12 unmissable events in Ferrara

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Ferrara offers a wide range of events and initiatives that reflect the different souls that characterise the city: it is the city of music, cinema, slow tourism and culture.

Between international exhibitions and rich theatre seasons, with the world premiere of Wim Vandekeybus's dance and the national premiere of Paul McCartney's show, Ferrara proves to be a destination rich in proposals to satisfy everyone's needs.

We look forward to seeing you in Ferrara, the city of 100 wonders. A city on a human scale to be discovered in all its grandeur!

Achille Funi. Un maestro del Novecento tra storia e mito
28 October 2023 - 25 February 2024

In the historical setting of Palazzo Diamanti an unmissable exhibition to get to know the talent of Funi, one of the most significant and sensitive interpreters of the first half of the 20th century.

This major anthological exhibition takes place from Futurist research to the poetics of Magic Realism, from dialogue with the New Objectivity to the recovery of the Italian tradition of the Renaissance and classical antiquity.

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Ferrara Food Festival
1 -5 November 2023

A unique way to discover the excellence of the territory with travelling shows, tastings, show-cooking, maxi installations, challenges and much more! An event that brings tradition and innovation to the square to expose the local food and wine culture to the full.

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Christmas 2023
November - Dicember

Among kilometres of illuminations, encounters and lots of magic. Christmas in Ferrara brings smiles to young and old alike: surrounded by a dreamlike atmosphere of markets, workshops, music and events to rediscover the playful side that is hidden behind each of us!

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New Year's Eve in Ferrara

31 December 2023

In Ferrara, the coming year is celebrated in style with a pyromusical show that has been selected as one of the most impressive New Year's Eve celebrations in Italy. If you are also a music lover, you cannot miss the event in Piazza Castello.

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Palio di Ferrara
May 2024

The Ferrara Palio is one of the oldest in the world. An exciting competition in sumptuous period costumes, parades, flag games and ceremonies according to Renaissance costumes. A real leap back in time!

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Il Cinquecento a Ferrara. Mazzolino, Ortolano, Garofalo, Dosso
12 October 2024, 16 February 2025

The masterpieces of one of the most fertile seasons of Ferrara painting, that of the early 16th century, brought together in a major exhibition at the Palazzo dei Diamanti. From the years of the handover from Ercole I d'Este to his son Alfonso (1505) until the death of the latter (1534), a refined patron of great ambitions, capable of renovating the private spaces of the court as well as the public spaces of the city.

The Seasons of Teatro Comunale

Between national premieres, world dance premieres and great international guests, the Teatro Comunale's seasons are set to captivate audiences. Expected, among others, are Lavia, Pennacchi, Guerritore, Poretti, Buffa, Marcorè and the Italian premiere of Paul McCartney's opera. The Teatro Comunale di Ferrara offers a vast programme full of unmissable performances.

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Inauguration of the new Palazzina Marfisa d'Este
Early 2024

This noble 16th century Este residence and exhibition venue will finally be returned to the city after careful restoration that will enhance its value. The Palazzina is named after Marfisa d'Este, daughter of Francesco d'Este - from whom she inherited the palazzo - and niece of Lucrezia Borgia. Marfisa was undoubtedly an impetuous and fascinating woman, a lover of art and culture, who is also remembered for being the protector of the poet Torquato Tasso at the court of Ferrara.

Nino Migliori "Una ricerca senza fine"
17 February, 2 September 2024

The work of the eclectic artist from Bologna arrives at the Estense Castle with a major exhibition. Nino Migliori (Bologna, 1926) is one of the most authoritative and multifaceted Italian researchers in the field of photography. His production has always moved across the various languages of contemporary art: narration, gestuality, experimentation, conceptualism are just some of the possible definitions to decipher the scope of the author's poetics.

Opening of the spazio Antonioni
Spring-Summer 2024

A permanent space, in continuous evolution, that will be located in the Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea, in the middle of the Addizione Herculea, and that will enhance and make available to the public the enormous heritage of Antonioni's fund, which contains over 47 thousand items including films and documentaries, set photographs of the great masterpieces under his signature, the originals of the scripts, the director's library and discotheque, the correspondence he kept with the major protagonists of the cultural life of the last century (from Roland Barthes to Luchino Visconti, from Andrei Tarkovsky to Giorgio Morandi).

City of bicycles

Ferrara is a city on a human scale: with kilometres and kilometres of cycle paths, Ferrara is perfect for slow tourism. Known as the 'City of Bicycles', it offers many itineraries to those who visit it in the saddle. Cycling enthusiasts, who can count on 211 kilometres of trails, can recreate themselves by discovering the city arm in arm with their passion.