Upcoming Events in Italy
Italy events 2026: Ferragosto (15 Aug), Venice Film Festival (Aug-Sep), Siena Palio (Jul & Aug), Carnevale di Venezia (Feb). Dates and tickets.
- Venice Film Festival 2026 (Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica) Italy · Venice
Venice Film Festival 2026, 26 August–5 September. Golden Lion competition, red carpet premieres, and public screenings on Lido island.
- Alba White Truffle Fair 2026 Italy
Alba White Truffle Fair 2026, October 3–December 6. World's largest white truffle market with Barolo tastings, tajarin, and live auctions in Piedmont.
- La Befana - Feast of the Epiphany 2027 Italy
La Befana 2027, January 6. Italy's Epiphany gift-giving day: children receive sweets or coal from the Befana witch, then decorations come down.
- Venice Carnival 2027 Italy · Venice
Venice Carnival 2027, 30 January–9 February. Masked figures in St Mark's Square, the Flight of the Angel, and masquerade balls citywide.
- Florence Scoppio del Carro - Easter 2027 Italy · Florence
Scoppio del Carro 2027, 28 March. A dove rocket ignites an ox-drawn cart of fireworks in Florence's Piazza del Duomo on Easter Sunday. Free.
- Milan Design Week 2027 (Salone del Mobile) Italy · Milan
Milan Design Week 2027, April 13-18. Salone del Mobile hosts the world's largest furniture fair; Fuorisalone transforms the city's streets and courtyards.
- Palio di Siena - July 2027 Italy · siena
Palio di Siena 2027 (July), July 2. Siena's bareback horse race around Piazza del Campo: ten contrade compete; standing room in the square is free.
- Verona Arena Opera Festival 2027 Italy · Verona
Verona Arena Opera Festival 2027, July–September. Full-scale productions of Aida, Carmen, and Nabucco in the Roman Arena for up to 14,000 nightly.
- Bolzano Christmas Market 2027 Italy · Bolzano
Bolzano Christmas Market 2027, November 21–January 6. Tyrolean stalls in Piazza Walther with mulled wine, carved ornaments, and South Tyrolean food.
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