Events in Rome
This October, Rome fills with festivals, concerts and new exhibitions. The Festa del Cinema takes over the city from 13 to 25 October, Rome Art Week follows from 19 to 25 October and Maker Faire Rome fills the Gazometro Ostiense from 23 to 25 October, while the Romaeuropa Festival keeps going until 15 November. On the music side, Raf plays Palazzo dello Sport on 17 October and Candlelight: Classici di Halloween lights up Palazzo Ripetta on 30 October. At the museums, Pontormo opens at the Scuderie del Quirinale on 9 October and Keith Haring arrives at the Museo di Roma.
Official events calendar for Rome
The festivals and public events below are the ones on Rome'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 the top tourist attractions in Rome.
Romaeuropa Festival
When: 8 September to 15 November
Where: Theatres and venues across Rome
The forty-first edition brings dance, theatre, music and digital art to around twenty major venues, with more than a thousand artists across about a hundred shows.
Roma Jewelry Week 2026
When: 8 to 11 October
Where: Monumental Complex of Santo Spirito in Sassia
A showcase of contemporary and artisan jewellery, with authored pieces and the city's historic goldsmith workshops.
Festa del Cinema 2026
When: 13 to 25 October
Where: Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone and venues across Rome
Rome's film festival screens international and Italian cinema in several programme sections, opening with Il rumore delle cose nuove by Paolo Genovese.
Rome Art Week (RAW) 2026
When: 19 to 25 October
Where: Galleries, museums, academies and artist studios across Rome
The eleventh edition of the free contemporary art festival offers exhibitions, talks, meetings and performances across hundreds of venues.
Maker Faire Rome 2026
When: 23 to 25 October
Where: Gazometro Ostiense
The fourteenth edition of the innovation fair brings exhibition spaces, talks and workshops on robotics, artificial intelligence, aerospace and digital manufacturing.
Pyramid of Cestius Opening Days
When: Saturdays until 31 October
Where: Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Via Raffaele Persichetti
After its restoration, Rome's Egyptian-style funerary monument reopens with free self-guided visits in timed groups. Booking is mandatory.
Festivals and concerts in Rome
Opera in Roma: Le Quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi
Opera in Roma: Le Quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi comes to Chiesa di San Paolo Entro le Mura on 12 October at 20:30.
Raf - Infinito Palasport 2026
Raf - Infinito Palasport 2026 plays Palazzo dello Sport on 17 October at 21:00.
KID YUGI - Anche gli Eroi Muoiono Tour - Palasport 2026
KID YUGI - Anche gli Eroi Muoiono Tour - Palasport 2026 plays Palazzo dello Sport on 23 October at 21:00.
ARTIE 5IVE - Aspettando Vittoria Tour 2026
ARTIE 5IVE - Aspettando Vittoria Tour 2026 plays Atlantico on 29 October at 21:00.
Candlelight: Classici di Halloween
Candlelight: Classici di Halloween comes to Palazzo Ripetta on 30 October at 17:30.
Candlelight: Tributo a Michael Jackson
Candlelight: Tributo a Michael Jackson comes to Teatro Ghione on 5 November at 21:00.
nayt: Noi Individui Tour
nayt: Noi Individui Tour plays Palazzo dello Sport on 9 November at 21:00.
Aiello
Aiello plays Atlantico on 13 November at 21:00.
Theatre, sport and shows in Rome
The Jury Experience: IA mortale
The Jury Experience: IA mortale comes to Teatro Ghione on 11 October at 16:30.
FABIO DE LUIGI - BIOL - In Carne e Ossa Tour
FABIO DE LUIGI - BIOL - In Carne e Ossa Tour plays Teatro Olimpico on 2 November at 21:00.
BukRomance
BukRomance plays Salone delle Fontane on 7 November at 10:30.
Sport Romance Event
Sport Romance Event plays Centro Congressi Auditorium della Tecnica on 14 November at 10:00.
Current exhibitions in Rome
Vermeer, Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
Until: 11 October
Where: Palazzo Barberini
Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece, on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, shows a young woman absorbed in reading a letter in a quiet interior.
Andrea Pazienza, They Don't Always Die
Until: 18 October
Where: MAXXI
A retrospective marking seventy years since the comic artist's birth, gathering strips, drawings, archive material and a mural he painted in 1987.
Keith Haring
Dates: 6 October 2026 to 11 April 2027
Where: Museo di Roma, Palazzo Braschi
More than 140 works from the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection trace his path from early New York subway drawings to political posters, sculptures and final works.
Pontormo
Dates: 9 October 2026 to 7 February 2027
Where: Scuderie del Quirinale
A retrospective of the Renaissance master with loans from the Uffizi, the Louvre, the National Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Moda in luce 1955-1975
Until: 15 November
Where: Centrale Montemartini
About 150 photographs, video installations and 27 original garments follow Rome's rise as a fashion capital through couture, cinema and industry.
Diego Rivera and Mexican Modern Art
Until: 13 December
Where: Musei Capitolini, Villa Caffarelli
Over 140 works, including 30 by Diego Rivera beside pieces by Frida Kahlo and José Clemente Orozco, in what the museum calls the largest show of Mexican art in Europe in decades.
Rome tickets and tours
Public holidays in Rome to plan around
Public holidays reshape a visit more than most travellers expect. Public offices and banks close, shops and museums often switch to holiday timetables 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. Rome adds one day of its own on 29 June.
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 Rome 2026
The 1985 decree that lists Italy's religious holidays names one city by itself, reserving 29 June, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, for the comune of Rome. It is the only date on this page that applies to the city alone.
- 29 June Saints Peter and Paul (Santi Pietro e Paolo), local
The official infopoints are the exception to all of this. Roma Capitale describes them as open 365 days a year, and the only closures it publishes are 25 December at the Ciampino airport point and 2 June at the Fori Imperiali point. The two municipal reception desks near Piazza Barberini and Piazza Campitelli follow office hours instead, and the Campitelli desk closes on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
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Where to get help in Rome
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