This is the biggest and best Christmas Market in Rome! Lots of stalls selling Christmas candy, decorations and toys. Appearances by Father Christmas. Fun to visit at night with lots of twinkling lights. Get your FREE copy of Dream of Italy's Christmas in Italy Guide
Frascati, one of the towns of the Castelli Romani, hosts a Christmas market complete with wooden houses selling Christmas goods, and appearances by Santa Claus and La Befana.
The Auditorium Parco della Musica at 30 Viale Pietro de Coubertin (near the Olympic Village in Flaminio) hosts Christmas at the Auditorium, featuring concerts, puppet shows, food booths, market stalls and ice skating. Note: 2016 dates have not been announced yet. Please check the event website for updates. Get your FREE copy of Dream of Italy's Christmas in Italy Guide
December 8 is an Italian and Catholic holiday: the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Cities throughout Italy celebrate with special masses, parades, and music. Many stores remain open for holiday shopping. Get your FREE copy of Dream of Italy's Christmas in Italy Guide
Rome's annual Gospel Festival features superb gospel and spiritual music from around the world. Note: 2016 dates have not been announced yet. Please check the event website for updates.
Cities throughout Italy celebrate Santa Lucia Day on December 13. Sicily hosts an especially large parade on December 13, bringing Santa Lucia's coffin to the Church of Santa Lucia. Another parade is held on December 20 to bring her back to the church's crypt. Get your FREE copy of Dream of Italy's Christmas in Italy Guide
Christmas Eve at the Vatican draws enormous crowds to see midnight Mass and the huge Christmas tree in the piazza, but there are religious events occurring throughout December as well. Get your FREE copy of Dream of Italy's Christmas in Italy Guide
On December 31, Rome's Piazza del Popolo fills with revelers who party throughout the night to celebrate the coming of the new year. When all these big kids go to bed on the morning of January 1st, the little kids are free to come out and celebrate in the Piazza, as clowns, acrobats, masked performers, and other charming events abound ...
The annual international horse show hosts a show jumping competition.
The martyrdom of San Lorenzo is celebrated in Rome with fireworks and celebrations throughout the area around his crypt on the Via Tiburtina, where he was killed in 258 AD. The patron saint of librarians, firemen, bakers, and other professions whose jobs involve fire and roasting, San Lorenzo's association with such incendiary professions is certainly a disturbing one -- His ...
