Events and initiatives
Ferrara
Articles from the Old days - Antiques and Craft Market
Street market for antiques and objects to collect.
Christmas in Ferrara 2019 and New Year’s Eve 2020
Events for kids and adults in the city centre: markets, shows, themed exhibitions, and much more
Concert Season 2019/2020
The program 2019-2020 of the Concert Season of Ferrara Musica proposes nine months of appointments in the sign of the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven and the great orchestras of Claudio Abbado, together with a lot of chamber music and piano concerts of great interest
De Nittis and the revolution of seeing
De Nittis, like Boldini, was a prominent figure on the late-nineteenth-century Parisian scene throughout his career, first as avant-garde exponent of the realist school in southern Italy, and later as a full-fledged part of the Parisian innovators with whom he shared interests in photography and Japanese art, fields that profoundly influenced his work.
Friday Farmer’s Market
Natural fresh products from our countryside.
Internazionale a Ferrara 2020
A series of free lectures and meetings held by journalists and authors from all over the world
Jewish Ferrara
Jews and Ferrara, a long and very deep relationship. A well-known history, which will be explained at the MEIS Museum until March 2020.
L’arte per l’arte – Painting the affections: Sacred art in Ferrara from the 16th to the 18th Centuries
“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
Main Events in Ferrara
Cultural events, art, concerts, exhibitions, music and entertainment in the Estense city.
Nativities in the world
Ada Vecchi Simani shows her collection of over a thousand Nativity scenes from all over the world.
New Year's Celebration
New Year’s Eve in Ferrara is one of the most peculiar events in Italy: a big party in the city centre and the great fireworks show on the Castle
Opera Season 2019/20
The Season offers both traditional works and new proposals, to make feel people “home”, and also encourage young people to get to know theatre
Over the frame. Gaetano Previati and the artistic renewal between Ferrara and Milano
For the 100th anniversary of Gaetano Previati’s death, Ferrara pays a homage to this great Symbolist painter, with an exhibition at the Este Castle, within the project "L'arte per l'arte", dedicated to local heritage
Rebel women. Renata di Francia and Giulia Gonzaga
A contemporary point of view on the female side of Renaissance. On display, precious miniatures by Agnieszka Kossowska, for the first time in Ferrara, to remind us the story of Renata di Francia, Giulia Gonzaga and other “rebel” women of the Italian Renaissance.
The Crèche on the water
Organized by Gruppo Subacqueo Ferrarese. A torchlight parade of scuba divers who will deliver the Holy Child in his traditional crèche, on the moat of the Castle.
The Franco Farina collection – Art and avant-garde in Ferrara 1963/1933
Between the 1960s and 1990s, Ferrara was an important avant-garde arts centre, thanks to Franco Farina, curator of the Modern Arts Gallery at Palazzo dei Diamanti. This experience can be witnessed by his personal art collection.
The golden heart. 3D Video-evocation
A Video-mapping on the façade of the Cathedral of Ferrara, a winter tale with images, music, voices and sounds. The monumental façade of the Cathedral of Ferrara will tell a tale, to reveal the golden heart of the city. A fascinating show to open the new touristic brand in the Este city: "Ferrara feel the event”, at its debut in the year 2020.
Winter Wonderland
Christmas on a carousel 2018-2019. The largest indoor amusement park in Italy
Bondeno
Panarea 2012 - Festival of the Ferrara's bread
Panarea is a national festival dedicated to bread, pizza, piadina, pasta, bakery products, and traditional wheat-based products of Italian cuisine.
Truffle, Bread and Ferrarese Pearls Festival
Two weekends dedicated to the delicious truffle, bread and products from our area.
Cento
Cesare Tiazzi 1743-1809. A sculptor between Cento and Bologna
Cesare Tiazzi mastered clay sculpture, and he mainly worked in Cento. His works of art and education are inspired by Bolognese sculptors.
Vininvilla
Wine and food tastings and live music.
Comacchio
"Avan la Vacie" - Epiphany 2020
Epiphany fest
Christmas in Comacchio
Christmastime in Comacchio: concerts, choirs, nativity scenes, guided tours and many more activities
Comacchio. Nativity on the water
Nativity scene at Piazzetta Trepponti. An event with light and water games, many colours and traditions
Comacchio: Carnival on the water
Parade of boats and masks on the streets and canals of Comacchio
Cribs in Comacchio
Suggestive cribs set up in the streets and squares, under the arches of the bridges and along the canals of the historic center of Comacchio
Gospel concert The Charleston Mass Choir
Gospel concert
