Salude & Trigu: the most fascinating events in Northern Sardinia

Sardinia is a land of disarming beauty where the fantasy of nature blends with a thousands-years-old history and ancient magic that you can feel in the air.

If you visit this island, you will feel the vibes in the masks on display in the shops, in the jewellery and the sound of the traditional instruments, a soul has come down to us from distant times. You cannot experience Sardinia without experiencing its traditions and festivals, listening to its songs and tasting its food. You can't experience Sardinia without listening to its stories and hearing the sound of the footsteps of the figures parading through the streets. There is no Sardinia without its events that bring the past to life and speak of the present.

The Sassari Chamber of Commerce knows this well, so it created the beautiful project Salude & Trigu to promote the most important and fascinating events in Northern Sardinia, enabling visitors to get to know the magic of this land, which maybe it's not easy to understand, but that's surely the key to love this island.

Salude & Trigu is an evocative review of the most charming events in Northern Sardinia taking place every year in the province of Sassari, involving the capital, the other major cities like Alghero and Olbia and many magical villages to discover in the hinterland and along the coastlines.

The 2024 Salude & Trigu's program includes a very rich series of events distributed throughout the year, from the first days of spring to the magical evenings of the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The main topics concerning the events for this edition refer to "Visual and aesthetic arts", "Music" and "Literature", "Folklore and traditional rites" and "Typical local productions", always giving a lot of credit to the very important value of the landscape and nature that distinguish this land in an exceptional way.

With Salude & Trigu and its fantastic events you will be able to immerse in the most authentic North Sardinia, discovering villages, cities and places across this region, between culture and folklore, between the mountains and the sea, between a past that has never passed completely and a present that wants to add its energy to an already enormous heritage, looking forward into the future with the strength of its territorial roots.

The project Salude & Trigu was created with the ambitious goal of enhancing the tourism potential of the whole Northern Sardinia, focusing above all on two fronts: deseasonalize tourism in the region, overcoming the belief that this land is an ideal destination only in summer for seaside holidays, and decentralize the interest of visitors more and more towards the hinterland, the true core of Sardinian identity with its villages, its stories and its emotions.

It is therefore not surprising that, year after year, the rich series of events grows and expands more and more, going beyond the borders of the city of Sassari, the beating heart of Salude & Trigu, to widely reach in beautiful towns such as Alghero and Olbia, iconic towns such as Castelsardo, and above all the small villages that color the wildest hinterland of the region with their unique heritage of wonders to be discovered all year round.

Before diving together into the detailed schedule of events scheduled this year, check out in the next paragraphs some excellent reasons to visit Northern Sardinia on your next trip.

The rhythmic sound of the waves breaking on the rocks greets the new day as it dawns. Meanwhile, strangely shaped rocks project their silhouette onto the surrounding land from the top of some hill. There is an enormous stone bear that guards the town of Palau in Gallura and used to strike fear into the hearts of sailors. But this is not the only creature born of the patience of Sardinian nature.

Here, the Mistral wind together with the force of the sea, has shaped cliffs, dunes and trees...and so it is easy to find oneself staring at some maritime pine, wondering why it has such a bizarre shape.

The scent of mastic, helichrysum and myrtle mingle with the smell of salt, the protagonists of a nature that has almost entirely preserved its wild beauty.

The coast of Northern Sardinia is a spectacle that is never the same, part of an island considered a micro-continent because of the variety of its ecosystems. Jagged coastlines hiding coves with impalpable sand give way to long sandy shores. As fine as talcum powder, white sand alternates with a coarser, rougher grain as red as granite.

The island's interior is undulating mainly, made up of a few flat stretches and different heights, such as the imposing rocks of Mount Limbara and the soft lines of the Romangia hills. Silent and austere, thousands of years old cone-shaped buildings , nicely known as nuraghi, suddenly emerge from the earth like guardians of a one of a kind cultural heritage.

Towns and villages in the territory rise up here and there in nature that there is still the master of the land. There are villages where people live without haste, where time seems to go on more slowly than elsewhere, and more exciting, larger and modern towns.

And here are the two faces of the same region, Northern Sardinia, living side by side: one more hidden but truly authentic, the other more focused on tourism.

And then there are the Sardinians. Profoundly and irrevocably in love with their land. People who live by their traditions with enormous respect and who, especially in certain parts of the island, still believe in magic. They are proud and hospitable people, very attached to the family, for whom food is a ritual, and festivals are so important that they still respect ancient practices.

