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Assisi è una città dell'Umbria, nel centro Italia.
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📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFranciscus. Brother in Art 2026
From April 24th to October 4th, 2026, the Rocca Maggiore of Assisi will host 'Franciscus. Brother in Art', a major exhibition by Michelangelo Pistoletto exploring the relationship between art, spirituality, and social responsibility. The exhibition inaugurates the Assisi Estate 2026 program for the VIII Franciscan Centenary.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Assisi Notes 2026
The IV edition of Note di Assisi offers 26 free concerts between June and August 2026 in the squares of Assisi and Santa Maria degli Angeli. The series alternates ensembles, bands, local artists and national guests, crossing various musical genres to highlight the historic centre and the city’s iconic locations. The detailed programme is published on the official city tourism website.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Cambio Festival 2026
The Cambio Festival 2026 runs from June 6, 2026 to February 6, 2027 between Assisi and Perugia, featuring concerts in castles and churches and the Cambio Parole section. The summer highlight is the three‑day event in July at the Castello di Palazzo di Assisi, with Paolo Ricca Group, Antonio Forcione Quartet and Renaud Garcia‑Fons.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainRiverock Festival 2026
The 2026 edition of the Riverock Festival returns to Rocca Maggiore in Assisi with five days of concerts. Among the announced guests are Bluvertigo featuring Morgan (July 24, a return after 25 years, an exclusive date for Umbria) and Fabri Fibra, with the Evanland festival by Gio Evan integrated into the July 25-26 schedule. The event then continues in autumn with performances at the Teatro Lyrick.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFeast of St. Anne
Feast of the patron saint of Assisi in honor of Saint Anne with religious and traditional events.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainEvanland – Festival Internazionale del Mondo Interiore 2026
The 5th edition of Evanland returns to Rocca Maggiore in Assisi on July 25 and 26, 2026: two days of meetings, workshops, practices, talks, readings, games, and shared experiences created by Gio Evan, featuring two special concerts with guests. The event is part of the Riverock Festival.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY-SA 4.0Torchiaginese Gastronomic Week - Roast Goose Festival 2026
The 55th edition of the Torchiaginese Gastronomic Week – Roast Goose Festival takes place from July 31 to August 9, 2026 in Torchiagina di Assisi. For more than a week, roast goose is the star of a menu of typical Umbrian cuisine, accompanied by dancing evenings, a play area for children, traditional games and the inevitable Loka pub. Organized by the Pro Loco of Torchiagina.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainRoast Goose Festival
Goose Roast Festival in Assisi.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainSuoni Controvento 2026
For the ten-year anniversary of the festival, Suoni Controvento 2026 brings to the Rocca Maggiore in Assisi I Cani, Mannarino, Coez and Angelina Mango, with an exceptional finale on September 13: Giovanni Allevi with a symphonic orchestra in the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco. The traveling program also continues in other Umbrian municipalities, such as the C.S.I. stop at Villa Fidelia in Spello.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Every Corner Every Stone 2026
The 2026 edition of Ogni Angolo Ogni Pietra takes place between August and September in the hidden places of Assisi. The performance by the Piccolo Teatro degli Instabili is dedicated to three twentieth‑century figures linked to Saint Francis — Congdon, Weil and Fo — and is part of the Assisi Estate 2026 programme for the VIII Centenario francescano. Dates and times are on the official website.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY-SA 4.0Armenzano Emotions Under the Stars 2026
Armenzano Emozioni Sotto le Stelle returns to the village of Monte Subasio around August 1-2, 2026: nocturnal walks in the woods illuminated by torches, stargazing with the Antares astronomical club, music, theater, exhibitions, and markets, organized by the Pro Loco di Armenzano.
