Plan Italy by season
Summer festivals in Italy
A practical index of Italy’s summer celebrations, with their usual date windows, cities and primary sources.
Fixed, movable and annual date windows need different levels of booking confidence.
traditionalPalio di Siena
Fixed: 2 July (Palio di Provenzano) and 16 August (Palio dell'Assunta)
Plan this festivalsportCalcio Storico Fiorentino
Fixed rule: semifinals mid-June, final 24 June (feast of San Giovanni)
Plan this festivaltraditionalLuminara di San Ranieri
Fixed: 16 June, eve of San Ranieri (17 June)
Plan this festivalmusicMaggio Musicale Fiorentino
Annual season: roughly April to June
Plan this festivalmusicArena di Verona Opera Festival
Annual season: June to early September in the Roman amphitheatre
Plan this festivalmusicRossini Opera Festival
Annual: roughly 10-14 days in August
Plan this festivalmusicFestival Puccini
Annual: July to August, open-air lakeside theatre
Plan this festivalmusicUmbria Jazz
Fixed rule: ~10 days in July, opening on the second Friday
Plan this festivalmusicLa Notte della Taranta
Annual: August festival, Concertone finale in Melpignano late August
Plan this festivalmusicRavello Festival
Annual: roughly July to September on the Amalfi Coast
Plan this festivalmusicFestival dei Due Mondi
Annual: ~17 days from late June to mid-July
Plan this festivalfilmVenice International Film Festival
Annual: ~11 days from late August to early September on the Lido
Plan this festivalreligiousFesta del Redentore
Fixed rule: third Sunday of July; fireworks the Saturday night before
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