San Miniato | The “Mignola” Olive Oil
Mignola is a rare variety, indigenous to the Italian region of Marche. In Tuscany it can be found in very…
Tipologia: Food &Wine
The Fair in San Casciano
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 […]
Open Days in the Cheese Farms
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 […]
Summer in Fauglia
25/08/2026 – 30/08/2026 @ 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 […]
Wine Nights | Terricciola
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 […]
Summer in Pontedera – Shopping under the stars
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, […]
Steak under the Tower| Montopoli in Val d’Arno
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 […]
Summer in Vecchiano and Marina di Vecchiano
27/08/2026 – 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, […]
Christmas in Palaia
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 […]
Summer in Monteverdi Marittimo and Canneto
14/08/2026 – 04/09/2026 @ 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. […]
Tortello, shin and craft beer festival in Agnano
18/06/2026 – 28/06/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:00 – The ‘Tortello Stinco e Birra artigianale’ festival returns to Agnano at the Circolo ARCI La Pergola from 27 to 30 June. Every evening ballroom dancing and food stands organised by the Pro Loco Agnano is a village of medieval origin at the foot of Monte Pisano, boasting the church of San Gerolamo built by Archbishop […]
September in Perignano | Fair and Palio of Santa Lucia
04/09/2026 – 13/09/2026 @ 21:00 – 23:00 – From September 4 to 6, Perignano celebrates its traditional fair in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and Via Matteotti with street food, music, an antiques and crafts market, a funfair, and shops open for business. On September 12 and 13, it’s time for the Palio delle Contrade parades, while on September 19, the Palio, now in its […]