Events in Naples, Italy
This October, Naples fills its stages, streets and museums with autumn events, and the listing runs on into mid November. Willie Peyote plays Casa della Musica on 24 October, nayt and Marco Masini bring their tours to Palapartenope in November, and Candlelight concerts honour Pino Daniele and Vivaldi in a historic Chiaia church. The city calendar adds the Neapolis Marathon from 16 to 18 October, the Napoli Obliqua bike day on 25 October and the Italian Urban Games in November. MADRE shows Living Collapse and Gli anni, while Ibrahim Mahama's Voyageur fills Piazza Municipio until 18 November.
What's on in Naples according to the official calendar
The festivals and public events below are drawn from the city's official events calendar for the coming weeks, and each card links the organiser's listing with its dates and venue. For the permanent sights, start with the top tourist attractions in Naples.
Affabulazione
When: 21 September to 10 December
Where: Venues across six city districts
A free autumn programme of theatre, music and dance offers 14 projects and 130 live performances, taking audiences to neighbourhoods beyond the historic centre.
Italian Urban Games 2026
When: 5 to 8 November
Where: Naples
A free multisport village promotes traditional and new disciplines, with play areas and educational zones for schools, families and the wider public.
Festivals and concerts in Naples
Candlelight: le Quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi
Candlelight: le Quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi comes to Chiesa Anglicana on 6 November at 19:30.
nayt: Noi Individui Tour
nayt: Noi Individui Tour plays Palapartenope on 11 November at 21:00.
Marco Masini, Palasport 2026
Marco Masini, Palasport 2026 plays Palapartenope on 14 November at 21:00.
Temporary exhibitions in Naples
Gli anni. Capitolo 3
Until: 9 November
Where: MADRE
The third chapter of the museum's series on recent Neapolitan art history sets its collection beside city holdings, with works by Pipilotti Rist and Thomas Hirschhorn.
Living Collapse
Until: 16 November
Where: MADRE
Part of the Premio Meridiana, the show reads the Neapolitan nativity-scene tradition through three artists, starting from Jimmie Durham's Presepio in the museum's collection.
Ibrahim Mahama, Voyageur
Until: 18 November
Where: Piazza Municipio
A public artwork of three wooden boats, about 5, 7 and 8 metres high and built with traditional Ghanaian techniques, stands in the newly restored square facing the port.
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Bank holidays and local festivities in Naples
Public holidays reshape a visit more than most travellers expect. Public offices and banks close, museums and shops often switch to a holiday timetable and public transport can run a reduced service, so a day built around a single museum can fall apart. Italy fixes its civil holidays by national law, and the list grew for 2026: a law passed in October 2025 added 4 October, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Italy, with effect from 1 January 2026. The law also counts every Sunday as a public holiday, which is why Easter Sunday, on 5 April 2026, is not listed separately. On top of the national list the state calendar adds the feast of the patron saint of each city, and in Naples that day falls on 19 September.
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 Day (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 Naples 2026
The Comune di Napoli calls San Gennaro the patron saint of the city and sets the celebrations in his honour on 19 September, when the solemn mass is celebrated in the cathedral on via Duomo. It is the only date on this page that belongs to Naples alone, and in 2026 it falls on a Saturday.
- 19 September Saint Januarius (San Gennaro), local
The infopoints keep a rhythm of their own. All four are listed as open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00, and for August 2026 the city announced that they would stay open every day of the month, 15 August included.
Keep exploring Naples
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Naples tourist information
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