Entertainment
Rome rejects Beyoncé request to film in Colosseum
Request by Beyoncé and Jay-Z rejected by Italian culture ministry.A last-minute request by hip hop couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z to film inside the Colosseum was reportedly turned down by Italy's culture m...
Gladiator with live orchestra at Rome's Circus Maximus
Outdoor screening of Gladiator with orchestra in Rome on 8-9 June.Rome is to screen the movie Gladiator, whose soundtrack will be played by a live orchestra, at the Circus Maximus on 8 and 9 June.Ridl...
Mille Miglia vintage car rally comes to Rome
Annual vintage car rally arrives in Rome on 17 May.A fleet of 450 classic and vintage cars from 34 countries arrives in Rome on the evening of Thursday 17 May, in the 2018 edition of the Mille Miglia...
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Rome
Rome rings in 2018 with 24 hours of cultural events from 31 December until 1 January. Here is our guide to enjoying New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the Eternal City. Festa di RomaThe Festa di Rom...
Tightrope act over Rome's Tiber river
Andrea Loreni performs first high-wire act over Tiber in Rome.
Italian performer Andrea Loreni has become the first tightrope walker to conquer Rome's Tiber, walking along a steel wire that linked th...
Kevin Spacey axed from Rome film
Ridley Scott replaces Spacey with Christopher Plummer.
Director Ridley Scott has axed actor Kevin Spacey from All the Money in the World, a film set predominantly in Rome, just six weeks before its r...
Rome Film Fest attracts big names
Movies from 31 countries and numerous Hollywood stars in attendance.
The 12th edition of the Rome Film Fest features screenings, master classes, tributes, retrospectives, panels and special events, a...
Rome series Suburra debuts on Netflix
Suburra is first fully-Italian production for Netflix.
The new television series Suburra, set in Rome, will become the first fully-Italian production on Netflix when it launches on 6 October.
The te...
Celebrity Fight Night comes to Rome
Andrea Bocelli invites stars to Rome for week of charity fund-raising events.Sir Elton John will be among the guest performers at a private charity fund-raising concert inside Rome's Colosseum on the...
Rome celebrates Carnevale
Rome celebrates traditional carnival season with parades and fireworks.
The ninth edition of Carnevale Romano, Rome's traditional carnival season, includes parades, readings, live music and firewor...
Crackdown on gambling in Rome
Rome mayor “declares war” on gambling.
Slot machines are to be prohibited in the centre of Rome according to new regulations proposed by the city's mayor Viriginia Raggi who has "declared war" on g...
Netflix begins filming Suburra in Rome
Suburra will be first Italian original series for Netflix.
Netflix, the international provider of on-demand internet streaming films and television shows, has begun filming Suburra, its first Itali...
Return of Rome's Luneur fun park
Italy's oldest amusement park reopens after years of closure.
The Luneur fun park in Rome's southern EUR suburb reopened on 27 October, in time for Halloween children's activities, after being clos...
Rome's Fiddler’s Elbow celebrates 40 years
Oldest Irish pub in Rome marks milestone with week-long party.
The Fiddler's Elbow in Rome, Italy’s first Irish pub, celebrates its 40th anniversary with a week of live music events from 24-30 Octo...
Cinema2Day €2 tickets in Italian cinemas
Cinema2Day to launch in Italian cinemas on 14 September.
Going to the cinema on every second Wednesday of the month will now only cost €2 thanks to a nationwide initiative announced by Italy's cult...
Oscar for Italy's Ennio Morricone
Italian composer wins first competitive Oscar.
Italian composer Ennio Morricone won an Oscar for best original score for his soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's movie The Hateful Eight at the Academy...
Ennio Morricone to receive Golden Globe in Rome
Morricone earns Golden Globe for Tarantino soundtrack.
Celebrated Italian composer Ennio Morricone is to receive a Golden Globe award in Rome on 30 January for his soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino'...
Elton John ignites Italy's surrogacy debate
Elton John special guest of Sanremo Music Festival in Italy.
The confirmation of British pop star Elton John as a special guest of Italy's upcoming Sanremo Music Festival comes as the Italian par...
Appeal to save Rome's Alcazar Cinema
Alcazar Cinema set to close on 31 January.
Italy's national cinema organisation has launched an appeal to save Rome's Alcazar Cinema from closure. Located in the Trastevere district, the Alcazar is...
Thanksgiving in Rome
Thanksgiving festivities in Rome on 26 November.
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can enjoy traditional food and festivities on Thursday...
