23/08/2026 @ 17:30 – 19:30 – The Temple of Minerva Medica is a building set within a grove of holm oaks just outside the village of Montefoscoli. It was built between 1821 and 1823 at the behest of Andrea Vaccà Berlinghieri, a doctor and eminent scholar at the University of Pisa, who wished to dedicate a monument to his father Francesco […]
17/01/2026 @ 19:30 – 23:45 – The Palio di Buti on 18 January 2026 will be preceded on Saturday 17 January by a walking dinner through the districts of Buti to taste traditional dishes while awaiting the palio. In Piazza Garibaldi, typical local flavours such as bruschetta with new oil, wild boar, tripe alla butese, peposo with beans, maccheroni alla castellana […]
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17/08/2026 @ 18:00 – 22:00 – The traditional fair is held from 13th to 15th August in San Casciano, in Via Barbaiano on the square of the Romanesque parish church. It is dedicated to the martyred saint Cassiano, who taught grammar, rhetoric and shorthand to the pagan students of Imola and was killed by them for the evangelical activity he carried […]
30/05/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Discover the art of cheese-making and visit the dairies, where Italy’s oldest cheeses – including Pecorino Toscano PDO – are produced every day. This is the essence of “Caseifici Aperti”: an event now in its fourth year, offering free guided tours of the Consortium’s dairies to learn the secrets of cheese-making. This year there is […]
04/09/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Fauglia’s summer initiatives run from June to September with a rich programme of events for young and old alike There are shows at the Municipal Theatre and at the Church of San Lorenzo Vecchio, the traditional village festival on the first Friday in August, and the Navigarte contemporary dance review at the Municipal Theatre in […]
02/08/2026 @ 18:00 – 23:45 – From 31 July to 2 August, Terricciola is gearing up for ‘Le Notti del Vino’, a festival spread across the region that celebrates the excellence of Tuscan wine. Three villages – Casanova on 31 July, Terricciola on 1 August and Soiana on 2 August – will each host an evening where wine meets music, art […]
30/07/2026 @ 21:30 – 23:55 – Shopping under the stars features special late-night opening hours for shops every Tuesday and Thursday evening in July in Pontedera, from 9.30 pm until 11.30 pm. There will be entertainment including concerts, street theatre and children’s activities in the streets and squares of the town centre. From wooden toys to the metropolitan clown Mr Bang, […]
02/08/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:30 – Every year on the first Sunday in August, from 7.00 pm, ‘Rosso Montopoli’ returns – the food festival, now in its seventh year, which takes place in Piazza San Matteo, at the foot of the tower of the same name, a location offering a breathtaking view over the Lower Valdarno. At the foot of the […]
04/09/2026 – 26/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The traditional summer festival runs from 24 June to 30 September with a calendar of shows and entertainment from the slopes of Monte Pisano to the coast of Marina di Vecchiano. Preview on Thursday 1 June with the parade of the districts of the Palio Rionale in Piazza Pasolini in Vecchiano: San Frediano, Vecchiano Centro, […]
06/01/2026 @ 14:30 – 18:30 – 7 December: Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Piazza Brunner in Forcoli with entertainment, sweets, mulled wine and letters to Father Christmas.8 December Inauguration of Massimo Brini’s Artistic Nativity Scene in ForcoliFrom 8 December to 11 January, also in Forcoli, exhibition of the nativity scene in Piazza Garibaldi in Forcoli (open Friday to Sunday and public […]
04/09/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Summer in Monteverdi Marittimo and the village of Canneto includes traditional gastronomic events. 21 July: First cart race that rediscovers the ancient street game of downhill carts. The race takes place on a 700-metre city route at an average gradient of 7 per cent, starting at the Cemetery and finishing at the Infood Information Centre. […]