On-Going Events
Jan
1
to 31 Dec

On-Going Events

This is where we list events that are on-going or take place nightly or weekly such as the nightly Puccini concerts, art and museum exhibitions both in Lucca and major exhibitions further afield in Pisa and Firenze so be sure to check here too.

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Inside Matisse
Mar
15
to 2 Jun

Inside Matisse

Inside Matisse – Immersive Exhibition delves into the life of an extraordinary artist, revealing to the eyes of spectators the revolutionary and colorful art of the French painter and sculptor

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Acustica
Mar
23

Acustica

From 6pm onwards Mauro Briganti and Francesco Carmignani, men with warm and wise fingers, will play music that cures the brain as it was once done

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Movie in English - A Real Pain
Mar
24

Movie in English - A Real Pain

A Real Pain, the film directed by Jesse Eisenberg, stars David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin), two cousins ​​who are polar opposites and usually avoid each other, but are forced to reunite to embark on a journey through Poland and former Nazi concentration camps

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Movie in English - A Real Pain
Mar
25

Movie in English - A Real Pain

A Real Pain, the film directed by Jesse Eisenberg, stars David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin), two cousins ​​who are polar opposites and usually avoid each other, but are forced to reunite to embark on a journey through Poland and former Nazi concentration camps

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Movie in English - Mulholland Drive
Mar
25

Movie in English - Mulholland Drive

As part of a David Lynch movie season, Lucca Cinema presents Mulholland Drive. Set in motion by a car crash on Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, Lynch’s 2001 film stars Naomi Watts and Laura Harring in dual roles, with a cast that also includes Justin Theroux.

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Dance 2025 - Behind the Light
Mar
26

Dance 2025 - Behind the Light

As part of Teatro del Giglio’s Dance Season 2025 - An outburst, a confession, a danced, spoken, shouted monologue. A reflection on the existential and artistic crisis of a choreographer/dancer during and after the pandemic. Between desperation and irony, a tragicomic and poetic story, which starts from everyday life to raise our gaze towards a new beginning.

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Puccini & Mozart
Mar
28

Puccini & Mozart

The Puccini International Permanent Festival in Lucca’s “Italian Opera Evening” is your opportunity to rekindle your relationship with opera’s most captivating and passionate music. The only question is which of your favourites will be played.

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A Night at the Opera
Mar
29

A Night at the Opera

The Puccini International Permanent Festival in Lucca’s “Italian Opera Evening” is your opportunity to rekindle your relationship with opera’s most captivating and passionate music. The only question is which of your favourites will be played.

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Movie in English - Alto Nights
Mar
30

Movie in English - Alto Nights

Good Morning Cinema at Cinema Centrale presents Alto Knights, the film directed by Barry Levinson, takes place in the 1950s and features Vito Genovese and Frank Costello (Robert De Niro), Italian-American mafia bosses who run two powerful criminal families in a New York marked by violence and rivalry.

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Aperitivi Musicali
Mar
30

Aperitivi Musicali

Attend the Jam Sessions with the musicians of the ENGANZIBAO ORCHESTRA, meetings conducted from time to time by a musician from the orchestra or by a guest musician

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Flute Weekend 2025
Mar
30
to 31 Mar

Flute Weekend 2025

The Sinfonia Music School of Lucca is pleased to announce the eleventh edition of the Flute Weekend, under the artistic direction of Walter Menichini. An unmissable opportunity for flutists of all levels!

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Lucca Verdemura
Apr
4
to 6 Apr

Lucca Verdemura

The love for plants returns with the 16th edition of VerdeMura: the market exhibition of quality gardening and green culture which brings together the best exhibitors and experts in the world of gardening .

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We Love Photo and Light
Apr
5
to 6 Apr

We Love Photo and Light

The event dedicated to photography will take place on April 5 and is open to all amateur and professional photographers in Tuscany with a program full of educational and informative proposals. As per tradition, the morning will be dedicated to reading tables, where expert readers and photography teachers will offer feedback and advice to participants. In the afternoon we will have the pleasure of hosting a talk with some of the most famous authors of the Tuscan photographic scene.

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Musica Ragazzi
Apr
10

Musica Ragazzi

Musica Ragazzi - THE LIGHT CARE middle and high school Attention to music understood as a therapeutic as well as artistic and cultural language is a trend that our association has been pursuing for a long time. A musical story about the use of "good practices" for the recovery of "fragile" people

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Lucca Tattoo Expo
Apr
11
to 13 Apr

Lucca Tattoo Expo

The 12th edition of the Lucca Tattoo Expo dedicated to tattoos and piercings takes place with over 200 artists present, street food, shows and a market area.

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Lucca Blues Festival
Apr
13

Lucca Blues Festival

A beautiful festival now in its twelfth edition with which Culturidea begins a fruitful collaboration. This year with TVL we will also make a television special. Entrance to the event is free, but it is necessary to be a member of the Lucca Blues Festival Association.

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Lucca City of Paper
Apr
25
to 27 Apr

Lucca City of Paper

Lucca Città di Carta is a national cultural festival dedicated entirely to books and paper that is held in the splendid historical setting of the Real Collegio di Lucca, with FREE ENTRY.

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Marcia delle Ville
Apr
27

Marcia delle Ville

Walk Run Explore Recreational event that will take place on April 27th on routes of 4/10/16/26 km. The march takes place on a mixed hilly route crossing the gardens of famous historic villas which open their gates to participants for the occasion.

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Lucca Half Marathon
May
4

Lucca Half Marathon

The Lucca Half Marathon is one of the most fascinating running races in Tuscany, thanks to a route that combines the historical beauty of the city with the technical quality of a FIDAL-approved race.

