The Strada del Sagrantino is an itinerary which is built around culture, good food and wine and which winds its way through hills planted with vines and olive trees and dotted with mediaeval towers. At Easter there is Terre del Sagrantino, a market of local produce: in May, during Cantine Aperte, Montefalco’s wines and other local products can be sampled at local wineries.
The week-long Settimana Enologica, which is of primary importance to the promotion of Montefalco’s wines, takes place in the first ten days of June and has a varied programme of events, including the presentation of the latest vintage of Sagrantino. In summer the town is enlivened by the Agosto Montefalchese, three weeks of events connected to local history and traditions: the programme includes concerts, dance and theatre, wine-tasting and the Fuga del Bove, in which the four parts of the town compete in crossbow, drumming and flag-waving contest, in a running race called the Staffetta, and in the Corsa dei Bovi, a race with bulls.
On 10th August, the night of San Lorenzo, there are “magical” shows at Sagrantino sotto le stele, part of an event called Calici di Stelle.
In the second half of September, processions through the town celebrate the grape harvest at the Festa della Vendemmia; during Frantoi Aperti, in the first ten days of November, visitors can visit oil mills and sample their oils, and finally, at the start of December, there is Andare per Frantoi e Mercatini, a market featuring the new olive oil, especially the top-quality DOP Umbria oil.