Social events
Aperol Spritz festival in Rome
Aperol celebrates 100th birthday with Rome festival.31 May-2 June. A festival dedicated to Aperol Spritz, to celebrate a century of Aperol, takes place on the roof terraces of Rome's Auditorium Parco...
Babingtons celebrates Queen Victoria in Rome
Babingtons offers special menu inspired by the Victorian age.
Babingtons, the historic English tea shop and restaurant at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the bir...
Rome's Shamrock Irish pub celebrates 20 years
The Shamrock celebrates two decades of beer and fun on 31 March.
The Shamrock, a lively Irish pub near the Colosseum in the Monti district of Rome, celebrates 20 years with a day-long party on Sunday...
Pancakes at the Fiddler's Elbow in Rome
5 March. To celebrate the end of Carnevale in Rome on martedì grasso (Shrove Tuesday), Rome's oldest pub, the Fiddler's Elbow offers free pancakes and lots of fun on Tuesday 5 March, from 18.30.
Celtic Ball in Rome on St Patrick’s weekend
CANCELLED Rome's biggest social event in Irish circles on weekend of St Patrick's Day.
16 March. The 28th edition of the Celtic Ball takes place on Saturday 16 March - the night before St Patrick's D...
New Year's Day Parade on streets of Rome
American marching bands and cheerleaders celebrate New Year's Day in Rome.Some of America's best-known high school marching bands will stage a free, family-orientated parade in central Rome on 1 Janua...
Commonwealth Club of Rome Christmas Dinner
9 Dec. The Commonwealth Club of Rome is hosting its Christmas Dinner at 19.30 on Sunday 9 December. This year the traditional Christmas event will be held at the exclusive Casina Sociale at Roma Polo...
Rome's MAXXI hosts human-sized Monopoly game
25 Nov. To celebrate the release of the special Roman edition of Monopoly, Rome's MAXXI is hosting a "human-sized" Monopoly game on a 10-sqm board on Sunday 25 November from 11.30-14.30. For details s...
Irish Club of Rome Christmas Dinner 2018
Christmas dinner for Rome's Irish community and friends at Appia Antica restaurant.
8 Dec. The Irish Club of Rome holds its annual Christmas dinner on Saturday 8 December at Ristorante L’Archeologia...
Ottobrata Monticiana returns to Monti in Rome
12-14 Oct. Rome’s Monti district is once again the scene of Ottobrata Monticiana, the festival in celebration of the bohemian city-centre neighbourhood, from 12-14 October.Full details of the three-da...
Roma Pride parade includes #LoveisGREAT float from British embassy to Italy.9 June. This year's Roma Pride, the capital’s annual celebration of the LGBTQ community, is centred around the Colosseum end...
Wanted in Rome's day-by-day guide to the best events and things to do in Rome throughout the month of June.
1 June. Head to Eataly for Viva la Pasta, a pasta festival in honour of the Festa della Rep...
Wanted in Rome's day-by-day guide to the best events and things to do in Rome throughout the month of May.
1 May. Celebrate Primo Maggio with the free concertone at Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano.2 M...
Wanted in Rome's ultimate guide to the best events and things to do in Rome during April 2018, with a suggestion for each day of the month.
1 April. For an alternative Easter Sunday, explore Rome's s...
All-night light show at Rome's Scalo S. Lorenzo
31 March. Rome clubs Ex Dogana and Scalo Est are hosting the illumination of the landmark Scalo S. Lorenzo on the night of 31 March, from 22.30 until 05.30.
Throughout the night the industrial...
