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, […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 9:00 – 18:00 – The San Romano Artistic Crib is set up every year from 8 December in the cloister of the Sanctuary of Divine Grace, in Piazza Santa Chiara. The Sanctuary, dedicated to the Madonna who appeared to San Romano, has been enlarged several times, starting in 1515, by the Medici, who were so devoted to the Virgin […]
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, […]
26/09/2026 – 27/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The GEP – European Heritage Days, Europe’s most popular cultural event, returns on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September. Over the two days, guided tours, special events and special openings will be organised at Italian museums and cultural venues, each year focusing on a different theme. On Saturday, special evening openings are scheduled at state […]
17/06/2026 @ 8:00 – 20:00 – Saturday 17 June : Solemnity of San Ranieri in the Cathedral 8 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Holy Masses 11 a.m. – Solemn Mass with priests celebrating their Priestly Jubilee 6.30 p.m. – Solemn Vespers in Pontifical Who was St Ranieri: Ranieri (Pisa, 1118 – Pisa, 17 June 1161) was an Italian […]
17/09/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Summer Nights: the calendar of evening events in July and August in the Palaia area is back, featuring music, shows and entertainment. From 1 to 9 July, the Popular Theatre Festival at Borgo di Colleoli, 8 and 9 July the Feast of Peasant Civilisation at the Montefoscoli Museum, while on the 13th concert in the […]
22/08/2026 @ 21:00 – 23:30 – From 4 July to 22 August, every Saturday evening, Mura di Pisa by night’ is back: guided tours return to the medieval city walls, offering visitors the chance to discover the city’s beauty from above. Participants are provided with special ‘necklace’ lights and are accompanied by a guide on a route steeped in history: from […]
18/09/2026 – 31/10/2026 @ 15:00 – 19:00 – The museums at Villa Baciocchi are housed within the 18th-century villa, built on the ruins of Capannoli Castle, which once belonged to the Della Gherardesca family (11th century). They include the Archaeological Museum (temporarily closed), the Zoological Museum and the Botanical Garden in the villa’s grounds. In addition to the Zoological Museum, the villa and […]
26/09/2026 – 31/12/2026 @ 21:00 – 23:00 – The programme at the Città del Teatro in Cascina gets underway on 26 September. Almost at the same time, the children’s series ‘Domenica a Teatro’ begins The theatre season has not yet been finalised, but the website already lists a number of shows scheduled up to 31 December, such as the Pink Floyd tribute, a […]