Arts - 22 Luglio 2016 La Notte della Taranta: Reviving the Tradition La Notte della Taranta 2016, the festival's nineteenth edition, runs from August 8-27 in the Grecia Salentina of the Lecce. Although tarantismo has died out, its music not only has survived but thrives. Last year's edition drew the largest crowds ever, with more than 200,000 attending the festival's major show