From dawn to dusk, Northern Sardinia has really nothing "already seen" and nothing "taken for granted" in its sounds and silences, landscape, and everything that cannot be seen by sight. That's why Salude & Trigu is the best storyteller you can find for your trip to this magical island: a programme of events created by people who deeply know their homeland and know how to tell it the best way possible, by authenticity.

Here is the complete and detailed schedule of Salude & Trigu 2024, with all the most beautiful and fascinating events to discover in Northern Sardinia, month by month, from March to December.

XI Edizione Festival letterario “Dall’altra parte del mare”, from March 19 (Alghero and other locations)

Mediterranea. Culture. Scambi. Passaggi 2024, March 21 (Alghero)

Organica – Museo di arte ambientale nel Parco del Limbara 2024, March 22 and 23 (Bosco di Curadureddu, Tempio Pausania)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, March 23 (Alghero and other locations)

Settimana Santa di Aggius, from March 24 to April 1 (Aggius)

XI Edizione Festival letterario “Dall’altra parte del mare”, from March 19 all month round (Alghero and other locations)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, April 6 (Sassari)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, April 13 and 27 (Sassari and other locations)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, April 17 and 26 (Alghero and other locations)

Chenamos in Carrela 2024, April 20 and 21 (Villanova Monteleone)

Festa di San Marco, April 25-26-27 (Fertilia)

Primomaggio in Gallura 2024, April 27 and 28 (Santa Teresa di Gallura)

JazzAlguer, April 30 (Alghero)

JazzAlguer, May 1 and 17 (Alghero)

Festival Internazionale Un’Isola in Rete, from May 2 to 25 (Castelsardo, Alghero, Sennori, Sassari)

Sinfonia tra i vigneti del Nord Sardegna, May 5 (Sorso)

Festa patronale Nostra Signora del Regno, May 8-9-10 (Ardara)

Chenamos in Carrela 2024, May 8-9-15-16-22-23 (Villanova Monteleone)

Mediterranea. Culture. Scambi. Passaggi 2024, May 9-10-11 (Alghero)

Festival Melos X Edizione, May 9-19 (Sassari)

Organica – Museo di arte ambientale nel Parco del Limbara 2024, May 11 and 26 (Bosco di Curadureddu, Tempio Pausania)

A Chent’annos / A Zent’anni, May 12 (Sorso)

Naturalmente in Riviera – Sentieri Musicali al Parco, May 12 (Parco Naturale di Porto Conte)

Festival Bookolica VII Edizione, May 13 and 14 (Tempio Pausania and other locations)

Musica Maestro XIII Edizione, May 15-24-25-26 (Porto Torres)

XI Edizione Festival letterario “Dall’altra parte del mare”, until May 17 (Alghero and other locations)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, May 17 and 23 (Alghero and other locations)

Nostra Signora de s’Ena Frisca, May 18-19-20 (Putifigari)

Processione e Sfilata Spirito Santo, May 19 and 20 (Torralba) 

Bardunfula Festival V Ediz., May 24-25-26 (Sassari), May 27 (Alghero), May 28 (Cagliari)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, May 25 (Sassari and other locations)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, May 25 (Bulzi)

Primavera in Gallura, May 25-26 (Santa Teresa di Gallura)

Cavart Extrazioni Culturali, May 26 (Sennori and Golfo dell'Asinara)

Wine Festival Vermentino DOCG, May 31 maggio and June 1-2 (San Leonardo – Calangianus)

Estudi Polifònic 2024, June 1 (Alghero)

Wine Festival Vermentino DOCG, June 1 and 2 (San Leonardo – Calangianus)

JazzAlguer, June 1-21-29 (Alghero)

Festival Internazionale Un’Isola in Rete, from June 1 to 29 (Castelsardo, Alghero, Sennori, Sassari)

Sinfonia tra i vigneti del Nord Sardegna, June 9 (Usini)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, June 6-8-14-20 (Alghero and other locations)

Bastida di Sorres, June 9 (Borutta)

Domos Abbeltas 2024, June 14-15-16 (Luras)

Naturalmente in Riviera (Luci di Corallo, omaggio a Gaber e Jannacci), June 20 (Parco Naturale di Porto Conte)

Cavart Extrazioni Culturali, June 30 (Sennori and Golfo dell'Asinara)

Bardunfula Festival V Ediz., June 21 giugno (Fertilia-Alghero)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, June 21 and 29 (Sassari and other locations)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, June 22 (Uri)

Arte e Natura 2024, June 27 and 29 (Sassari and other locations)

Ciogghitta d’Oro, June 28 (Sassari)

Chenamos in Carrela 2024, June 28 and 29 (Villanova Monteleone)

