Lucca and Surroundings
“It is the magic of a place, which is reflected in the water, in the sky and in the eyes of its inhabitants”
Lucca with its Renaissance walls will amaze you with its elegance and hospitality, offering you opportunities to discover modern antiques and traditional shops, outdoor tables in the long season, bars and kitchens of the highest quality, works of art and architecture from every period historical. Unforgettable the walk of the walls in every season, which embraces the whole city from above.Here are the events not to be missed! – Lucca Summer Festival, a billboard with the best of world music in a unique location: a dream with open ears – Lucca Comics & Games , t he joy of imagination shared by thousands of people who populate the streets and squares to exchange dreams; the festival, held around November 1st every year, is recommended for all ages and from whatever planet you arrive! – Preview wines of the Tuscan coast, a trip to the best wineries of the Tuscan coast, guests under the fresh arches of the ancient Real Collegio – Il Desco: the best of the taste of this land and of the people who cultivate it to make it grow and turn into healthy and good food as only real things can be.
Events in Lucca month by month
January
New Year’s Concert | 1 January Teatro del Giglio – Lucca
February
Carnival of Viareggio one of the most spectacular Italian festivals, testimony of the artistic and organizational skills of Italians in the world. Since 1987, the Carnival Foundation is the body that organizes the event. Masked courses and events from February 9th to March 5th
March
Antiche Camellie della Lucchesia: Exhibitions, tastings, walks in the countryside, concerts where the undisputed queen of the event is the camellia. An international event of the municipality of Capannori, now in its XXIX edition this year, which takes place in the Borgo delle Camelie (the villages of S. Andrea and Pieve di Compito) but also involves other hamlets of Capannori and the city of Lucca
April
Antiche Camellie della Lucchesia: Exhibitions, tastings, walks in the countryside, concerts where the undisputed queen of the event is the camellia. An international event of the municipality of Capannori, now in its XXIX edition this year, which takes place in the Borgo delle Camelie (the villages of S. Andrea and Pieve di Compito) but also involves other hamlets of Capannori and the city of Lucca
Flower Fair of Santa Zita April 27: Piazza S.Frediano and Piazza Anfiteatro in Lucca are covered with flowers and plants of a thousand colors to pay homage to the Saint, patroness of maids.
VerdeMura, the gardening and outdoor living exhibition market returns with its 13th edition!
May
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Fair of the Cross 3 May | Piazza San Frediano Lucca
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Bread and Hospitality, Bread Festival | Altopascio
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Palio dei Micci | Querceta – Seravezza
June
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Palio of San Ranieri and Luminara | Pisa: on the patron saint’s day on June 17 of each year, the rowing palio of San Ranieri takes place: the four boats representing the four ancient districts of the city compete on the waters of the Arno.
July
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Lucca Summer Festival | Piazza Napoleone Lucca: One of the cult events of the Italian summer that every year offers a line up full of artists not to be missed, with the coolest names on the national and international scene
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LuccaShopping Sotto Le Stelle: Shops open every Thursday evening of the month | Lucca
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Puccini Festival of Torre Del Lago: The most important opera festival in Italy and the only one in the world dedicated to the composer Giacomo Puccini which takes place every summer, in the months of July and August, precisely in the places that inspired the maestro Puccini his immortals melodies.
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The Days of San Paolino: A rich calendar of events for “The days of San Paolino” conceived by the Municipal Administration of Lucca to pay homage to the patron saint of the city.
August
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Antiques and Music | Lucca
September
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Ante Diem Sanctae Crucis | Re-enactment of medieval life | District of San Frediano – Lucca
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September Lucchese | Month dedicated to the tradition, culture and folklore of the city
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Luminara di Santa Croce and Fireworks Show 13 September | Lucca
October
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Halloween Celebration 29-31 October | Borgo a Mozzano
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MIAC | Lucca exhibition center
November
Lucca Comics & Games
The Desco
Photoluxfestival
December
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Fair of San Michele | Lucca
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The Desco
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Photoluxfestival
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Christmas and Commerce | Open Shops, Christmas Markets – Lucca