Spring Fair | Vecchiano
04/04/2026 – 06/04/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Three days (4-6 April) with a program full of cultural events, entertainment, and tastings of typical products. See program at page
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Between art and nature: trekking in Peccioli
18/05/2024 – 19/05/2024 @ 9:00 – 13:00 – On Tuesday 2 April at 9 a.m., a children’s trek (years 8+) with a GAE guide. The route starts from the Municipal Library to the contemporary art work We Rise by Lifting Others. From here, a shuttle bus will take the group near the Ortaglia Woods for a walk with plant and flower collection, to […]
Volterra Guitar Project
16/07/2026 – 17/07/2026 @ 21:00 – 23:00 – The Volterra Guitar Project summer festival, featuring classical guitar courses and concerts, returns for its 20th year on 16 and 17 July at 9.00 pm.The first concert will take place at the Church of St Augustine and the second at the Palazzo dei Priori. Admission to the concerts is free. For the programme, click on […]
Capodanno Pisano 2027: the Pisan New Year | Pisa
27/03/2026 – 28/03/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – According to the Calendario Pisano, the calendar that was used in Pisa and in other areas of Tuscany until the mid-18th century, the first day of the year was 25 March (day of the Annunciation), nine months and seven days before the traditional calendar. It was abolished in 1749 by Granduke Francis of Lorraine. Celebrations […]
Italian Heritage (FAI) Open Days | Terre di Pisa
21/03/2026 – 22/03/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The FAI festival dedicated to Italian cultural and landscape heritage returns on the first weekend of spring. Visitors can take part in tours – offered by FAI volunteers in over 700 often inaccessible, little-known locations in 400 cities. Events in Pisa and around: PISA, THE STATE ARCHIVES OPEN THEIR DOORS – Address: Lungarno Mediceo, 30 […]
Carnival of Bientina
17/02/2026 @ 15:00 – 18:00 – For 83 years, the Bientinese Carnival Association has organised the five masked parades with new allegorical floats inspired by local situations, political satire or the world of children’s imagination. Characteristic is the cheerful little train that, loaded with small passengers, travels through the village. Adults and children organise themed masked outings. On the evening of […]
Carnival of Vecchiano | Vecchiano
15/02/2026 @ 15:00 – 19:00 – The origin of the event dates back to the last century. The first edition was held in 1927. First parade on January 25th then the following three Sundays. During the Carnival, town streets are closed to traffic and invaded by a stream of colours, with children and grownups dressed up in costume, dancing and singing […]
Carnival of San Romano | Montopoli in Val d’Arno
15/02/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The Sanromanese Carnival, established in 1992, takes place in San Romano over three Sundays: 1, 8 and 15 February (with a possible additional day on 22 February). Every year, nursery school children choose the theme for the parades from a fairy tale or story. The theme is then brought to life with the construction of […]
Banchi di Gusto – Tables of Taste | Pisa
05/04/2025 – 06/04/2025 @ 10:00 – 20:00 – Banchi di Gusto is a trade fair initiative that sees the participation of food and wine producers and restaurateurs from the Pisa area: maitre chocolatiers, chefs and guests of national and international calibre, as well as professors and experts, who will alternate between interviews, show cooking and round tables. The central themes of the 13th […]
Children’s Carnival of Orentano
17/02/2026 @ 14:30 – 20:00 – For over 60 years, Orentano has boasted one of Tuscany’s most popular masked parades. Every Sunday the floats parade through the centre of the town accompanied by music, often played live by local folk bands, street bands and more. Children can climb aboard the themed floats depicting the protagonists of their favourite cartoons or films. […]
Olive Oil Festival in Ghizzano | Peccioli
23/05/2026 – 24/05/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The Sagra dell’Olio Novo in Ghizzano di Peccioli takes place on the weekends of 16-17 and 23-24 May. Food stands open on Saturday for dinner and on Sunday also for lunch to taste “bruschette” with olive oil and garlic and other Tuscan dishes. Music and theatre performances alternate during the event. The festival was generally held […]
Carnival of Santa Croce | Santa Croce sull’Arno
15/02/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Three Carnival parades: 1, 8 and 15 February in the main streets and squares of Santa Croce sull’Arno The traditional Carnival of Santa Croce sull’Arno dates back to 1928 when some locals decided to dress up to bring some cheer to the grey winter days. The Carnival of Santa Croce is not the usual parade […]