Events
Chagall - Witness of His Time
From October 11th, 2025 to February 8th, 2026
A major exhibition dedicated to Marc Chagall – one of the most celebrated and beloved artists of the 20th century – is set to open at the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara
Artistic Crafts Street Market
Third Saturday and Sunday of every month (except the months of July, and August )
The exhibition spaces are designed to harmonize with the preciousness of art and architecture of the city center.
International Restoration Trade Show
12, 13, 14 May 2026
Exhibition on the art of Restoration and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Museums and Enterprises.
Concert Season 2024/2025
Until May 2025
The program includes ten symphonic concerts, including those by the Orchestra Mozart and Daniele Gatti, which continue the residency project dedicated to Beethoven's symphonies. Then chamber music appointments and piano recitals with artists of extraordinary importance, as well as events dedicated to the celebration of Girolamo Frescobaldi and a special attention to the younger audience
Cento Carnival
February, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd; March, 1st 2026
A grand celebration with carnival floats up to 15 metres high and hundreds of figurants in colourful costumes
La Giostra del Borgo
From June, 7th to 24th, 2018
Banquets, tournaments, stalls and shows from the 15th Century
Internazionale a Ferrara 2026
October 2nd, 3rd, 4th 2026
A series of free lectures and meetings held by journalists and authors from all over the world
The Este Carnival
February 14th - 15th, 2026
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.
Ferrara Food Festival
From October 31st to November 2nd, 2025
The agri-food excellences of Ferrara and its territory are on display
Bruce Davidson / Zabriskie Point The faces of America
Until October, 12th, 2025
A new appointment at "Spazio Antonioni" tells the story of the meeting on the set of the movie Zabriskie Point between the great photographer and one of the fathers of modern cinematography
Guercino, un nuovo sguardo. Opere provenienti da Forlì e da altri luoghi nascosti
Until December 31st, 2025
The exhibition, hosted at the church of San Lorenzo, displays twenty large works, most of them altarpieces, by Guercino and his students, which until now were hidden from the public eye because they were kept in places that could not be visited
Carnevale sull'acqua
4th and 11th February 2024
Parade of boats and masks on the streets and canals of Comacchio
Ferrara Buskers Festival 2025
From August 27th to 31st, 2025
The largest and oldest Buskers Festival hosting artists from all over the world, in the historical centre of Ferrara
The Farmer’s market –Colours and Flavours of Ferrara
17 January 2021
This market is organized fortnightly at Piazza Municipale or at Piazza Castello and it hosts producers from all over the Region.
Bike Night Ferrara - mare
June 13th, 2026
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!
