Events and initiatives
Ferrara
Ferrara Buskers Festival 2025
The largest and oldest Buskers Festival hosting artists from all over the world, in the historical centre of Ferrara
Ferrara Film Festival
The Ferrara Film Festival is preparing to experience the new edition with numerous international film premieres during its programming, which this year runs from September 21st to 28th
Ferrara Food Festival
The agri-food excellences of Ferrara and its territory are on display
Festina Lente - Events in Ferrara
In 2025 will be the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage for the city of Este and the 10th for the Biosphere reserve MaB of Delta del Po: celebrating with "Festina Lente", between Nature, art and high cuisine
FuturPera - Salone Internazionale della Pera
The first international trade fair dedicated to the promotion of the pear supply chain
International Restoration Trade Show
Exhibition on the art of Restoration and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Museums and Enterprises.
Internazionale a Ferrara 2025
A series of free lectures and meetings held by journalists and authors from all over the world
La Giostra del Monaco
Archery and crossbow tournaments, music, dance, and a knight single combat to gain the title of Este Paladin
The Farmer’s market –Colours and Flavours of Ferrara
This market is organized fortnightly at Piazza Municipale or at Piazza Castello and it hosts producers from all over the Region.
Bondeno
Market of Stellata
Street market with more than 200 stalls selling furniture, clothes, coins, records, books, crafts, accessories.
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.
Sagra dal caplaz
Delicious “cappellacci” and many other recipes of the local tradition
Truffle, Bread and Ferrarese Pearls Festival
Two weekends dedicated to the delicious truffle, bread and products from our area.
Cento
Guercino, un nuovo sguardo. Opere provenienti da Forlì e da altri luoghi nascosti
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
Comacchio
Eel Festival 2024 - XXVII edition
Tastings of dishes featuring the eel and the fish of sea and lagoon, exhibition stands of typical products and crafts, music, street animation
Halloween in Comacchio
Magic, witchcrafs, gourmet food stalls with pumpkin-based dishes
Preview of Ferrara Buskers Festival
Music and entertainment in the historic centre of Comacchio
Teatri sull'acqua
Puppet show
Ostellato
Zucca in Festa - Pumpkin Festival
Village fair dedicated to the traditional ferrarese pumpkin with stalls, tasting sessions, exhibitions events.
Poggio Renatico
Salama da Sugo Fair
The "Salamina da sugo al cucchiaio" Festival is a gourmet event dedicated to this deliciously tasty dish of the Italian cuisine
Portomaggiore
Artistic Nativities
11th exhibition of artistic nativities at Delizia Estense del Verginese.
Sant'Agostino
Festival of the truffle of Bosco Panfilia
The festival gives the opportunity to taste the prized white truffle and black truffle of excellent quality