Estate Fiorentina 2025

Oltre 120 eventi culturali, 9 festival e 14 spazi estivi per un’estate di spettacolo diffuso

From June 1 to Sept. 30, Florence lights up with Estate Fiorentina 2025, the festival that transforms the city into a huge open-air stage. More than 120 cultural projects, 9 festivals of national and international importance, 14 summer spaces (including the new locations: Piazza Edison, Piazza Indipendenza, the Giardino San Lorenzo a Greve and the Ex campeggio at Piazzale Michelangelo) and 4 thematic events will give life to four months of unmissable appointments between music, dance, cinema, theater, art and literature.

Thematic events

Four thematic reviews weaving memory, literature, music, theater and dance, with events spread throughout the territory and a strong involvement of artists, scholars and the public.

• Don't Give Up - Different Stories (June 5-Sept. 20)
  Review on Resistance and anti-fascism with performances and meetings in San Salvi and city libraries, curated by Chille de la Balanza. Among the guests: Valdo Spini, Vania Pucci, Mimmo Franzinelli, Letizia Fuochi, the Astràgali and Teatro delle Selve companies, and photographer Paolo Lauri.

• Le Piazze dei Libri (June 10 - 13)
  Literary festival spread across 7 squares with more than 25 meetings, realized with 13 independent bookstores.

• La Gaberiana (July 14 - 17)
  Tribute to Giorgio Gaber with concerts, talks and theater directed by Andrea Scanzi, guests Samuele Bersani, Marco Giallini and Nicola Gratteri.

• Corpo Celeste (July 21 - 29)
  Participatory dance project by Virgilio Sieni in symbolic places of spirituality and art in Florence. Guest artists include: Annamaria Ajmone, Simona Bertozzi, Marta Ciappina and anthropologist Franco La Cecla.

The big festivals of the summer

• Sagrati in Musica (June 7-September 7)
  Back for the eighth year is the music festival curated by Toscana Classica. Young talents will perform for free in the churchyards of some of Florence's most fascinating churches, offering a repertoire ranging from classical music to jazz, from rock to the sounds of Latin America. Among the venues involved: SS. Annunziata, Santa Croce, San Niccolò Oltrarno and the churchyard of the Misericordia in Piazza del Duomo.

• Secret Florence (June 9-July 5)
  One of the most original festivals of the summer, promoted by Tempo Reale and other cultural partners. Secret Florence animates little-visited and unconventional spaces - such as the Chiostro del Carmine, the Murate or Galluzzo Park - with dance, art, music and film performances. Among the guests of this 10th edition: Victor Kossakovsky, Cristina Kristal Rizzo and Virgilio Sieni.

• Apriti Cinema! (June 16-July 13)
  The historic film arena under the stars changes location and lands in Piazza de' Pitti. Curated by the Quelli dell'Alfieri Association, the festival offers screenings in original language with subtitles, preceded by meetings with directors and actors. A choral project involving some of the city's most important festivals, from the Festival dei Popoli to the Florence Queer Festival.

• Florence Dance Performing Arts Festival (June 23-July 24)
  In the Chiostro Maggiore of Santa Maria Novella, great international dance returns to the forefront with performances that combine tradition and innovation. The festival, curated by Florence Dance Festival, hosts companies in residence and concerts by the Florentine Chamber Orchestra. Also on the program is the Flying Mercury Award to Stefania Auci and a solidarity evening for the Meyer Foundation.

• Festival au Désert Firenze (July 23 - 25)
  Three days of music interweaving African, Mediterranean and European cultures at Cascine Park. Created in collaboration with Timbuktu's Festival au Désert, the event hosts artists such as the Zawose Queens, Kalifa Kone, the women's orchestra Almar'à and musicians such as Riccardo Onori, Jabel Kanuteh and Stefano Pilia. An intense and participatory sound experience.

• Firenze Jazz Festival (Sept. 2 - 14)
  More than 100 artists, more than 20 concerts and a map of stages spread across gardens, squares, villas and venues in the Oltrarno. The festival, curated by Centro Spettacolo Network, brings to Florence prominent names from the jazz and experimental scene, from Isaiah Collier to Eleonora Strino, to a reading-show from Moby Dick with Giuseppe Culicchia.

• Open Air Circus (Sept. 11 - 21)
  Cascine Park becomes the heart of contemporary circus with immersive shows, acrobatics and poetic performances. Curated by Aria Network Culturale in collaboration with Cirk Fantastik, the festival features dynamic installations such as La Dinamica del Controvento and involves companies such as Teatro Necessario, Teatro nelle Foglie and Chien Barbu Mal Rasé.

• Lattexplus Festival (Sept. 20)
  Electronic music closes the season at the Maggio Fiorentino Theater's Cavea. The event, curated by Feeling Cultural Association, hosts avant-garde live shows featuring international artists such as Acid Arab and Miss Kittin. An immersive and sustainable event that blends club culture and contemporary thinking.

Florentine Summer 2025 confirms itself as a cultural and social engine for the whole city, capable of combining tourism, innovation and inclusion. An opportunity to discover new artistic languages, experience public spaces in a participatory way and rediscover the creative soul of Florence. For the full program and real-time updates:
www.estatefiorentina.it