📷 Bbruno / CC BY-SA 3.0Perdono di Assisi 2026
The Forgiveness of Assisi 2026 is celebrated on August 1st and 2nd at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, around the Porziuncola. From 12:00 PM on August 1st to midnight on August 2nd, the faithful can obtain a plenary indulgence. Thousands of pilgrims from all over Italy gather at the sanctuary for the most significant occasion in the Franciscan calendar.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainCinema alla Rocca 2026
In the summer of 2026, Cinema alla Rocca returns to the Giardino degli Incanti (Garden of Enchantments) of the Rocca Maggiore (Greater Rock) in Assisi, with a mini-review dedicated to the filmography about Clare and Francis of Assisi in the year of the eighth centenary.
📷 Michela183 / CC BY-SA 4.0Gathering of Mountain Friends - Costa di Trex 2026
The Raduno Amici de Montagna will return to Costa di Trex in the early days of August 2026, with the usual format of about ten days of hikes, music, theatre, conferences and tastings of typical products. The 2026 edition is linked to the themes of the Centenario Francescano. The final dates and programme will be announced by the Pro Loco close to the event.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainDeMusicAssisi – Medieval Music Festival 2026
The 4th edition of DeMusicAssisi, from 4 to 9 August 2026, has the theme "Gloriosus Franciscus": concerts, conferences, seminars and exhibitions dedicated to the 800 years since the death of San Francesco and his relationship with medieval music between the 13th and 15th centuries.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFriends of the Mountain Gathering
Friends of the Mountain Gathering in Assisi, an event dedicated to the mountains and their traditions.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY 3.0International Motoraduno Giro dell'Umbria 2026
The 44th edition of the Giro dell'Umbria takes place in Petrignano di Assisi: the motorcycle gathering will be held from August 10 to 15, 2026, featuring guided tours in Umbria and, for the first time, the inclusion in the FIM World Motorcycle Tourism Championship. The Petrignano Summer Night evenings animate the Jarno Saarinen Park from August 9 to 16.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFeast of Saint Clare 2026
The Solemnity of Santa Chiara is celebrated on August 11, 2026, in the Basilica dedicated to her, with the first vespers and the vigil of the Transito in the evening of August 10 at the Santuario di San Damiano. On the day of the feast, the numerous Masses and the solemn concelebration at mid-morning, accompanied by civil and religious processions. A particularly felt edition for the Centenario Francescano.
📷 maury3001 / CC BY 3.0Feast of Saint Rufinus - Patron Saint of Assisi 2026
The Solemnity of St. Rufinus, patron saint of Assisi, is celebrated on August 12, 2026, with the festivities beginning on the evening of the 11th with a prayer vigil, a procession, and the blessing of the city. On the 12th, there will be Holy Masses and a solemn concelebration in the Cathedral, followed by an evening concert performed by the San Rufino Musical Chapel. This edition is particularly significant as it marks the Franciscan Centenary.
📷 giomodica / CC BY 3.0Review: Ancient Flavors of Rivotorto 2026
The 36th edition of the 'Ancient Flavors of Rivotorto' Festival will take place from August 14th to 23rd, 2026. Ten evenings of traditional Umbrian cuisine prepared by local home cooks, with a different menu each evening, food stalls open from approximately 7:30 PM, live music, and shows for all ages. A village festival in the heart of the Assisi summer, organized by the Pro Loco of Rivotorto.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Palio di San Rufino 2026
The Palio di San Rufino 2026 will be held at the end of August in Assisi, even more picturesque, with the crossbow competition between the districts of Dive Mariae, San Rufino, and San Francesco. There will be a historical market in Piazza del Comune, costume parades, medieval stalls, and the competition for the painted Palio and the silver crossbow.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainFrancesco in the Art of the Madonnari 2026
The inaugural edition of Francesco nell'Arte dei Madonnari will be held from August 28th to 30th, 2026, in the Lower Square of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. Approximately fifty madonnari from around the world, directed by Kurt Wenner, will create a large collective work on a permanent surface dedicated to San Francesco, as part of the VIII Franciscan Centenary.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Art Rock Maskè 2026
Art Rock Maskè 2026 takes place in Assisi from September 3 to 5, within Assisi Estate 2026: a theater and commedia dell'arte festival, curated by Teatro Studio Assisi, which puts in dialogue the masks of the Italian tradition with the figure of San Francesco, the "Giullare di Dio".
