11/01/2026 @ 10:30 – 19:30 – From 7 December to 11 January 2026, the multi-scene artistic nativity scene returns to the Church of St. Michael (known as the Church of the Compagnia) in Calcinaia, Via XX Settembre. The nativity scene, with its striking visual effect, is characterised by automation and technology, thanks to a mix of special effects and audio contributions […]
27/09/2026 @ 8:00 – 19:00 – The Bientina Antiques Market, now called BientinAntiquaria, goes along Piazza dei Borghi to Piazza Martiri della Libertà and nearby streets (Via Gerini, Via Santi Moroni, Via Matteotti). BientinAntiquaria takes place every fourth Sunday of the month. With around a hundred exhibitors, the event consolidates itself as a point of reference for the many enthusiasts looking […]
06/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 19:00 – On 26 December 2025 and 6 January 2026, from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm, Peccioli will once again host the events of the ‘Undici Lune d’Inverno’ (Eleven Winter Moons) festival, now in its twelfth edition. The programme offers many events: street bands and travelling parades with artists on stilts, circus and mime shows, medieval games […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 15:30 – 19:30 – The ‘Angel’s nativity Scene Crib’, created by local artist Angelo Perini for the past 26 years, is made in an old cellar in San Giovanni alla Vena, near the cozy medieval village of Vicopisano. It is the result of meticulous work, created in the niches of an old cellar, with wooden houses, small waterfalls, large […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 10:00 – 18:30 – The 24th edition of the Cigoli artistic nativity scene will be on display from 7 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 at the ‘Madre dei Bimbi’ Sanctuary in Cigoli, San Miniato The largest sensory nativity scene in TuscanyThe artistic nativity scene in Cigoli combines extreme attention to detail with high technology in a “Palestinian-style” landscape, […]
31/01/2026 – 02/02/2026 @ 9:00 – 20:00 – Every year on the evening of 24 December, Riparbella inaugurates the “Animated Mechanical Crib”, which can be visited until 2nd February 2026. The nativity scene, created by the townspeople, is housed in the premises of the former Cinema in Piazza della Madonna 1. It covers an area of about 80 square metres and boasts over […]
06/01/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – From 7th December to 6th January, Presepiando returns: exhibitions of nativity scenes in the streets, on windowsills, in mailboxes, outside homes, in farmhouses along a route of about 15 km along State Road 439 that touches Montegemoli, Cerreto, Canova and Serra. The nativity scenes are created by the inhabitants of the hamlets with glass bottles, […]
04/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 19:00 – The living nativity scene in the setting of the Badia di San Savino takes place on 3rd and 4th January with over 100 costumed figures and set in the year zero, it retraces the Nativity of Christ, from the census to the arrival of the Magi, re-proposing village life with markets and ancient trades. The […]
06/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 18:00 – The tradition of nativity scenes crib is renewed with the one set up in Nicosia, a hamlet near Calci, inside the restored part of an abandoned convent. It is called “The Nativity Crib that grows” because every year it adds new characters and new settings. Set up in 1999 and built entirely by hand, it began […]
23/01/2026 – 25/01/2026 @ 9:00 – 19:00 – Housed in the History Museum of the University of Pisa, the nativity scenes are a real gem, created from the fusion of three separate mechanical nativity scenes made entirely by hand between 1948 and 1962 by two craftsmen from Calcesano, Renzo and Alberto Meucci, with the help of their collaborators. After the first nativity scene, […]
05/09/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – A month packed with events that blend history, music, art, traditions, nature, culture, readings and activities for children, from the historic centre of Vicopisano to the neighbouring hamlets. It begins with the Medieval Festival (5–6) and concludes with the ‘Le parole contano’ festival (21–28). Mid-month in Lugnano, the Palio dei Ciu’i (Donkeys) is a highlight. […]
18/09/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The programme of this over 100-year-old fair taking place every year at La Rotta (a village near Pontedera) includes in the Brickmakers Museum the lighting of the glass bottle kiln for the making of the mattoni (bricks, Forno Hoffmann), a demonstration of the terracotta masters of Samminiatello, In addition, dogs, vintage Vespa, bikes and car exhibitions […]