Lucca 365 - a year of events
Lucca's calendar of events for 2026
A broad, varied, and diverse program of events awaits you throughout the year, along with the culture, atmosphere, and ambiance of Lucca, for unusual and always welcoming combinations.
The stage is the city, its monuments, its streets, its times. Small and large, long-lasting and fleeting, the events of 2026 await you for a stay always to remember and tell.
March 6-7-8 | Lucca Gustosa and Lucca Olive Oil You
The flavors, taste, and authenticity of the region are expressed through music and quality craftsmanship, featuring typical products and tradition. Original events with a special spokesperson, Peppone Calabrese. This year's edition is combined with Lucca Olive Oil You, curated by Fausto Borella, featuring experts and producers from the olive oil world.
12, 13, 14, 15 March | Back to the Style
In the heart of Lucca, the national street dance event of the year features choreography, choreographic contests, and the inevitable dancer battles.
March 28-29 | Lucca Collecting
The spring vintage-pop festival dedicated to comics and slow entertainment, board games and retro games in the Polo Fiere spaces.
April 10, 11, 12 | Verdemura
17th edition of the spring gardening and outdoor living market.
Over 200 exhibitors, flowers and plants from every corner of the world, and workshops for green lovers.
April 29th - May 3rd | Lucca Classica
In the city of Giacomo Puccini and Luigi Boccherini, a festival of classical music and more where the cross-pollination and fusion of styles and genres are the hallmarks of a lineup that includes leading names and emerging talents.
May 8-24 | Lucca Dance Meeting
A mosaic of events from the world of dance: outdoor and theater performances, dancers, both professionals and amateurs, immersed in the city's spaces.
May 19-24 | Recalling Lucca
A festival showcasing the city's history, told in an original and moving way, where each era is dramatically represented on the ramparts of the city walls. Side events include exhibitions, guests, and themed conferences.
May 29, 30, and 31 | Lucca Fashion Week(end)
Three days dedicated to local and national fashion and craftsmanship in evocative locations around the city with original fashion shows, DJ sets, and glamorous events.
June 7 | International Athletics Meeting "City of Lucca"
A highly attractive athletics event featuring the best Italian and international talents will take place at the CONI “Moreno Martini” stadium.
June - July | Lucca Summer Festival
Since 1998, one of Europe's most important and long-running rock and pop music festivals has offered a high-quality lineup. The unique and evocative stages of Piazza Napoleone and the historic walls have hosted music's greatest performers.
July 20 - August 2 | Virtuoso & Belcanto
A unique and original event in the panorama of classical music festivals: high-level international training, competition, and expression to celebrate Romantic music.
August 10 | …and the stars shone
To the timeless arias of Giacomo Puccini, the city's majestic City Walls become a stage for the most romantic night of the year.
August 28-30 | Immagina Festival
A festival of intelligent illustration for adults and children, a space to reclaim your imagination and let it flourish through visual publishing featuring leading names in the field.
September | Lucca Jazz Donna
For over 20 years, the women's jazz festival, the most beautiful voices and the best musicians, for a one-of-a-kind event.
September | End of summer party
An evening that has become a tradition in just a few years. Along the Walls of Lucca, a gathering for all, with plenty of music to welcome the warmer months and prepare for the upcoming autumn events.
September 26 - October 4 | Lucca Film Festival
The 22nd edition of the Lucca festival features films in competition, national previews, and a red carpet with prominent international guests. Lucca Effetto Cinema transforms the city into a film set.
October 4-7 | FICE Festival
Lucca once again hosts FICE's arthouse cinema events, the festival of auteur cinema featuring previews, public screenings, conferences, and awards for established and emerging Italian actors.
October 8-11 | Planet Earth Festival
Conferences, talks, and meetings with high-profile speakers and guests to discuss climate, food, urban development, major changes, and the future of our society.
3 / 18 October | Lucca Authors
For thirty years, a recognized writing festival and the "Racconti nella rete" literary prize have featured leading figures in Italian writing and literature.
November 15 | Italian Rally Cup Final
The historic Rally Città di Lucca hosts the final of the Coppa Italia rally of the area, with start and finish
on the scenic city walls, for one of the most anticipated events in the national rally scene
in the name of a long motoring tradition.
November 21 - December 13 | Photolux Festival
The International Photography Biennial, the city's historic buildings for three weeks
will host exhibitions, workshops and debates on major contemporary themes.
Until June 2 | Giovanni Boldini - "The Seduction of Painting"
In the exhibition spaces of the Cavallerizza, in front of the city walls, an unmissable exhibition of the masterpieces of the Emilian painter, considered one of the most sensitive and imaginative interpreters of the Belle Époque.
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