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Satriano Ride 2026
Special edition for the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis (1226-2026): The Cavalcata di Satriano returns on September 6, 2026, with an expanded program, promoted by the Municipalities of Assisi, Spello, Nocera Umbra and Valtopina.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainCortile di Francesco 2026
The 11th edition of Cortile di Francesco takes place in Assisi over the two weekends of September 10‑13 and 17‑20, 2026, under the title "CreAzione". An international forum on fraternity, culture and society, part of the "San Francesco Vive" program for the eighth centenary.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Birka chi legge - Story Festival 2026
Birba chi legge - Festa delle Storie returns to Assisi from September 17 to 20, 2026: a long weekend of storytelling for children and young people, featuring stories, itinerant shows, creative and musical workshops, literary walks, and meetings with authors and illustrators in the historic center.
📷 Umbria ws / CC BY-SA 3.0Feast of the Salvie and the Garden 2026
The Festa delle Salvie e del Giardino is also expected in autumn 2026 at the Lavandeto in Assisi, featuring over 50 varieties of ornamental and aromatic sages, guided tours, workshops and distillation demonstrations. The exact dates, usually on weekends between late September and mid‑October, will be confirmed by the organizers.
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainCelebrations for the Feast of Saint Francis, Patron Saint of Italy 2026
In the year marking the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis, on 4 October 2026, the occasion once again becomes a national civil holiday. The celebrations on 3-4 October in Assisi take on extraordinary solemnity, with liturgies in the Basilicas and the presence of state and Church authorities.
📷 Bbruno / CC BY-SA 3.0San Francesco Marathon 2026
The San Francesco Marathon 2026 takes place on Sunday, November 22, starting at 9:15 near the Basilica of San Francesco. The "SFM 26" edition is special as it is included in the Franciscan Centenary. The program features a marathon (42 km from Santa Maria to Spello and back), a half marathon, a 10 km competitive and non-competitive race, the "Vieni con me" walk, and the "Wolfy Dog Run".
📷 Berthold Werner / Public domainDeMusicAssisi Winter Edition 2026
The DeMusicAssisi Winter Edition is expected again for the end-of-year holidays in 2026, with the usual program of Christmas medieval music, zampognari (shepherd musicians), laude (religious songs), and free concerts in Assisi's historic center. Precise dates will be communicated by the Accademia Resonars in the autumn.
📷 Aquarianbydesign / CC BY-SA 3.0Christmas in Assisi 2026
The 2026 edition of Christmas in Assisi is expected to run from the Immaculate Conception to the Epiphany, featuring markets, videomapping, monumental nativity scenes, and a major exhibition of nativity scenes from around the world, between the historic center and Santa Maria degli Angeli. The detailed program will be published in the autumn on the city's official tourism website.
📷 LigaDue / CC BY 3.0Petrignano d'Assisi Living Nativity 2026
The 45th edition of the Presepe Vivente of Petrignano d'Assisi will return in the 2026-2027 Christmas period, with the usual evening performances in the medieval castle between Christmas Day and Epiphany. The final dates and times are announced by the Committee on the official website close to the holidays.
📷 Brigitte from Österreich / CC BY-SA 2.0Living Nativity Scene of Armenzano 2026
The Living Nativity Scene of Armenzano will return during the 2026-2027 Christmas season in the medieval village on Monte Subasio. As per tradition, the performances will be concentrated between the day of Saint Stephen and the Epiphany, with afternoon-evening hours. Definitive dates and times will be announced by the Pro Loco of Armenzano in the weeks leading up to Christmas.