15/02/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Three Carnival parades: 1, 8 and 15 February in the main streets and squares of Santa Croce sull’Arno The traditional Carnival of Santa Croce sull’Arno dates back to 1928 when some locals decided to dress up to bring some cheer to the grey winter days. The Carnival of Santa Croce is not the usual parade […]
11/01/2026 @ 10:30 – 19:30 – From 7 December to 11 January 2026, the multi-scene artistic nativity scene returns to the Church of St. Michael (known as the Church of the Compagnia) in Calcinaia, Via XX Settembre. The nativity scene, with its striking visual effect, is characterised by automation and technology, thanks to a mix of special effects and audio contributions […]
20/09/2026 – 20/12/2026 @ 8:30 – 13:00 – Every morning on the third Sunday of the month, from March to December, from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm, the ’ Mercato della Terra farmers’ market takes place under the Loggias of San Domenico. It is dedicated to local, fresh and seasonal produce, where small-scale producers sell directly what they grow and process, guaranteeing quality, […]
27/09/2026 @ 8:00 – 19:00 – The Bientina Antiques Market, now called BientinAntiquaria, goes along Piazza dei Borghi to Piazza Martiri della Libertà and nearby streets (Via Gerini, Via Santi Moroni, Via Matteotti). BientinAntiquaria takes place every fourth Sunday of the month. With around a hundred exhibitors, the event consolidates itself as a point of reference for the many enthusiasts looking […]
06/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 19:00 – On 26 December 2025 and 6 January 2026, from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm, Peccioli will once again host the events of the ‘Undici Lune d’Inverno’ (Eleven Winter Moons) festival, now in its twelfth edition. The programme offers many events: street bands and travelling parades with artists on stilts, circus and mime shows, medieval games […]
18/01/2026 @ 14:30 – 17:30 – The palio takes place every year in January on the Sunday following the 17th, the day of Sant Antonio Abate, protector of animals. For 63 years Buti’s main folkloric event has centred on a horse race led by jockeys from the seven contrade (districts) who compete in a race whose setting is the access road. […]
At Christmas season, in many places you can find nativity scenes made with attention to the smallest details, small masterpieces…
06/01/2026 @ 15:00 – 18:00 – Tre Colli, a hamlet near Calci, sets up in the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, the Nativity scene each year has as its theme the ‘details’ that over the centuries have characterised the Calci area and given it the name ‘Valgraziosa’. Pills of history Tre Colli was a leading player in the glory of […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 15:30 – 19:30 – The ‘Angel’s nativity Scene Crib’, created by local artist Angelo Perini for the past 26 years, is made in an old cellar in San Giovanni alla Vena, near the cozy medieval village of Vicopisano. It is the result of meticulous work, created in the niches of an old cellar, with wooden houses, small waterfalls, large […]
08/01/2026 – 11/01/2026 @ 10:00 – 18:30 – The 24th edition of the Cigoli artistic nativity scene will be on display from 7 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 at the ‘Madre dei Bimbi’ Sanctuary in Cigoli, San Miniato The largest sensory nativity scene in TuscanyThe artistic nativity scene in Cigoli combines extreme attention to detail with high technology in a “Palestinian-style” landscape, […]
25/06/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:45 – For 17 years, on three Thursdays in June, San Miniato Basso, whose residents are called ‘pinocchini’, has been celebrating the famous puppet with fairy tales, music, games, and street shows with the ‘Giant Pinocchio’ along Via Tosco Romagnola Est. Why are the inhabitants of San Miniato Basso called ‘pinocchini’? It seems that Carlo Collodi was […]
06/01/2024 @ 16:00 – 19:00 – With its 100 participants, it is one of the most enthralling living Nativity scenes in Tuscany. It has been held for 12 years at San Miniato Basso in the square opposite the church. This year there will be some novelties in the setting up and in the provisions to prevent gatherings and respect the rules […]