte Sunday 15 August;
Contrada Monumento Tuesday 29 August.

1 August - Tennis Park:
5.30 p.m., organised by the Pro Loco creative workshop for children;
9 p.m., organised by the Proloco ‘Cineciolum’.

4 August:
6.30 pm - Piazza Bellavista - News from Amiata.

7 August:
7 pm - Piazza Bellavista, organised by the Contrada Poggio ‘Canta che ti passa’.

8 August - Tennis Park:
5.30 p.m., organised by the Pro Loco creative workshop for children;
9 p.m., organised by the Proloco ‘Cineciolum’.

9 August:
9 pm - Piazza Garibaldi,Cardellini del Fontanino in concert.

10 August:
6 pm - Castel del Piano running race at sunset;
9pm - Piazza Garibaldi, concert by the Leggera Electric Folk Band.

11 August:
8.30 am, Pro Loco trekking;
6pm, Ciaccinea organised by the Contrada Borgo, contrada snack.

13 August:
9 pm - Piazza Garibaldi, concert by I Donkey.

14 August:
9.30pm - Piazza Madonna, Mid-August concert by the Filarmonica G. Rossini. At midnight, Levata del sole by the Contrada Borgo.

15 August:
9.30 p.m. - Piazza Garibaldi, ‘Voci fuori dal coro’ concert.

16 to 18 August:
Piazza Garibaldi, ‘A tutta pasta!’. Organised by the Contrada Storte.

17 August:
9 p.m. - ‘Sorgenti Film Festival’, performance by Paolo Hendel.

20 August:
9 p.m. - Piazza Garibaldi, Dilettando.

21 August:
9 p.m. - Piazza Garibaldi, Mix Oro concert.

23-24 August:
7 pm - Piazza Colonna, by the Contrada Poggio, the Codfish Festival.

24 August:
White night.

25 August:
9 a.m. - Piazza Garibaldi, antiques market.

30 August:
6.30 p.m. - Town Hall ‘Waiting for the palio’ - Flag ceremony;
7 p.m. - Town Hall ‘Waiting for the Palio’ - Presentation of the Baccile 2024;
8 pm - Piazza Vegni, by the Contrada Borgo paella y sangria.


September

1st September
11.30 a.m. presentation of the palio.

2 September:
9 p.m. - Viale V. Veneto, games of yesteryear by the Contrada Monumento, with tug-of-war.

3 September:
9 pm - Piazza Garibaldi, games of yesteryear by the Contrada le storte with the sausage race.

4 September:
9 pm - Piazza Bellavista, games of yesteryear of the Contrada Poggio with the pentolaccia;

5 September:
9 pm - Piazza Vegni, games of yesteryear of the Contrada Borgo with the cuccagna pole;

6 September:
3.30 p.m. selection batteries, followed by assignment of the horses that will participate in the palio;
8.30 p.m. dinners in the contrade.

7 September:
4 p.m., horse races memorial Gastone Pioli
7 p.m., provaccia del Palio;
8.30 p.m., propitiatory dinners in the contrade.

8 September:
11 a.m. Historical procession through the streets of the town and flag-waving of the contrade;
6 pm palio of Castel del Piano https://www.paliodicasteldelpiano.it/

9 September:
Traditional merchandise and livestock fair.

29 September:
Montegiovi, bruschetta festival.