Events in Florence, Italy
This November, Florence has 5 events from the official calendar, 10 concerts and 6 exhibitions on the listing below, with dates from 10 November to 13 December. The official calendar includes 50 Days of Cinema (6 October to 10 December) and H/EARTHbeat Festival (23 October to 27 November). Concerts include Anna: Million Dollar Babe Tour on 2 December and IRAMA: A Chi Ci Sarà Sempre, Palasport on 8 December. Exhibitions include Beyond the Renaissance. Between Dürer and Parmigianino at Palazzo Medici Riccardi until 5 January 2027. Each card below links to the organiser or ticket seller with the latest dates.
Official Florence events in November
The festivals and public events below are the ones on Florence's official events calendar for the month, and each card links the organiser's listing with its dates and venue. For the permanent sights, start with things to do in Florence.
50 Days of Cinema
When: 6 October to 10 December
Where: Teatro La Compagnia and other venues across the city
Back-to-back film festivals fill the autumn, from Middle East Now and the Fan Hua Chinese Film Festival to France Odeon and the Festival dei Popoli.
H/EARTHbeat Festival
When: 23 October to 27 November
Where: Multiple venues in Florence, Bagno a Ripoli and Campi Bisenzio
The festival features concerts, talks, dance performances and workshops by leading Italian and international artists.
Christmas Market in Piazza Santa Croce
When: 14 November to 20 December
Where: Piazza Santa Croce
More than fifty stalls in wooden houses sell handicrafts and traditional foods from all over Europe, with entertainment planned for children.
Firenze Marathon 2026
When: 29 November
Where: Piazza del Duomo, Florence
The 42nd edition will be held on Sunday, November 29, 2026, starting and finishing at Piazza del Duomo.
Magnificent 1492. Medici Art Collection at Palazzo Pitti
When: 3 December to 1 March
Where: Tesoro dei Granduchi, Palazzo Pitti, Florence
The exhibition presents over 100 works, including paintings, sculptures, coins, cameos, gems and illuminated manuscripts.
Florence gigs and festivals
22Simba: Miria, Live Tour
22Simba: Miria, Live Tour plays Teatro Cartiere Carrara (ex Tuscany Hall) on 18 November at 21:00.
Kneecap
Kneecap plays Teatro Cartiere Carrara (ex Tuscany Hall) on 25 November at 21:00.
Anna: Million Dollar Babe Tour
Anna: Million Dollar Babe Tour plays Mandela Forum on 2 December at 21:00.
Giuse The Lizia
Giuse The Lizia plays Viper Theatre Firenze C/O Tenax on 5 December at 21:00.
IRAMA: A Chi Ci Sarà Sempre, Palasport
IRAMA: A Chi Ci Sarà Sempre, Palasport plays Mandela Forum on 8 December at 21:00.
Candlelight: Tributo a Lucio Dalla e cantautori italiani
Candlelight: Tributo a Lucio Dalla e cantautori italiani plays Sala Vanni on 12 December at 21:30.
The Jazz Room: omaggio a Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong
The Jazz Room: omaggio a Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong plays Combo Social Club on 13 December at 18:00.
Art exhibitions and museum shows in Florence
Beyond the Renaissance. Between Dürer and Parmigianino
Until: 5 January 2027
Where: Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Sixteenth-century prints and drawings by Dürer, Parmigianino and their contemporaries, drawn largely from the collection of the artist Georg Baselitz.
Broken. The Power of the Fragment
Dates: 25 September to 24 January 2027
Where: Palazzo Strozzi
Palazzo Strozzi explores the fragment across art history, from ancient sculpture to contemporary work, in a show with the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
St Francis of Assisi and Giuseppe Nicola Nasini
Dates: 24 September to 31 January 2027
Where: Palazzo Medici Riccardi
For the 800th anniversary of the saint's death, four large canvases by Nasini return to Florence and trace the devotion and patronage of Cosimo III de' Medici.
Victor Man at Museo Novecento
Dates: 26 September to 7 March 2027
Where: Museo Novecento
A leading contemporary painter of the Cluj School shows about 25 paintings on motherhood, self-portraiture and the female figure.
Artemisia Gentileschi in Florence
Dates: 21 October to 4 April 2027
Where: Museo degli Innocenti
The show follows Artemisia Gentileschi through her Florentine years from 1612, setting her paintings beside works by Cristofano Allori and Francesco Furini.
Florence tickets and tours
National and local holidays in Florence
Public holidays change the rhythm of a visit more than most travellers expect. Museums and civic buildings move to holiday timetables, many shops close and public transport runs a reduced service, so a day built around a single museum can fall flat. Italy fixes its public holidays by law rather than by region, so the calendar that applies in Florence is the national one, with a single day added for the patron saint of the city. The law also counts every Sunday as a public holiday, which is why Easter Sunday, on 5 April 2026, is not listed separately below. One date is new this year, 4 October, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, which returns to the statutory list after fifty years and falls on a Sunday in 2026.
National holidays in Italy 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Capodanno)
- 6 January Epiphany (Epifania)
- 6 April Easter Monday (Lunedì dell'Angelo)
- 25 April Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione)
- 1 May Labour Day (Festa del Lavoro)
- 2 June Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica)
- 15 August Assumption of Mary (Ferragosto)
- 4 October Saint Francis of Assisi (San Francesco d'Assisi)
- 1 November All Saints' Day (Ognissanti)
- 8 December Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Natale)
- 26 December Saint Stephen's Day (Santo Stefano)
Local holidays in Florence 2026
- 24 June Saint John the Baptist (San Giovanni Battista), local
The three city offices publish their own rule for these dates. The Firenze Welcome Center and the via Cavour office both open on Sundays and public holidays, at 09:00 to 17:30 and 09:00 to 14:00 respectively, and the official site names 25 December and 1 January as the only days on which they close. On 24 June the city marks its patron saint with a morning procession through the historic centre, the final of the Calcio Storico and a fireworks display in the evening, so the streets around the Arno are far busier than on an ordinary Wednesday.
Plan the rest of your trip to Florence
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Where to get help in Florence
This page maps the official tourist information points in Florence, their opening hours and which public holidays change them.
Italy highlights
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