Aria Performing Art Festival 2024, June 28-29-30 (Ossi)

Festival Bernardo de Muro 2024, from June 28 until September (Tempio Pausania and other locations)

Porto Rotondo Festival 2024, June 29 (Porto Rotondo - Olbia)

Organica – Museo di arte ambientale nel Parco del Limbara 2024, June 30 (Bosco di Curadureddu, Tempio Pausania)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, July 1-11-17 (Alghero and other locations)

Cartoline Sonore 2024, July 6 (Viddalba)

Festa e Ardia di San Costantino, July 6-7-8 (Sedilo, Pozzomaggiore, Samugheo)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, from July 6 to 31 (Sassari and other locations)

Sinfonia tra i vigneti del Nord Sardegna, July 7 (Sennori)

Cavart Extrazioni Culturali, July 6-14-20-26 (Sennori e Golfo dell'Asinara)

Be in the Move Festival – Garibaldi, memoria e attualità, from July 8 to 15 (Sassari and other locations)

Naturalmente in Riviera – Sentieri Musicali al Parco, July 12 (Parco Naturale di Porto Conte)

Mediterranea. Culture. Scambi. Passaggi 2024, July 11 and 15 (Alghero)

Estudi Polifònic 2024, July 12 (Alghero)

JazzAlguer, July 12-21-28 (Alghero)

Arte e Natura 2024, July 13-19-21-30 (Sassari and other locations)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, July 14 and 16 (Porto Torres)

Porto Rotondo Festival 2024, July 17-18-25 (Porto Rotondo - Olbia)

39° Festival del Folklore - Ittiri Folk Festa, July 18 and 25 (Ittiri)

Bardunfula Festival V Ediz., July 19 (Sassari)

(To) be in Jazz Concerti Aperitivo, July 18 and 26 (Sorso and Alghero)

Wine Festival Vermentino DOCG, July 19-20-21 (San Leonardo – Calangianus)

Sagra della Cipolla Dorata di Banari 2024, July 20-21 (Banari)

Ciogghitta d’Oro, July 25 (Sassari)

Aria Performing Art Festival 2024, July 27-28 (Monteleone Rocca Doria)

Monti Produce, July 28 (Monti)

Festival Melos X Edizione, July 30 (Sassari)

Ballos de Austu Rassegna Folkloristica, from August 1 to 4 (Nule)

Rock’n’Beer 2024, from August 1 to 5 (Valledoria)

Porto Rotondo Festival 2024, from August 1 to 28 (Porto Rotondo - Olbia)

Festival Di:Segni 2024 (preview), August 2

Sagra estiva del Carciofo di Uri, August 2 and 3 (Uri)

Fiera e Sagra del Miele di Monti, August 3 and 4 (Monti)

Arte e Natura 2024, August 3-10-24-31 (Sassari and other locations)

Organica – Museo di arte ambientale nel Parco del Limbara 2024, August 4 (Bosco di Curadureddu, Tempio Pausania)

Sinfonia tra i vigneti del Nord Sardegna, August 4 (Alghero e Sassari)

Chenamos in Carrela 2024, August 7-8-9 (Villanova Monteleone)

Festival Musica sulle Bocche 2024, from August 4 to 25 (Castelsardo and other locations)

XI Edizione Festival letterario “Dall’altra parte del mare”, from August 7 to 11 (Alghero and other locations)

JazzAlguer, August 7-13-21-26-30 (Alghero)

Festival Melos X Edizione, August 9 (Sassari)

Cartoline Sonore 2024, August 9 (Viddalba)

(To) be in Jazz Concerti Aperitivo, August 7 (Berchidda)

XXIX Sagra del Mirto, August 9-10-11 (Telti)

XXX Sagra del Zichi di Bonorva, August 10 (Bonorva)

14^ Rassegna Folkloristica Olmedese, August 10 and 11 (Olmedo)

Estudi Polifònic 2024, August 10 and 30 (Alghero)

Foresta in Festa – Il Ritorno dei Nuragici, August 11 (Foresta Burgos)

Festa di Nostra Signora del Buon Cammino, August 11 (Sassari)

Festa della Montagna 2024, August 14 and 15 (Tempio Pausania)

Bardunfula Festival V Ediz., August 18 (Parco Naturale di Porto Conte)

A Chent’annos / A Zent’anni, August 18 (Sennori)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, August 18 and 22 (Alghero and other locations)

Aglientu Summer Blues Festival, August 18-19-20 (Aglientu)

Bastida di Sorres, August 23-24-25 (Borutta)

