• Sardinia: Porto Cervo Food Festival

    Cervo Conference Center Piazzetta di Porto Cervo, Porto Cervo, Italy

    Held in the Sardinian resort town of Porto Cervo, the Porto Cervo Food Festival features fine Italian food. For two days the Cervo Conference Center will be transformed into a culinary village in which Sardinia’s signature local products will flank superb gastronomic offerings from Italy’s other leading regions: charcuterie, cheeses, jams, wonderful preserves and even caviar and bottarga (cured mullet roe) will ...

    €10
  • Puglia Tango Festival

    Hotel Villa Romanazzi Carducci Via Giuseppe Capruzzi 326 , Bari, Italy

    The Puglia Tango Festival, held in Bari, celebrates the classic Latin dance with performances, music, and lessons for the public. Lessons are free for those who have never danced tango before, and guests can purchase packages of lessons, tango dance parties (milongas), and tango experiences for various prices, ranging from 10 to 25 euros per event. Experience the famous Buenos ...

    10€
  • Pisa: Giugno Pisano

    Unnamed Venue Pisa, Italy

    Giugno Pisano is a month of festivals in Pisa in June. Among the events are openings of the town's churches at night, the Palio di San Ranieri, the Battle of the Bridge on the last Saturday in June, the Regatta every four years (the last one was held in 2015), a night opening of the Leaning Tower, and Games on ...

  • Strawberry Festival in Rome

    Nemi Rome, Lazio, Italy

    The Strawberry Festival in Nemi is celebrating its 86th anniversary. Located on the outskirts of Rome, this lovely little town sits next to Lake Albano. The event kicks off with the holy mass at the Santuario di Santissimo Crocifisso, and later continues with the parade through the town where le fragolare dance in their traditional costume (long red skirt, white ...

    Free
  • Padua (Padova): Antiche Mura Teatro Festival

    Teatro all'aperto di Campo dell Marta Cittadella, Padova, Italy

    Every Tuesday evening in the month of June, the city of Padua is home to this festival. Selected international theater companies put on four productions after an initial aperitivo at 8:30 pm with live music! Related article: A Guide to Padova: What to See and Where to Eat Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing ...

    Free
  • Piacenza: Gola Gola Festival

    Piacenza , Italy

    The Gola Gola Festival is a 3-day family friendly event and invites guests to engage with the community while enjoying the delicious specialties and learning about the history of  the city of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna through its cuisine. "Gola" translates to throat and this event features many workshops and tastings that will have you reaching for all the food to ...

    Free
  • Urban Trekking in Florence: “The Edwardian Residents”

    Piazza Santa Croce Florence, Italy

    Also known as the "English Walk" this event offers a guided tour through the city with 11 stop points that celebrate the presence of the English in the early 1900s in Florence, including Pensione Bertollini from Forster's A Room with a View. The tour lasts around 2 hours and is 6 km (3.7 mi) long. Free admission for children under ...

    €13
  • Busalla: Rose Festival

    Biblioteca Bertha Von Suttner Piazza Enrico Macciò 1, Busalla, Italy

    This unique rose festival in the town of Busalla dedicates itself not to the aesthetic beauty of roses, but rather to the flowers' culinary merits. Vendors sell a variety of food items containing roses, including jam, honey, ravioli, ice cream, sausage, cheese, bread, and cake. Guests can also learn the health benefits of edible roses, hear poetry, sample cosmetics, and attend ...

  • Creative Market

    Piazza dei Ciompi Florence, Tuscany, Italy

    Associazione Heyart is organizing the Creative Factory project which is a market featuring the works of artisans from all over Italy. The vendors alternate monthly and are selected to display their handmade crafts in efforts to promote unique local craftsmanship.   Access 160 Issues of Our Award-Winning Travel Publication. Get Insider Help Planning Your Trip to Italy.

  • Tuscany: Palio dei Barchini (Race of Small Boats)

    Unnamed Venue Castelfranco di Sotto, Italy

    The town of Castelfranco di Sotto in Tuscany holds an annual Palio dei Barchini on the 2nd Sunday in June, which translates to "race of small boats on wheels." The town's four neighborhoods compete in an afternoon competition, which is preceded by a week of parades and festivities. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 ...