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Festivals in Arezzo
Festivals in Arezzo
Arezzo is home to an annual medieval festival called the Joust of the Saracens (Giostra del Saracino). In this, "knights" on horseback representing different areas of the town charge at a wooden target attached to a carving of a Saracen king and score points according to accuracy. Virtually all the town's people dress-up in medieval costume and enthusiastically cheer on the competitors.
Dates: The third Sunday of June and on the first Sunday of September.
Arezzo was also home to an annual popular music and culture festival, each July, called ArezzoWave . Publicly funded, it attracted bands of high repute and attendees from all over Europe and North America. It also featured literary and film expositions. From summer 2007 Arezzo Wave moved to the outskirts of Florence, where it is now known as ItaliaWave.
The Arezzo Festival - an annual summer theatre festival that brings together emerging professional and university-based performance groups from all over the world.
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