Mamatita Festival VIII Edizione, from August 26 to September 12 (Alghero and other locations)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, August 31 (Ploaghe)

Festa e Ardia di San Costantino, August 31 and September 1 (Sedilo, Pozzomaggiore, Samugheo)

Mamatita Festival VIII Edizione, from August 26 to September 12 (Alghero and other locations)

Festa e Ardia di San Costantino, August 31 and September 1 (Sedilo, Pozzomaggiore, Samugheo)

Festival Internazionale XXVIII Ed. Isole che Parlano, from August 31 to September 8 (Palau, La Maddalena, Arzachena, Luogosanto)

Festival Internazionale XXVIII Ed. Isole che Parlano, from September 5 to October 6 (photography exhibition)

XXII Edizione Premio Maria Carta, September 1 (Siligo)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, September 1-7-14-28 (Sassari and other locations)

Porto Rotondo Festival 2024, from September 1 to 8 (Porto Rotondo - Olbia)

Festival Bookolica VII Edizione, from September 2 to 22 (Tempio Pausania and other locations)

41° Festival Internazionale di Musiche Polifoniche Voci d’Europa, from September 4 to 8 (Porto Torres and other locations)

Genera Festival 2024, from September 5 to 8 (Castelsardo)

City&City Summer Events – Festival Enogastronomico e Letteratura, September 6-7-8 (Sassari and other locations)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, September 7 (Sassari)

Cartoline Sonore 2024, September 7 (Viddalba)

Arte e Natura 2024, September 7

Antica Vendemmia di Monti e Palio delle Botti 2024, September 10 (Monti)

131^ Sagra della Beata Vergine del Rimedio, September 13-14-15 (Ozieri)

JazzAlguer, September 14 (Alghero)

Bardunfula Festival V Ediz., September 14 and 21 (Asinara)

Sant Miquel Festival 2024, from September 14 to October 1 (Alghero)

Mediterranea. Culture. Scambi. Passaggi 2024, September 19 and 20 (Alghero)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, September 21 (Alghero and other locations)

Naturalmente in Riviera – Fertilia Classic Game Village, September 21 and 22 (Fertilia)

Organica – Museo di arte ambientale nel Parco del Limbara 2024, September 22 (Bosco di Curadureddu, Tempio Pausania)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, October 4 (Sassari and other locations)

A Chent’annos / A Zent’anni, October 4-5-6 (Sennori)

Festival del Turismo Itinerante, October 4-5-6 (Viddalba)

Bardunfula Festival V Ediz., October 4-11-18-19-20-25 (Sassari), October 19 (Fertilia), October 26 (Olbia)

V Festival Internazionale di Musica antica Note Senza Tempo, October 5 (Sennori)

Estudi Polifònic 2024, October 5 and 19 (Alghero and Ozieri)

JazzAlguer, October 6 (Alghero)

Festival Internazionale XXVIII Ed. Isole che Parlano, until October 7 ottobre (photography exhibition)

Benvenuto Vermentino, from October 7 to 13 (Olbia)

Premio Eno-Letterario Vermentino, October 12 (Olbia)

Mejlogu – La cultura delle tradizioni 2024, October 11 and 12

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, October 17 (Alghero and other locations)

Naturalmente in Riviera – Sardynia Collect Waste Walk, October 20 (Parco Naturale di Porto Conte)

XI Edizione Festival letterario “Dall’altra parte del mare”, from November 7 to 10 (Alghero and other locations)

Organica – Museo di arte ambientale nel Parco del Limbara 2024, November 10 (Bosco di Curadureddu, Tempio Pausania)

Festival del Mediterraneo 2024 – Rassegna di Musica e Cultura in Sardegna, November 14-22-23 (Alghero and other locations)

A Chent’annos / A Zent’anni, November 16 (Sorso)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, November 22 (Sassari and other locations)

JazzAlguer, November 25 (Alghero)

Festival Di:Segni 2024, from November 28 to December 1

Su Trinta ‘e Sant’Andria 2024, November 30 (Ozieri)

Festival Di:Segni 2024, from November 28 to December 1 and December 3

Tempio a Colori 2024, from December 1 to 31 (Tempio Pausania)

(To) be in Jazz Concerti Aperitivo, December 1-8-15-22 (Sassari)

Festival delle Bellezze VII Edizione, December 5 and 23 (Sassari and other locations)

Weekend dei Gusti, from December 6 to 15 (Sassari)

Ajò a Ippuntare 2024, from December 7 to 14 (Usini)

Notte de Chelu 2024, December 14 and 15 (Berchidda)

A Chent’annos / A Zent’anni, December 15 (Sennori)