Ferie delle Messi in the streets and squares of San Gimignano is a medieval festival in honor of the knights of San Gimignano that took part in the famous Tuscan Battle of Montaperti (1260) and Campaldino (1289). Local people dressed in medieval custom and parade through the streets with banners, armor, helmets and shields reminiscent of the time.
The festival is organised by the “Knights of St.Fina’, The “Cavalieri di Santa Fina” an association founded in 1994 with the aim of reviving San Gimignano’s mediaeval festival. The association is named after Fina dei Ciardi, a young girl who died for her faith in 1253 and became a Patron Saint of San Gimignano.

Giostra dei Bastoni