SUMMER-AUTUMN 2019
ROME
5 June to the end of August
ROME
SHOPPING SUMMER SALES
First day: Saturday 6 July 2019
CARNIVAL IN ITALY 2019
28 February - 5 March
Although Carnival officially begins and ends on the above dates, it really begins at the end of January with traditional carnival cakes and sweets on display tempting families to enter the carnival atmosphere. One of the favourites in Rome are frappe.
Milan has an extend carnival known as Carnevale Ambrosiano which ends on 9 March.
See below some of the carnival dates in different regions:
Carnival in Venice
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Venice
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16 February - 5 March 2019
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Carnevale di Fano
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Fano
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16 February - 3 March 2019
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Carnevale Ambrosiano
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Milan
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9 March 2019
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Carnival in Viareggio
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Viareggio
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28 February - 5 March 2019
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Storico Carnevale di Ivrea
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Ivrea
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2-5 March 2019
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Carnevale Romano
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Rome
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March 2019
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THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY:
Churches Together in Rome
18 to 25 January 2019
One of the opening events is a service held on 20th January at 17:30 at the Italian Methodist Church in Via XX Settembre 20/Via Firenze 38, Rome.
For other events during the week, look at various web sites online.
DECEMBER TO JANUARY CHRISTMAS MARKETS
For further information, see the following web site:
www.mercatini-natale.com/mercatini-di-natale-in-italia/
HOLLYWOOD ON THE TIBER
ROME FILM FEST
18 to 28 October 2018
Rome international film festival holds its annual event.
The 13th Rome Film Fest will be held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and in other venues throughout the city.
There will be a large and challenging programme of screenings, master classes, tributes, retrospectives, panels and special events.
For further information, see website:
www.romacinemafest.org
ROME and CASTELLI ROMANI FARMERS' MARKET
Annual event promoting fresh local produce
Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 October 2018
at Appia Nuova Vecchia Sede, 00040 Santa Maria delle Mole, Marino RM
ROME and CASTELLI ROMANI FARMERS' MARKET
Annual event promoting fresh local produce
Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 October 2018
at Appia Nuova Vecchia Sede, 00040 Santa Maria delle Mole, Marino RM
WINE FESTIVAL SAGRA DELL’UVA DI MARINO
6 to 8 October 2018
at Marino, Castelli Romani, near Rome
For further information, see website:
www.sagradelluvamarino.it
Festa
della Repubblica is the Italian National Day and Republic Day, which is
celebrated on 2 June each year. It is a national holiday.
Sunday 6 May 2018 Free entry to museums and archaeological sites all over Italy
Website: www.beniculturali.it
Artichoke and Broad Beans Festival First weekend in May:4-5-6 May 2018 at Campagnano di Roma, just north of Rome
Artichoke and Broad Beans Festival First weekend in May:4-5-6 May 2018 at Campagnano di Roma, just north of Rome
1968 DREAMERS: COME ERAVAMO, COME SAREMO (How we were and how we will be)
5 May - 2 September 2018
Photography exhibition
Museo di Roma in Trastevere
LIBERATION DAY
Wednesday, 25th April 2018
Liberation Day is a national holiday in Italy that is annually celebrated on 25th
April. It marks the fall of
Mussolini's Italian Social Republic and the
end of the Nazi occupation in Italy in 1945, towards the end
of the second World War.
EASTER CELEBRATIONS IN ITALY 2018
End of March to 1st April
THE EXPLOSION OF THE CART
End of March to 1st April
LA SEMANA SANTA IN ALGHERO (SARDINIA)
Easter Week – End March 2018
Alghero –
Alghero celebrates Holy Week according to the rites of an ancient Spanish tradition dating back to
1501. The celebrations will open on Tuesday with the "Dimas Sant 'with the procession of Sorrowful
Mysteries, on Thursday "Dijous Sant" the Via Crucis is held, on Friday "Divendres Sant" there is the
rite of “desclavamant ", the taking down of the body of Christ from the cross and the deposition. The
“Dissabte Sant “, Saturday is the holy day of the vigil until Easter Sunday, when the Risen Christ will
meet the Virgin among doves and fireworks.
SACRED REPRESENTATION OF GOOD FRIDAY
30 March 2018
Valmontone - Rome
The procession on Good Friday, has taken a typically theatrical role
with performances drawing inspiration from medieval times. The
"Sacred Representation "of Valmontone refers to this style and is over
a century old. The actors recite texts based on the Holy Scriptures. The
story starts from the New Testament, continues with the reconstruction
of the Nativity and follows the events of Christ's life.
The Via Crucis (the Way of the Cross) and deposition from the Cross conclude with the procession.
THE HOLY WEEK IN SULMONA (ABRUZZO)
Easter Week - End March 2018
Sulmona - L'Aquila
Sulmona celebrates Good Friday with a procession that starts in the evening at the Baroque Church of
Annunziata and returns late at night at the Church of the Trinity. On Easter Sunday, the procession of
the Confrati (friars) takes place, starting from the medieval Church of Santa Maria della Tomba. This is
to represent in different acts the meeting of the Virgin Mary with the risen Christ. A flight of doves
closes the ceremony and then the Easter feast begins. From the flight of doves people can predict how
good the harvest season will be for the city.
