Events and initiatives
Ferrara
Concert Season 2023/2024
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
Ferrara Food Festival
The agri-food excellences of Ferrara and its territory are on display
Ferrara in Jazz
From October to April the Torrione San Giovanni, a splendid round tower along the Renaissance city walls, becomes a venue for jazz lovers
Ferrara Summer Festival
Concerts and shows during the summer period in the Historic Center of Ferrara. The setting of the city of Ferrara creates the atmosphere to experience unique evenings of entertainment
FuturPera - Salone Internazionale della Pera
The first international trade fair dedicated to the promotion of the pear supply chain
Il Cinquecento a Ferrara. Mazzolino, Ortolano, Garofalo, Dosso
A not-to-be-missed exhibition that recounts Ferrara's figurative culture of the early 16th century and the events that made the Este city a point of reference in the system of Italian Renaissance courts, through the voices of some of the authoritative protagonists of those years
La Giostra del Borgo
Banquets, tournaments, stalls and shows from the 15th Century
Maurizio Bottoni. Eterna pittura e Antonio Maria Nardi. I colori della vita
The rooms of the Estense Castle host the exhibitions about two important artists: Maurizio Borttoni and Antonio Maria Nardi
New Year's Celebration
New Year’s Eve in Ferrara is one of the most peculiar events in Italy: a big party in the city centre and the great fireworks show on the Castle
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.
Truffle, Bread and Ferrarese Pearls Festival
Two weekends dedicated to the delicious truffle, bread and products from our area.
Cento
Cesare Tiazzi 1743-1809. A sculptor between Cento and Bologna
Cesare Tiazzi mastered clay sculpture, and he mainly worked in Cento. His works of art and education are inspired by Bolognese sculptors.
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
Vininvilla
Wine and food tastings and live music.
Comacchio
Halloween in Comacchio
Magic, witchcrafs, gourmet food stalls with pumpkin-based dishes
Poggio Renatico
Cappellaccio Festival
The festival offers the best local specialties. It will be possible to taste local recipes, especially cappellacci, one of the most popular dishes of the Ferrarese cuisine.
Sant'Agostino
Tuber Magnatum Pico Festival
The autumn event with white truffles in the period of his full maturity
