The new event focussed on flying, “Volare,” is coming to Florence for the first time, from Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15 at the Ultravox Firenze summer space, Prato delle Cornacchie in the Parco delle Cascine. Hours: Friday: 5 – 10 pm, Saturday: 10 am – midnight, Sunday: 10 am – 10 pm. Free entrance. Many iconic figures and characters—like Icarus to Leonardo da Vinci and Jules Verne to Frank Herbert—have [...]
Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10: FINGER FOOD FESTIVAL. Ippodromo del Visarno (Cascine Park). Open Friday from 6 pm – midnight, Saturday & Sunday noon – midnight. Free admission. Green pass not required as the festival is held outdoors. Bring an appetite to the Visarno racetrack at the Cascine: street trucks will offer craft beers and regional specialties from Emilia Romagna to Sicily with some vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options for all to [...]
The Orchestra della Toscana String Ensemble is holding a special benefit concert for the Ukraine in Teatro Verdi (via Ghibellina 99) on March 25 at 9 pm. The musicians will play the music of Mozart, Schubert in Mahler’s transcription and the world premiere of Bach pieces modernized by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The performance is being held to support members and family of the nearby Ukrainian parish. It is located in the Church of [...]
There are additional special events in Florence for International Women’s Day to add to the already announced museum openings. Uffizi Gallery A virtual exhibition of self-portraits of great women artists will be visible on the Uffizi Gallery website starting on March 8. Spanning the time period from the 18th century to today, the artists include Angelica Kauffmann, Elisabeth Chaplin, Niki de Saint Phalle, Patti Smith and Yayoi Kusama. The self-portraits of women in [...]
November 19 – 21: FESTIVAL OF RELIGIONS. Basilica of San Miniato and the Church of San Salvatore al Monte. The biannual Festival of Religions is making its return with the theme of “happy, but discontent” throughout its program. Taking place from November 19 to November 21, the event will see members of Florence’s religious community give talks about finding true happiness, rather than remaining discontent because the privilege that some people have incentives them [...]
The Orchestra della Toscana Foundation has commissioned a concert for the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri, which will be fronted by the ORT debut of two guest musicians on the Teatro Verdi stage. Conductor Alpesh Chauhan and cellist Pablo Ferrández will lead the performance that will also include Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Brahms’s Fourth Symphony, two famous pieces from the Romantic period of classical music. On Friday, November 12, beginning at 9 [...]
Sunday, July 11 offers the exciting UEFA European Soccer Championship final match between Italy and England starting at 9 pm. For those looking for an alternative to watching the game on TV, here is a list of giant screens that will be set up for the occasion throughout Florence. FREE Arrive early to find a table on the sand of River Urban Beach below the San Niccolò tower, as reservations are not accepted [...]
Despite the “orange zone,” designed to curb COVID contagions, the Fierucola Organic Market is still taking place on Sunday, February 21 between 9 am and 7 pm in piazza Santo Spirito. Once upon a time, “organic” was the normal method of growing our produce, meaning no pesticides or artificial chemicals are used in the growing process. The good news is that this natural method can still be found even if only on a [...]
January 21, 2021 marks the fourth anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, which took place in 2017, the day after the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Despite many of this year’s initiatives being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Women’s March Global, the leading organization of the initiative, is hosting a digital event that will begin on Thursday. “According to human rights authorities, gender-based violence and inequities in the workplace were [...]
The organizers of the Florence Light Festival (F-Light), which began December 8, have launched a new symbolic show titled “The Lights of the Resistance: Faith, Hope, and Generosity” which will debut Monday, December 21 from 5 to 10 pm and will remain on view nightly until Wednesday, December 23. “As we approach the end of 2020,” says mayor Dario Nardella, “we wish to illuminate the most meaningful spaces throughout the city in [...]