Festivals in Rome
Rendez-vous: Festival of New French Cinema in Rome
11th edition of Rendez-vous film festival to be held in Rome, with events in Bologna, Naples and Turin.
Rendez-vous, the Festival of new French cinema, returns to Rome at the Cinema Nuovo Sacher, fro...
Rome: Ostia Antica summer festival in ancient Roman theatre
Summer festival under the stars at Ostia Antica.
The fifth edition of the Ostia Antica Festival takes place in the Antico Teatro Romano of the archaeological park outside Rome from 14 July until 19 S...
F-Light: Florence Festival of Lights
Florence landmarks illuminated with spectacular lightshows.
F-Light, the annual Festival of Lights, returns to Florence over the Christmas season, from 8 December until 6 January 2020.
The festiva...
July and Aug. Villa Rufolo on the Amalfi coast is the spectacular setting for a series of symphony concerts (on the Belvedere) and chamber music concerts (in the Wagner garden).
The symph...
Incontri in Terra di Siena. La Foce
21-29 July. This festival was founded in memory of Iris Origo and her husband Antonio by their daughter Benedetta and grandson Antonio Lysy.
It is centred in the now immaculate estate which wa...
12-July-21 Aug. Wake up!! Music will save the planet” is the hopeful theme this year. There are concerts, workshops and jazz sessions all over the city, some in the auditorium, some in Piazza IV Novem...
Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi
28 June-14 July. The theme of the festival is Ocean of Inspiration and this year's poster featuring David LaChapelle's picture Sister Moon sets the Siren against the constant movement of the waves...
21 June to 7 Sept. This year the operas are Verdi's La Traviata (11- 30 Aug and 5 Sept) with Placido Domingo singing the role of Germont on 1 Aug; Verdi's Aida with the 1913 set designs (5-28 July, 3...
Teatro Romano Ostia Antica Festival
21-30 July. Under the theme The Myth and the Dream, his open-air festival of theatre, dance and music takes place against the magnificent backdrop of the Ostia Antica archaeological park, with events...
22 Sept-5 Nov. This festival, which explores the connections between science and the contemporary arts, resumes after a summer break.
The programme offers interactive meetings, masterclasses, conc...
Isola del Cinema: Australian Focus
1-3 Sept. The Isola del Cinema festival on Rome's Tiber Island dedicates three evenings to Australian cinematography, with the Australian Focus event from 1-3 September.
The first screening, which...
Genzano flower festival near Rome
28-30 May. The annual flower festival, or "infiorata", takes place at Genzano south of Rome from 28-30 May.
The ancient festival, now in its 238th edition, is held each year on the weekend of Corp...
13 May-13 July. This year's festival is dedicated to Nelson Mandela and the theme of freedom.
This year the programme's festival is dedicated to the value of freedom and in particular to Nelson M...
4-8 Dec. The 14th edition of Piú libri piú liberi, the national fair for small and medium Italian book publishing houses, offers a five-day literary programme of conferences, lectures, readings, theat...
Panettone and Pandoro fair in Rome
21-22 Nov. The seventh edition of the National Fair of Panettone and Pandoro takes place at the Chamber of Commerce in Piazza di Pietra on the weekend of 21-22 November, from 10.30-19.30 on both days....
