A Calata - NOTO 

INFIORATA 2026
will be held from May 15 to 19, 2026, with the theme "Pop Culture ​


​ The Infiorata is a tradition repeated annually on the third Sunday of May. The celebration begins on Thursday night, when it becomes possible to observe the birth of this blanket of flowers, thousands of petals and plant products that will fill the previously created path of shapes. For several years, the entire event has been organized over four days, allowing tourists and residents not only to admire these splendid creations but also to participate in numerous related events. It is a famous "flower carpet" that covers Via Corrado Nicolaci. This series of sketches, designed and drawn by local artists, are inspired by a single theme that is chosen each year. Tradition dictates that the sketch depicting the coat of arms of Noto is the prerogative of the city's Art Institute; as a non-competition work, it opens the flower carpet with the first panel. The carpet, Approximately 700 square meters in size, it requires the use of approximately 400,000 flowers, including daisies (predominantly), roses, carnations, and various wildflowers, which the Noto countryside offers in abundance in May.