THE EXPLOSION OF THE CART
Easter Sunday – 1 April 2018
Florence
Tradition says that during the first Crusade of 1096 the Florentine knight Pazzo de 'Pazzi was the first
man, who planted the banner of the Cross on battlements in Jerusalem and as a gift he received some
fragments of the Holy Sepulchre. On his return to Florence the stones were used to start the Sacred
Fire of Holy Saturday, and were paraded in a richly decorated chariot through the city in memory of this event.
On Easter Sunday a large wagon is pulled by white oxen in a procession in the streets of the
centre of Florence and taken to the front of the cathedral.
Easter Sunday - 1 April 2018
Modica - Ragusa - "MARONNE vasa vasa"
Easter morning in Modica, a spectacular procession, takes place with two parades that walk along the streets of Ragusa with statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
Easter Sunday 1 April 2018 - Adrano-Catania - "The Devils" -
On Easter Sunday in Adrano a representation called "The Devil" takes place every year. This is a
folklore event were Good and Evil are represented; the Devils are led by Lucifer on one side and
Paradise on the other. This representation is focused on the triumph of Good and of Light in the world.
Easter Sunday 1 April 2018 - Prizzi-Palermo - "The abballu de li diavuli"
"The Abballu de daivuli" is a representation of horrendous masks of zinc dressed with red robes, the
devils, which run through the village on Easter Sunday trying to trap as many souls as possible until the
afternoon, when after the meeting of the Virgin Mary with the Risen Christ the devils will be harnessed
and carried by angels to the Virgin Mary.
THE RITES OF PASSION IN BARILE (BASILICATA)
Good Friday - 30 March 2018
Barile - Potenza
In Barile, theVia Crucis is interpreted with great intensity by actors. Along the route of the Way of
the Cross there are several stages built to represent the various episodes of the Passion of Christ.
Alongside the authentic re-constructions of the Gospel stories, there suddenly also appear fantasy
figures related to our ancestral fears. The "Negro" representing a stranger, the "Gypsy" character, a dark symbol of wealth that hides evil and danger are very important figures of popular collective atonement.
Good Friday – 30 March 2018 - "The Procession of the Mysteries"
Trapani
The Procession of the Mysteries is held in Trapani from 2pm of Good Friday and continues for almost
twenty-four hours until the Saturday. It is the longest religious event in Italy and one of the oldest.
This event consists in transporting 20 groups of statues (Sacred Mysteries) representing the various
stages of the Via Crucis through the city. The statues were made between the 17th and 18th century.
Tuesday 6th February to Saturday 10th February
CARNIVAL EVENTS IN ITALY
VENICE
27 January– 13 February 2018
During the Italy’s most famous masked “open city “ party, every corner of Venice becomes a multi-coloured series of shows, parades, masks and much more. St Mark’s Square, the real centre of the party, is transformed into a continuous array of colours, masks, music and shows hosting Carnival’s traditional events such as “Flight of the Angel”, “Festa delle Marie” and “La Colombina”. Palaces throughout the city host grand masked balls for those who want to immerse themselves in the Serenissima’s festive history.
VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL
February 2018
The most flamboyant of all the Italian carnivals, famous for its political satire hosts the traditional
shows of gigantic paper-mache figures on colourful floats.
Other events include: big parties, sports events, theatre shows, food stalls, etc.
HISTORIC CARNIVAL OF IVREA, PIEDMONT
February 2018
Traditional sounds of pipe and drum bands open the festival that
sees the most spectacular event of the famous Battle of the
Oranges (28 February). This is one of the most
spectacular events representing the fight for freedom, the symbol of the Ivrea Carnival.
The orange battle is an incredible cultural and goliardic heritage placing the festival
on a national and international level.
CARNIVALE DEI FIGLI DI BOCCO, near AREZZO, TUSCANY
CASTIGLION FIBOCCHI - Arezzo – February 2018
Castiglion Fibocchi is situated along the
Roman road called Cassia Vetus, near the mountain of
Pratomagno: a charming town dating back to the Middle
Ages. This carnival is an oldevent, when the participants
wear fabulous baroque costumes and artistic paper-pulp masks.
The carnival of Castiglion Fibocchi has often been considered a
rival of the Venice Carnival.
ROME CARNIVAL
February 2018
The starting point for the Carnevale Romano is traditionally set up on via del Corso, an old Roman road once known as via Flaminia, the historic starting point for many parades in ancient times.
The opening ceremony and parade are one of the high points of the celebration which includes music, costumes, shows, parades, floats, dancing and much more.
ACIREALE CARNIVAL, CATANIA, SICILY
The Carnival of Acireale is popularly known as the most
Exciting and beautiful carnival in the whole of Sicily. It is one of
the most involving and historical festivities of the island. The
parade is held throughout the downtown circuit which includes
the main baroque attractions of the city of Acireale. The
largest component of the whole Carnival is the crowd that
embodies it, and is left completely free to roam the circuit
without being enclosed behind barriers. It is twinned with the
Carnival of Viareggio and has a rich programme of events.
