Anagni Events

Anagni's calendar is medieval and religious, which is what a city of popes would be expected to keep.

7 September is the anniversary of the schiaffo di Anagni of 1303, and the date most closely attached to the town's name.

Religious feasts centre on the cathedral, built on the temple of Ceres, which has been the sacred centre of this hill since before the Romans.

Spring and autumn are the practical seasons for visiting a hill town of steep lanes, and for walking in the Ernici above it.

Summer is hot in the Sacco valley below, though the town's own 424 metres take the edge off — the reason emperors came here.

Winter is cool and quiet, and the medieval centre is at its emptiest.

Checking what is actually on. Regione Lazio publishes a region-wide events calendar on its VisitLazio portal, listing festivals, sagre and historical re-enactments by comune and by date. Local feast days move with the liturgical calendar and small-town programmes are often fixed only weeks ahead, so confirm there rather than relying on last year's dates.