27/06/2026 @ 16:00 – 23:00 – Every last Saturday in June, 12 teams of 20 fighters each face each other pushing with force and using their legs and necks, but not their arms, a very heavy cart running on rails, positioned in the middle of the Ponte di Mezzo on the Lungarni. The objective is to advance until the flag of […]
17/06/2026 @ 18:00 – 20:00 – The Palio di San Ranieri is back on the water with the challenge in the Arno between the four boats representing the four historical city quarters: San Francesco (yellow boat), San Martino (red boat) Santa Maria (light blue boat) and Sant’Antonio (green boat). The regatta starts late in the afternoon with the boats racing for […]
16/06/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:45 – The Luminara is the most eagerly awaited moment of the year by the Pisans, the festival most felt by the city, the evening when Pisa puts on its best dress, a spectacular dress of lights that illuminate its lungarni. This is the Luminara di San Ranieri, which every 16 June evening lights up the city […]
12/09/2026 – 13/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Eliopoli Summer festival, now in its tenth edition, starts in June and finishes in September. Shows with free admission take place in Calambrone, Piazza Madonna. The program includes live music concerts and comedy shows, talk shows with important guests, and family events. Calambrone lies between Pisa and Livorno. Its establishment dates back to the 1930s, […]
11/11/2025 @ 16:45 – 19:45 – As part of the celebrations of the 700 years since the death of Dante Alighieri, Vicopisano remembers the great poet with a reading of the Cantos of Hell of the Divine Comedy inside the beautiful Romanesque church of Santa Giulia in Caprona, at the foot of the famous Rocca, the scene of the Florentine siege […]
28/05/2026 – 31/05/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – A unique palio has been held in Castelfranco di Sotto for 38 years. The race is scheduled on Sunday 31st May: from 8.00 a.m. the Historical Parade and from 3.30 p.m. the barchini races in Piazza Garibaldi. The palio is preceded by a week of events: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:00 p.m., free practice […]
06/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The 13th edition of the ‘Festa della Rocca e del suo territorio’ (Fortress and its territory festival) is held at the beginning of September in Ripafratta. Two days to rediscover the territory: guided tours (Rocca, towers, village, fortifications of the Pisa-Lucca border), excursions, rafting, walks, historical archery, outdoor sports, music and flavours. The event kicks […]
11/05/2024 @ 17:30 – 19:00 – The Festival has been held for eight years: four musical events from June to September in different locations along Monte Pisano. Entrance fee. After the show, tasting of typical products and guided sky observation
20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – A day dedicated to discovering Small Museums with free admission and guided tours. The aim is to have people discover small museums, their relevance, their role, and their specificity, thus enhancing the existing hubs located throughout Italy, without competing with the largest and most famous museums that house masterpieces attracting tourists from all over the […]
24/05/2026 @ 17:30 – 20:30 – The regatta has held for 185 years in Calcinaia on the banks of the River Arno the last Sunday in May. After a costume parade, a race is held between the town’s districts on the River Arno, in honour of Calcinaia’s patron saint, Santa Ubaldesca Taccini. The “Montecchio”, “Oltrarno” and “La Nave” districts take part […]
18/07/2025 @ 21:00 – 22:30 – On the occasion of the Archeology Nights, the excavation of Santa Mustiola will be open to everyone on 12 and 19 July with a guided tour of the archaeological area, with observation of the sky and musical entertainment. Reservation required on 0587.672158 The archaeological site is located on a small hill on the border between […]
30/05/2026 – 31/05/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The festival includes events organized by each Museum and Mining Park on its territory in order to promote the museum site. National Mining Day has been promoting for 12 years by ISPRA (the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) to acknowledge the value and cultural significance of geological tourism. Every year it records a […]