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, […]
20/09/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The month kicks off on the 5th and 6th with the Medieval Festival, now in its 29th year: two days during which Vicopisano, drawing inspiration from its past, becomes even more beautiful. The month continues with events across the villages and hamlets, featuring music, culture, sport, charity, traditions and activities for all ages. Friday 11 […]
19/09/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The programme of the over 100-year-old fair takes place every year in mid-September at La Rotta (a village near Pontedera) for two consecutive weekends. The fair 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 […]
11/10/2026 – 12/10/2026 @ 10:00 – 23:00 – Cultural events, celebrations, and exhibitions, plus a traditional market, and a funfair Once known for its furniture production Ponsacco comes alive and welcomes visitors for this important local fair which takes place every year in October (13th october 2025)
07/09/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Santa Luce presents a rich calendar of initiatives and festivals that take place from June to September in the municipality’s hamlets as well as in the main town. Of particular note are the Days of Lavender in Pieve di Santa Luce, the Barefoot Ecofestival, the August popone and hunter’s festivals in Pomaia and the September […]
19/09/2026 – 30/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – ‘Settembre Sangiulianese’ is San Giuliano Terme’s traditional cultural and entertainment festival, bringing together musical performances, artistic events and entertainment. A preview takes place on 29 August with the 12th edition of Enigmando, a puzzle festival featuring a competition dedicated to Marin Faliero – the pseudonym of Marino Dinucci, a historic local chemist who for years […]
27/08/2026 @ 20:00 – 23:30 – “Taste Chianni” “Degustiamo Chianni” is the traditional appointment with the summer market of typical products held at night, every Thursday in July and August from 8 p.m. to midnight in Piazza Bartoli. You can taste gastronomic excellence, enjoying the cool evening air, sipping a glass of wine from local producers or aperitifs from open-air bars. Chianni […]
04/10/2026 @ 9:00 – 19:00 – The antiques, modern antiques and artistic handicrafts market is held in Corso Matteotti in Cascina on the first Sunday of every month from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm. Around 170 stalls of exhibitors with antiques, modern antiques and artistic handicrafts take part. On that day, the Museo della Società Operaia Legno e Mestieri (wood and […]
06/09/2026 @ 16:00 – 23:45 – Every first weekend in September, the medieval festival in Vicopisano has, for the past 29 years, paid tribute to a past in which, between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the ancient castellum flourished into a small town, initially important to the Republic of Pisa and later to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Street performances […]
A journey traced by the civilization and tradition of ceramics that starts from one of the most historically and artistically…