RomaEuropa Festival A
fast-growing performing arts festival with a pronounced emphasis on the
provocative, held every autumn in various superlative venues, including
the French Academy, Palazzo Farnese and the Spanish Academy. All kinds
of music, dance and theatre, including several international artists. Testaccio Village This
well-run multi-event happens all summer long in a purpose-built area
near an old slaughterhouse. Every evening there’s live music until
midnight, followed by several discos, each featuring a different type of
music, and lots of food choices. There’s a new decor theme every year,
often quite elaborate. Festa dell’Unità Put
on by the DS, the former Communist Party, this is a lively evening
event, featuring music, films, dancing, games and more. The venue
changes every year, as do the dates, but it’s usually held in a central
park, sometime around July, for about a month. Rome’s Birthday Every
21 April there’s a gala civic observance in the Piazza del Campidoglio,
celebrating Rome’s traditional founding in 753 BC . Music, fireworks and a speech by the mayor mark the event, but the best news is that the Musei Capitolini are free of charge and open until 10pm. Summer Opera Festivals Not only does the Rome Opera Company offer its usual summer programme in the Baths of Caracalla , but there are also a number of other opera programmes all over the city, with singers from around the globe. ¡Fiesta! Celebrating
all forms of Latin music, this festival takes place every night
throughout the summer. In recent years, world, jazz, rock and pop music
have been added to the schedule. The event is held in the vast grounds
of a converted racetrack. Luglio Suona Bene This “July Sounds Good” concert brings pop, jazz and folk music artists to Auditorium Parco della Musica’s outdoor arena. International Horse Show Villa
Borghese’s annual splash-out for the equestrian classes. International
show-jumping in a garden setting. Much of the park is closed off for the
event and parties. Villa Celimontana Jazz A
magnificent setting among dramatically lit umbrella pines, where you
can enjoy gourmet cuisine and jazz every night all summer long. May Day Concert Held in front of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano ,
this is a vast, free event, boasting a line-up of top Italian popstars
and the occasional international luminary. It’s in celebration of
socialist Italy’s “Day of the Worker”, when just about everything shuts
down.
Top 10 Religious Festivals
Pentecost Rose petals shower down through the Pantheon’s oculus , followed by pageantry. Christmas Market Sugar candy, nativity figurines and all the Christmas trimmings. White Night Festival Museums, monuments and churches open through the night hosting a variety of cultural events. Easter Week Events
include the Good Friday Procession of the Cross at the Colosseum and
the Easter Sunday blessing from the balcony of St Peter’s. Madonna della Neve Commemorating
a papal vision of an August snowfall in the 4th century, white petals
float down from the ceiling of S Maria Maggiore. Christmas Eve Midnight Mass Most churches celebrate the Saviour’s birth, but tickets are required for St Peter’s. “Urbi et Orbi” The noontime Christmas Day blessing by the pope from St Peter’s balcony. Carnival Dressing up, parties and pranks. All Saints’ Day Romans visit the graves of loved ones. Feast of Sts Peter and Paul Fireworks and partying to celebrate the founders of the Catholic Church.
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