Trieste
In programma
📷 D.Udovich / CC BY-SA 4.0San Marco Festival 2026
The Sagra di San Marco 2026 takes place at Villa Rinascita over several weekends between April and August, featuring Triestine cuisine, live music every evening, charity fishing, and a prize raffle.
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0International Ave Ninchi Festival – Theatre in the Dialects of the Triveneto and Istria 2026
In the summer of 2026, within the program of Trieste Estate, the International Ave Ninchi Festival returns to stage theatre in the dialects of the Triveneto and Istria, with companies from Trieste, Veneto and Istria.
📷 Rino Porrovecchio from Palermo, Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0Festival della Musica Libera 2026
In the summer of 2026 the Festival della Musica Libera returns as part of Trieste Estate (June 4 – August 31), with chamber music concerts in the gardens and historic spaces of the city, organized by the Associazione Musica Libera.
📷 Stefan Vladuck / CC BY-SA 4.0Ragazzi Festival 2026
Festival Ragazzi 2026
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0Fuoricentro – Theatre and Shows in the Suburbs 2026
In the summer of 2026, as part of Trieste Estate, Fuoricentro brings free theatre and music performances to the districts and outskirts of Trieste, from the city center to the Karst plateau, curated by Hangar Teatri.
📷 Stefan Vladuck / CC BY-SA 4.0Trieste Estate 2026
The 20th edition of Trieste Estate runs from June 4 to August 31, 2026, with over 300 events and an investment of 1.1 million euros. Among the major concerts are Gorillaz in Piazza Unità d'Italia on July 25 and a rich season at Castello di San Giusto.
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0Approdi Festival 2026
The tenth edition of Festival Approdi, titled "Cercando Umanità", will take place between June and July 2026 in the most evocative locations of Trieste, featuring theatre, music, cinema, dance, and stand-up comedy directed by Lorenzo Acquaviva.
📷 Stefan Vladuck / CC BY-SA 4.0Trieste Loves Jazz 2026
Trieste Loves Jazz celebrates its 20th anniversary with free concerts in various locations, from July 4 to August 12, 2026.
📷 Molino8 / CC BY-SA 4.0TriesteLovesJazz 2026
The twentieth edition of TriesteLovesJazz will take place from July 4 to August 12, 2026, across Piazza Verdi, the gardens of the Sartorio and Winckelmann Museums, and Molo Audace.
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0Invitation to Poetry – Culture Festival 2026
Invitation to Poetry – Culture Festival 2026
📷 Molino8 / CC BY-SA 4.0Premio Trio di Trieste 2026
The 23rd edition of the Premio Trio di Trieste will take place from September 12 to 16, 2026, between the Conservatorio Tartini and the Teatro Miela.
📷 Stefan Vladuck / CC BY-SA 4.0Trieste Next 2026
The 15th edition of Trieste Next will be held from September 25th to 27th, 2026, in Piazza Unità d'Italia, on the theme 'The Shape of Thought. Interactions Between Brains and Intelligences,' with over one hundred events and three hundred speakers expected.
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0Barcolana 2026
The Barcolana 2026 is an international sailing regatta in Trieste, featuring related events both at sea and ashore.
📷 ucsendre / CC BY-SA 3.0Italian Navy Pink Ribbon Fast – Arrival in Trieste 2026
In October 2026, the Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Veloce will conclude for the first time in Trieste, coinciding with the Barcolana 58 (2-11 October), bringing the longest offshore regatta in the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Trieste.
📷 ucsendre / CC BY-SA 3.0Barcolana by Night 2026
Barcolana by Night 2026: evening regatta of monotype boats in the San Giusto basin in Trieste.
📷 José Claudio Marcott… / CC BY-SA 3.0Castle Run 2026
Castle Run 2026: competitive and non-competitive running races starting from Miramare Castle.
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0Trieste Photo Days 2026
The 13th edition of Trieste Photo Days will take place from October 23 to 25, 2026, featuring over two thousand works on display, talks, workshops, the award ceremony of the Urban Photo Awards, and the exhibition 'Ritratti femminili a confronto' at Sala Veruda.
📷 Tiesse / CC0Feast of Saint Giusto – Patron Saint of Trieste 2026
On November 3, 2026 Trieste celebrates San Giusto, its patron, with the solenne pontificale and civil ceremonies.
📷 User:marantoni / CC BY-SA 3.0Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2026
26th edition of the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival with the international Asteroide Prize competition and previews of fantastic cinema.
📷 Justin Schüler blacktakeover / CC0Trieste Christmas Markets 2026
Trieste Christmas Markets 2026 with wooden huts, ice skating rink and side events until Epifania.