Events

Take out you pencils, brushes, carnets, camera and get ready because we are back: the 7th edition of “Diari di Viaggio Ferrara Festival” will take place at Palazzo della Racchetta in Ferrara

In Ferrara you may go in balloon all the year round!

Food stand with tasting of local fish cooked following the ancient traditions by local fishermen

Excursion by Po Delta Tourism

Afternoon and evening concerts in the refined and cosy atmosphere of the Theatre's Foyer

Boats parade through the canals

The exhibition spaces are designed to harmonize with the preciousness of art and architecture of the city center.

Excursions organised by Po Delta Tourism

The "Salamina da sugo al cucchiaio" Festival is a gourmet event dedicated to this deliciously tasty dish of the Italian cuisine

Boat excursion on the Lagoon with a stop at the traditional “casoni”

“L’arte per l’arte” returns to the Este Castle. Following a project formerly organized by Comune di Ferrara, here is presented a little known artistic heritage of great significance for our city and a journey through time from the sunset of the Este dynasty up to the Enlightment

A grand celebration with carnival floats up to 15 metres high and hundreds of figurants in colourful costumes

Traditional Village Fair in the beautiful historic centre of Comacchio

Every year, for longer than anyone can remember, summer is celebrated on the eve of Ferragosto

Ferrara Film Festival is more than a contest: it is a cultural, educational, and economic bridge from Italy to the United States, with its many films, events, and entertainment shows.

The exhibition, organized by Marcello Toffanello, shows two very special works of art: Muse Polymnia, from Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, and the Bible of Borso d’Este, a masterpiece from the Estense Library in Modena

Exhibition market of rare plants and garden tools.

The atmosphere of the Este masquerades will arise: after almost five hundred years, the amazing Carnival of Ferrara Court is organized in the very heart of Italian Renaissance.

Magic, witchcrafs, gourmet food stalls with pumpkin-based dishes

From October to April the Torrione San Giovanni, a splendid round tower along the Renaissance city walls, becomes a venue for jazz lovers

International festival of kite takes place in the wonderful urban park.

Making a name for himself in Paris during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Boldini established his chic, “fashionable” style of portrait painting in the epicentre of modernity and elegance. He used his distinct painterly style to immortalise the protagonists and celebrities of that legendary era, from Robert de Montesquiou and Cléo de Mérode to Lina Cavalieri and Marchesa Casati

Weekends in the most suggestive places of the Po Delta Park, that will allow to enjoy the territory through forms of slow tourism

An evening dedicated to the female! In every corner of the Coast, from the Comacchio Lidi to Cattolica, this evening acquires another colour

Boat excursions on the “Lupo”

Dani Karavan exhibition at the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS)

Sunday, September 29th, 2019 in Ferrara takes place a new edition of the Marathon and Half Marathon, the footrace that involves thousands of athletes.

Closing a perfect circle, Ferrara Musica turns 30 years old, celebrating them with the three ensembles founded by the great conductor whom our Municipal Theatre is entitled to, ensembles which accompanies the story of the Theatre from 1989 until today: the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra’, which from this year has residency in the city of Ferrara

A series of free lectures and meetings held by journalists and authors from all over the world

Town fair with entertainment

Excursions in the Delta by Po Delta Tourism

Street market with more than 200 stalls selling furniture, clothes, coins, records, books, crafts, accessories.

Excursions organised by Po Delta Tourism and in the Comacchio Lagoons

Excursions organised by PO DELTA TOURISM in the Comacchio Lagoons

Boat excursions on the “Nena” motorboat

Excursions organised by Po Delta Tourism

The only Italian event with more than 100 wine-and-food fairs. Here it is possible to taste typical dishes from all the Italian regions.

Due to the restoration works at Palazzo Massari and the temporary closing of the museums hosted in the Palace, the “Fondazione Ferrara Arte” and the Modern Art Galleries of Ferrara have organized an exhibition to show back to the public the art of Filippo de Pisis. At the Contemporary Art Pavillion, a rich selection of his works will be on display until June.

Excursions organised by Po Delta Tourism

Italian Championship of Società

A fantastic musical entertainment show with internationally renowned artists and singers, DJ sets, fireworks and lots of fun

Car race

International rally from the historic centre of Ferrara to the Po Delta Park.

Street market for antiques and objects to collect.

Every second Sunday of the month, the market of Organic products is held in the historic centre of Ferrara.

Parade of boats and masks on the streets and canals of Comacchio

Excursions organised by Po Delta Tourism

Tastings of dishes featuring the eel and the fish of sea and lagoon, exhibition stands of typical products and crafts, music, street animation

Natural fresh products from our countryside.

The new dance programme is divided into a contemporary dance Festival, during the Fall mid-season, and a second mid-season until Spring 2019

Ferrara sotto le Stelle is renown as one of the most qualified summer festival in Italy, with prestigious names and talented young artists.

Boat excursion in the moat, to see the Castle from a different point of view

The local patron saint

The Season offers both traditional works and new proposals, to make feel people “home”, and also encourage young people to get to know theatre

100 km at night, from the city of bicycles to the sea, along the cyclepath of the Po river, to celebrate the beginning of Summer!

Music season organized by “G. Frescobaldi” Academy of Music

The most important international event based on music and street art in Italy.

A month of celebrations, parades, flag-throwing competitions and a spectacular horse race in Piazza Ariostea

Free balloon flights, competitions, and a spectacular night flight with lighted balloons