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Lemon Festival
May
17

Lemon Festival

Every year in May, when the lemons are at the top of their ripening season Monterosso village turns YELLOW and surprises all visitors with the colors and the scents of its famous tasty lemons.

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Alchemical Places
May
17

Alchemical Places

Saturday 17th May 2025 at 5:30 pm at Palazzo Pfanner, the free-entry conference focused on the Alchemical tradition continues with: “Alchemical Placesl”. (In Italian)

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Dance 2025 - Giselle Around the Villi
May
17

Dance 2025 - Giselle Around the Villi

As part of Teatro del Giglio’s Dance Season 2025 - The two operas Le Villi and Giselle have many things in common: obviously the subject, the young age of the composers, the fact of being two important people in the musical world and in the private life of their respective authors. In fact, while Giselle is the first score written for a ballet, Le Villi is the first opera that projects Puccini into the great operatic world.

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Giro d'Italia in Lucca 2025
May
20

Giro d'Italia in Lucca 2025

In 2025 Lucca will once again be a protagonist in the Giro d'Italia.The date to be circled in red on the calendar is May 20th, the day on which the 28.6 kilometers of the Lucca-Pisa time trial will take place.

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Jul
18
to 6 Sept

Puccini Festival 2025

The Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago thus confirms itself once again as one of the most eagerly awaited events in the cultural offer of Tuscany. MORE INFO COMING SOON

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Lucca Musica Association 61st Season - Il Rossignolo
Oct
25

Lucca Musica Association 61st Season - Il Rossignolo

  • 6 Piazza del Suffragio Lucca, Toscana, 55100 Italy (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The LMA presents Virtuous! l Rossignolo is a group specialized in the study and performance of ancient music on instruments historians, founded and coordinated by the flautists Marica Testi, Martino Noferi and the harpsichordist Ottaviano Tenerani, who is also its director.

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Movie in English - Snow White
Mar
23

Movie in English - Snow White

Good Morning Cinema returns to Cinema Centrale and presents “Disney’s Snow White,” a live-action musical reimagining of the studio’s classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) in the title role and Gal Gadot (“Wonder Woman”) as her Stepmother, the Evil Queen.

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Sausage Walk Italia
Mar
23

Sausage Walk Italia

Friends of the Sausage Walk Italia in Lucca, get ready! 🐾 We can't wait to take the walk with you and your four-legged friends on March 23rd! Taking part in the dachshund walk is fun and you do good, the walk is open to everyone with no registration required.

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Ego Women's Run 2025
Mar
23

Ego Women's Run 2025

  • Via Provinciale Sant'Alessio 1763/H, 55100 Lucca, Italy (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The highly anticipated all-female non-competitive sporting event is finally back, suitable for everyone, without age limits, which can be experienced as a training run or as a leisurely walk along the route of our River Park.

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A Night at the Opera
Mar
22

A Night at the Opera

The Puccini International Permanent Festival in Lucca’s “Italian Opera Evening” is your opportunity to rekindle your relationship with opera’s most captivating and passionate music. The only question is which of your favourites will be played.

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Lucca Collezionando 2025
Mar
22
to 23 Mar

Lucca Collezionando 2025

For two days the Polo Fiere is the ideal place for vintage-pop culture enthusiasts of all ages. An extraordinary opportunity to complete your collection of comics, rare stickers and collectibles

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Puccini & Mozart
Mar
21

Puccini & Mozart

The Puccini International Permanent Festival in Lucca’s “Italian Opera Evening” is your opportunity to rekindle your relationship with opera’s most captivating and passionate music. The only question is which of your favourites will be played.

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Open 2025 -Maratona II – History of Tango – Homage to Astor Piazzolla
Mar
20

Open 2025 -Maratona II – History of Tango – Homage to Astor Piazzolla

The Boccherini Conservatory is pleased to present the OPEN 2025 Season, a concert series that for sixteen years has represented a precious opportunity for our students and the public. This year's edition marks the return of the festivals, offering a rich and varied program that ranges across different genres and repertoires.

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Open 2025 -Maratona I – Sonata Appassionata
Mar
19

Open 2025 -Maratona I – Sonata Appassionata

The Boccherini Conservatory is pleased to present the OPEN 2025 Season, a concert series that for sixteen years has represented a precious opportunity for our students and the public. This year's edition marks the return of the festivals, offering a rich and varied program that ranges across different genres and repertoires.

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Open 2025 -Inaugural concert Aniello Desiderio
Mar
18

Open 2025 -Inaugural concert Aniello Desiderio

The Boccherini Conservatory is pleased to present the OPEN 2025 Season, a concert series that for sixteen years has represented a precious opportunity for our students and the public. This year's edition marks the return of the festivals, offering a rich and varied program that ranges across different genres and repertoires.

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Aperitivi Musicali
Mar
16

Aperitivi Musicali

Attend the Jam Sessions with the musicians of the ENGANZIBAO ORCHESTRA, meetings conducted from time to time by a musician from the orchestra or by a guest musician

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Radio Stivale with DJ Betta
Mar
16

Radio Stivale with DJ Betta

Forecast for Sunday: serene music with probable showers of joy!

Here we are at the first dance date of March, let's start the "call of spring" with Betta DJ who for the occasion will sow records in abundance from 5:00 pm onwards

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Movie in English - Lee
Mar
16

Movie in English - Lee

Good Morning Cinema returns to Cinema Centrale and presents Lee. Lee, the directorial feature from award-winning Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (Kate Winslet).

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A Night at the Opera
Mar
15

A Night at the Opera

The Puccini International Permanent Festival in Lucca’s “Italian Opera Evening” is your opportunity to rekindle your relationship with opera’s most captivating and passionate music. The only question is which of your favourites will be played.

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