![]() ![]() March 29: Good Friday (processions across Italy, including Procession of I Misteri in Trapani, Sicily) January 27–February 13: Carnevale, Venice (most festive on weekends particularly quiet during first week)įebruary 3–5: Festa di Sant'Agata, Catania (processions and fireworks)įebruary 3, 8, 11, 13, 18, 24: Carnevale di Viareggio, Tuscanyįebruary 11–13: Ivrea Carnevale (orange-throwing free-for-all on last three days smaller festivities in week prior) January–March: Carnival celebrations throughout Italy (street parties) ![]() January 6: Epiphany (and Epiphany Fair religious festival in Rome closures) Stephen's Day (closures)ĭecember 28–January 1: Umbria Jazz Winter, Orvieto Ambrose, Milan (special street markets, closures)ĭecember 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (closures)ĭecember 26: St. November 30–December 20: Feast of Santa Lucia, Siracusa, Sicily (culminates with procession of the saint's statue and relics to the cathedral on December 13)ĭecember: Christmas Market on Piazza Navona, Rome crèches in churches throughout Italyĭecember 7: Feast of St. November 21: Feast of Our Lady of Good Health, Venice (religious festival, bridge built over Grand Canal) ![]() November 4–12: Festival dei Popoli, Florence (documentary films) November 1: All Saints' Day (some closures) October 7–December 3: International White Truffle Fair, Alba (between Turin and Genoa cooking demonstrations, historical reenactments, truffles by the pound) September 29–October 1 & October 6–8 (likely): Pistachio Festival (Sagra del Pistacchio), Bronte (near Mount Etna), Sicily Januarius, Naples (La Festa di San Gennaro closures) September 13: Volto Santo, Lucca (procession and fair) September 7: Festa della Rificolona, Florence (children's procession with lanterns, street performances, parade) September–October: Chestnut festivals (chestnut roasts and related festivities most towns, mainly north of Rome) July 28–30: Unicorn Festival, Vinci, Tuscany (fantasy concerts, parades, exhibitions)Īugust 15: Ferragosto (Feast of the Assumption closures) July 14–September 8: Stresa Festival, Lake Maggiore (classical music) July 14–16: Festa del Redentore, Venice (Feast of the Redeemer regatta, fireworks) Mid-July: Noantri Festival, Trastevere district, Rome (music and folklore) Peter's Square, and with three-day festival in Modica, Sicily)Įarly July: Marostica Summer Festival (eclectic concert series, northwest of Venice) Peter and Paul Day (most fervently celebrated in Rome with fireworks and flower carpet in St. Late June–early September: Outdoor cinema season, Florence (contemporary films) June 29–July 18 (likely): Ancona Jazz Summer Festival June 24: Gioco del Ponte, Pisa (colorful parade and "battle" for control of the Ponte di Mezzo) June 23–July 9: Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi (visual arts and performances from US and across Europe, near Orvieto) John the Baptist, northwestern Italy, especially Florence (water lanterns, boat races, dancing, medieval tournaments, fireworks many celebrations held on nearby weekends some closures), and Calcio Storico, Florence (Renaissance ball game played on Piazza Santa Croce) Mid-June–late July: Florence Dance Festival June 16–September 9: Arena di Verona Opera Festival June 16–17: Kastelruther Spatzen Open Air, Seis (concert series featuring hometown Schlager group) Ranieri, Pisa (illuminated facades, candles on the Arno, fireworks, regatta) June 10–11: Le Infiorate, Spello (giant flower-carpet competition near Assisi similar infiorate are also common elsewhere in Italy this weekend) June 8: Corpus Domini (festivals and processions across Italy, especially in Rome, Orvieto, and Castelrotto/Kastelruth) June 2: Anniversary of the Republic (cross Italy but with grandest festivities in Rome closures) See upcoming holidays and festivals across Europe.Note that this isn't a complete list holidays can strike without warning. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays - keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Italy. ![]() For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Italy. Verify the correct festival dates before planning a trip around a specific festival.
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