JANUARY

1

New Year's Day

Italy

6

Epiphany (12th day after Christmas)

Italy

FEBRUARY

Feb 21-March 4

Carnevale (Mardi Gras)

Venice & Florence

APRIL

13-21

Holy Week (religious processions)

Italy

20

Explosion of the Cart (fireworks, bonfire in wooden cart)

Florence

21

City Birthday Celebration (parades, fireworks)

Rome

25

Liberation Day (some closures)

Italy

25

St. Mark's Day (religious festival)

Venice

MAY

1

Labor Day (some closures)

Italy

12

Annual Cricket Festival (music, entertainment, food, crickets sold in cages)

Florence

29

Ascension Day (religious festival, 40th day after Easter)

Italy

Late May

Lemon Festival

Monterosso (Cinque Terre)

JUNE

June-Aug

Annual Dance Festival (dates TBA)

Florence

First Week

Regatta of the Great Maritime Republics (rowing competition, parade, dates TBA; rotates between 4 cities)

Pisa

1-30

Annual Flower Display (flowers carpet main square)

Florence

1

Battle of the Bridge (medieval festival, 1st Sun in June)

Pisa

2

Italian National Day (various celebrations)

Italy

9

Calcio Fiorentino (costumed soccer game, fireworks)

Florence

Mid June

Annual Medieval Festival (jugglers, musicians, jousting competition)

San Gimignano

11-24

St. John the Baptist Festival (religious festival, parades, dances, boat races)

Florence

16-17

Festival of San Ranieri (boat races)

Pisa

22

Corpus Domini (procession on carpet of flowers)

Monterosso (Cinque Terre)

22-Aug 31

Outdoor Opera in Roman Arena

Verona

24

St. John the Baptist Day (religious festival)

Rome; Monterosso & Riomaggiore (Cinque Terre)

25-Sept 7

Annual Outdoor Cinema Season (contemporary films)

Florence

29

Bridge Battle (medieval festival)

Pisa

29

St. Peter and St. Paul Day (religious festival)

Corniglia (Cinque Terre) & Rome

JULY

Through Aug

Annual Dance Festival continues

Florence

Through
Aug 31

Outdoor Opera in Roman Arena continues

Verona

Through
Sept 7

Annual Outdoor Cinema Season continues

Florence

Early July

Festa del Redentore (fireworks, decorated boats)

Rome

2

Il Palio (horse race)

Siena

6

Murano Regatta (boat parade)

Venice

15-16

Festival of Madonna del Carmine (religious festival, fireworks)

Naples

20

St. Margaret Day (religious festival)

Vernazza (Cinque Terre)

19-26

Festa de' Noantri (parade, fireworks, folk dances, starts 3rd Sat in July)

Rome

AUGUST

Through Aug

Annual Dance Festival

Florence

Through
Aug 31

Outdoor Opera in Roman Arena

Verona

Through
Sept 7

Annual Outdoor Cinema Season continues

Florence

3

Regatta di Pellestrina

Venice

10

St. Lawrence Day (religious festival)

Rome; Manarola (Cinque Terre)

15

Assumption (religious festival)

Italy

16

Il Palio (horse race)

Siena

29-Sept 8

International Film Festival (dates TBA)

Venice

SEPTEMBER

Through
Sept 7

Annual Outdoor Cinema Season

Florence

Through Sept 8

International Film Festival (dates TBA)

Venice

Sept-Oct

Musica dei Popoli Festival (ethnic and folk music and dances, dates TBA)

Florence

First week

Festa di Rificolona (children's procession with lanterns, street performances, parade, dates TBA)

Florence

First week

Walnut Festival (games with walnuts, dates TBA)

Monterosso (Cinque Terre)

Early Sept

Maria Nascente ("Rising Mary" festival, fair with handicrafts)

Monterosso (Cinque Terre)

7

Historical Regatta (old-time boats and pageantry)

Venice

16

Burano Regatta (boat parade, date TBA)

Venice

19

Festival of San Genarro (religious festival)

Naples

OCTOBER

Late Oct-Nov

Jazz Festival

Rome

NOVEMBER

1

All Saints' Day (religious festival, some closures)

Italy

21

Feast of Our Lady of Good Health (religious festival, bridge built over Grand Canal)

Venice

DECEMBER

Early Dec

Christmas Market

Rome

7

St. Ambrose Day (religious festival)

Milan

8

Feast of Immaculate Conception (religious festival, some closures)

Italy

25

Christmas

Italy

26

St. Stephen's Day (religious festival, some closures)

Italy