Top events in Italy 2026
The events worth planning around in Italy in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
755 events
23 Nov 2025 – 19 Nov 2027
50 free
Highlights: Oktoberfest Calabria, Auto e Moto d'Epoca, Venice Marathon
Any time
Today29This weekend60This month518Next month274Free74Highlights811Festivals150Christmas markets5Halloween24Date night391With kids92On your own432With friends43After-work & aperitivo43With a view15Birthday2Hen and stag parties13Pumpkin patches4Foraging9Autumn foliage2Stargazing7Rainy day341Street food2Oktoberfest3Day of the Dead1
Festival
Oktoberfest Calabria
15 Oct 2026 · Quattromiglia
Auto e Moto d'Epoca
22 Oct 2026 · Bologna
Sports event
Venice Marathon
25 Oct 2026 · Venice
Market / fair
Fieracavalli
5 Nov 2026 · Verona
Ecomondo
6 Nov 2026 · Rimini
Garda Trentino Half Marathon
6 Nov 2026 · Riva del Garda
Festival
Sicilia Game Expo
14 Nov 2026 · Catania
Market / fair
Viterbo Christmas Village
15 Nov 2026 · Viterbo
Festival
Festa della Madonna della Salute
21 Nov 2026 · Venice
Festival
Torino Film Festival
24 Nov 2026 · Turin
Carnival
Carnival of Venice
23 Jan 2027 · Venice
Festa della Bruna
2 Jul 2027 · Matera
Auto e Moto d'Epoca
22 Oct 2026 · Bologna
Sports event
Venice Marathon
25 Oct 2026 · Venice
Market / fair
Fieracavalli
5 Nov 2026 · Verona
Ecomondo
6 Nov 2026 · Rimini
Garda Trentino Half Marathon
6 Nov 2026 · Riva del Garda
Festival
Sicilia Game Expo
14 Nov 2026 · Catania
Market / fair
Viterbo Christmas Village
15 Nov 2026 · Viterbo
Festival
Festa della Madonna della Salute
21 Nov 2026 · Venice
Festival
Torino Film Festival
24 Nov 2026 · Turin
Carnival
Carnival of Venice
23 Jan 2027 · Venice
Festa della Bruna
2 Jul 2027 · Matera
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Biennale ArteRuns every yearTickets
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Runs every yearTicketsPalazzo Pepoli - Museo della Storia di Bologna
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Runs every yearRuns every yearIl Terrazzino
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Runs every yearTicketsAl Cavallino Bianco Hotel Suite
5
Festa della Madonna della SaluteRuns every yearResidence Ca' Foscolo
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Carnival of VeniceHotel dell Opera
7
Runs every yearTicketsResidence Centro Vela
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Runs every yearTicketsAgriturismo Biologico La Buona Terra
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Runs every yearTicketsDue Torri Hotel
10
Runs every yearAgricampeggio La Biososta
Questions
Top events in Italy 2026: what's on?
755 events between 11 Oct – 19 Nov 2027. Among them: Oktoberfest Calabria · Auto e Moto d'Epoca · Venice Marathon.
What is the next event in Italy?
Enognam Cup on 11 Oct in Monterosi.
Which events in Italy are free?
50 events are free, for example Il Colosso di Costantino · ** Al Museo Carlo Bilotti con i sensi all’opera… · ** La mitologia classica nelle sculture di….
What are the biggest events in Italy?
The named events of the place: Oktoberfest Calabria (15 Oct) · Auto e Moto d'Epoca (22 Oct) · Venice Marathon (25 Oct) · Fieracavalli (5 Nov).
Where in Italy is most going on?
Most events are in Verona (49) · Milan (49) · Rome (34).