19/08/2026 – 24/08/2026 @ 17:00 – 23:30 – From 19 to 24th August, the potato becomes the queen of a festival that has been carrying it in triumph through the streets of the village of Santa Maria a Monte for half a century now. Thousands of people gather every year to taste the fries, fried in the large frying pan in Piazza della […]
10/08/2026 – 16/08/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The cream puff festival takes place in Orentano from August 10 to 16, while the Dolcione parade is held only on August 16. The Cream Puff Festival is held for the patron feast of San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence) and it is the result of an authentic passion on the part of the pastry chefs of […]
24/08/2026 – 25/08/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Casciana Terme has been celebrating St Genesius, protector of children, for 69 years, for three days: 22-25th August. The Kingdom of ChildrenThe Feast of San Genesio represents a “reversal” of everyday life. Children symbolically take possession of the town by handing over the mayor’s keys to the Grand Chamberlain of the Kingdom of Children, represented […]
24/08/2026 @ 18:30 – 23:45 – On August 24th San Giuliano Terme organizes a “luminara”, a lights show, to celebrate the patron Saint Bartholomew, The citizens assemble the biancheria (Italian word for ‘linen’), the wooden structures painted in white that welcome the candles and frame the windows and the outlines of the buildings, the three bridges of the village, and the […]
01/08/2026 – 22/08/2026 @ 19:00 – 21:00 – The Montecastelli Piano Chamber Festival concerts take place from 1 to 22 August in the Auditorium della Musica, housed in a small medieval church in Montecastelli Pisano. Saturday 1 August, 6.30–7.30 pm: Schubert’s Octet in F major The performers: Fanny Fheodoroff (violin), Cosima S. Larivière (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola, of the prestigious Hagen Quartet), Erica […]
06/08/2026 @ 18:00 – 23:30 – Divino Calice is celebrating its 19th anniversary on Thursday 6 August with an evening in the streets of Pomarance dedicated to good taste and fun. From 6.00 pm, there will be wine tastings served in personalised glasses and samplings of local specialities, alongside food stalls, street performers, open museums and music featuring the great classics […]
03/08/2026 – 06/08/2026 @ 21:30 – 23:00 – The traditional Volterra Jazz summer festival, now in its 33rd year, takes place from 3 to 6 August Programme on page Over the years, it has brought great musicians and fantastic concerts to Volterra, promoting an appreciation of jazz music in our region. Throughout this time, through its educational activities, it has introduced students of […]
26/09/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:30 – On 26 and 27 September, the festival celebrating the traditions and authentic flavours of Tuscan cuisine returns. In Selvatelle, near Terriciola, the Hare and Wild Boar Festival marks its 38th edition. A long-standing event, running since 1988, it attracts thousands of food lovers every year. The whole village community comes together to bring this festival […]
10/10/2026 – 11/10/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The Italian Heritage Fund (FAI) two-day event in October that opens the doors of little known monuments or sites that are generally closed to the public. Over the years, this FAI initiative has contributed to underline the importance of Italy’s national heritage, giving access to churches, villas, gardens and archaeological sites to crowds of interested […]
10/07/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:45 – On Friday 10th July, ‘Marina Dance Parade’, the free musical festival, now in its 11th edition, returns to the Pisan coastline. Dance music made in Italy, with important national and international DJ sets. The event, organised around two main stages, one in Piazza Baleari-Largo Pontecorvo, the other in Piazza Viviani includes a street food area […]
14/06/2026 @ 7:30 – 14:30 – The traditional cycling event known as the ‘Trittico del Serra’, now in its 20th edition, will take place on 14th June, starting and finishing in Calci in Piazza Garibaldi. The race, which is open to climbers and takes the form of a non-competitive cycling tour, involves three ascents of Monte Serra from the three sides […]
27/09/2025 – 28/09/2025 @ Tutto il giorno – The summer in Santa Maria a Monte heats up the engines with “Ciao In Art”, the first major event of the summer season in the snail-shaped village, featuring the iconic mopeds of the 1970s and 1980s in an unusual combination of art and contemporary history. On Saturday 10 July, from 6 pm the Ciao mopeds will […]