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ACR Messina 1900 vs Messana Riviera – Coppa Italia Eccellenza

Messina (ME)

Stadio Franco Scoglio, Messina

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Partita di calcio valida per la Coppa Italia d'Eccellenza tra ACR Messina 1900 e Messana Riviera. L'incontro si svolge allo Stadio Franco Scoglio di Messina con apertura dei cancelli alle ore 15:00. Capienza massima di 4.500 spettatori, suddivisi tra Tribuna A Centrale, Curva Sud e Tribuna B.

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Divieto di somministrazione, vendita e consumo di bevande alcoliche con gradazione superiore al 5% e di bevande in contenitori di vetro o lattina all'interno e nel raggio di 300 m dallo stadio, dalle 15:00 alle 20:00. Divieto di commercio ambulante e bagarinaggio nel raggio di 3 km. Apertura cancelli: ore 15:00.

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Fairs and markets Ongoing

Autorizzazione per l'esercizio del commercio su aree pubbliche per festività ed eventi - II semestre 2026

Messina (ME)

Authorization for the exercise of trade on public areas on the occasion of civil, religious or seasonal holidays and events in the second half of 2026, in various areas of the municipality of Messina. Includes the Feast of San Nicola in Ganzirri, the Ferragosto holiday in Viale Giostra and the Feast of the Madonna del Buon Viaggio in Viale Libertà-Ringo. Rejection for the Feast of the Madonna della Lettera in Torre Faro.

Religious and patron saints Ongoing

Extraordinary exhibition of the chasuble worn by Saint John Paul II for the canonization of Saint Eustochia Smeralda Calafato

Messina (ME)

From 13 to 31 August 2026, the Protometropolitana Basilica Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta in Messina hosts an extraordinary exhibition: the chasuble worn by Pope John Paul II on 11 June 1988, when in Agrigento he canonized Saint Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, the 15th-century Poor Clare nun from Messina. The initiative revives the embrace between the Polish Pontiff and the mystic from Messina, symbolically reuniting two figures dear to local devotion in a single, intense memory of faith.

Sports Ongoing

Torneo internazionale di pallavolo FIPAV Cup Men Elite

Messina (ME)

The Palarescifina in Messina hosts the quadrangular of the international men's volleyball tournament FIPAV Cup Men Elite. The matches will take place on Friday 28, Saturday 29, Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August 2026, starting at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM. The event will see four high-level teams compete in a concentrated display of great volleyball, with important traffic measures adopted to regulate parking and traffic near the facility in the San Filippo area.

Shows and entertainment Ongoing

Madagascar Circus

Messina (ME)

Spettacolo circense itinerante con esibizioni di artisti e animali. Il circo è allestito in un'area privata a Santa Margherita, con una capienza massima di 200 spettatori. La struttura è dotata di tensostrutture e servizi igienici.

Religious and patron saints Ongoing

73° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA LACRIMAZIONE - FESTEGGIAMENTI PATRONALI 2026

Messina (ME)

The Parish of Madonna delle Lacrime in Messina celebrates the 73rd anniversary of the weeping with a week of patronal festivities. Each day alternates between vespers, Marian meditations, and holy masses. On August 29, the memorial of the prodigious event, a vigil will be held on the church square at 9:30 PM. On Sunday, August 30, after the solemn mass and vespers with the blessing of the bearers, the statue of the Madonna will process through the streets of the neighborhood. On September 1, the solemnity of Madonna delle Lacrime, the mass will be presided over by a newly ordained priest of the Archdiocese.

Religious and patron saints Ongoing

Solenni festeggiamenti in onore della Madonna delle Grazie di Gravitelli

Messina (ME)

From August 29 to September 13, the Gravitelli district of Messina renews its devotion to the Madonna delle Grazie with a program that intertwines liturgy and moments of popular celebration. The novena, daily masses, and the procession with the Archbishop mark the spiritual journey, while five-a-side football tournaments, group dances, the singing festival, and the traditional sausage party with the Canterini Siciliani enliven the evenings. The heart of the festival falls on September 8, the solemnity of the Nativity of Mary, with solemn masses and the blessing of expectant mothers. The march for life, starting from Piazza Duomo, and the Marian vigil complete a calendar that unites faith, participation, and conviviality.