Manarola Nativity Lights (Presepe di Manarola) (December to January). Thousands of lights arranged on the hillside terraces form the world's largest illuminated nativity scene, lit on December 8.
Festa di San Giovanni Battista (Monterosso) (June 24). Monterosso honors its patron with bonfires, a procession and fireworks over the beach on Midsummer's eve.
Sagra dell'Acciuga (Anchovy Festival, Monterosso) (June). A celebration of the region's prized salted anchovies with tastings, fried-fish stalls and local wine along the seafront.
Festa di San Pietro (Riomaggiore & Corniglia) (Late June). The fishermen's patron saint is marked with harbor processions, blessings of the boats and village feasting.
Festa di Nostra Signora di Reggio (Vernazza) (First Sunday of August). Vernazza's patron sanctuary festival brings a procession, music and one of the summer's liveliest village celebrations.