Festival name: Palombella's Feast
Date: On Pentecost (the 7th Sunday after Easter)
Where: Piazza Duomo
Town: Orvieto
Province: Terni
Region: Umbria
About the event: This strange feast celebrates the Pentecost and has been around since the 15th century. At noon, the Bishop waves a white cloth from the town palace, signaling the Master of Ceremonies to shoot a ring with a live dove on it along a steel cable from the roof of the church to the center of the square. The ceremony is meant to represent Christ's spirit's entry into the Apostles. The dove is later given to a married couple, who keep it as a pet.

Festival name: Orvieto Musica - International Chamber Music Workshop
Date: June 25 - July 16
Where: Piazza Duomo
Town: Orvieto
Province: Terni
Region: Umbria
About the event: A series of classical music and opera concerts, led by Orvieto Musica's artistic directors, Nyela Basney and Angela Yeung, and the artistic director for opera, Susan Ormont.
For more info: www.orvietomusica.org

Festival name: Spazio Musica Jazz Concert
Date: July 25
Where: Piazza Duomo
Town: Orvieto
Province: Terni
Region: Umbria
For more info: www.spaziomusica.org or e-mail info@spaziomusica.org

Festival name: Eurochocolate
Date: One full week in October
Where: Piazza Duomo
Town: Orvieto
Region: Umbria
Food: Chocolate
About the event: Perugia is the world capital of chocolate, and the city draws nearly 800,000 people every year to this festival. Tastings, exhibits, readings and plays are organized around the subject of chocolate.
For more info: Call the Eurochoclate Press Office at (+39) 075-5732625 or www.eurochocolate.perugia.it

Festival name: Infiorata
Date: Third Sunday in June

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