March 24, 2025

What to do this week in Florence and surroundings

Events, exhibitions and highlights from March 24 to 30, 2025

Art, concerts, shows and good food. Here are the events not to be missed this week in and around Florence.

Florentine New Year: activities not to be missed

On March 25, 2025, Florence celebrates Florentine New Year with a series of events that blend tradition and culture. Among these not to be missed: free access to the civic museums, the extraordinary opening of the depot that houses the Brindellone, a wagon used during the Easter Chariot Blast and located in the rest of the year in Via il Prato 48. Find out about all the other events here.

Sior Todero Brontolon by Carlo Goldoni at the Teatro della Pergola

From March 25 to 30 at Teatro della Pergola, Franco Branciaroli is on stage with Sior Todero Brontolon by Carlo Goldoni, dramaturgy by Piermario Vescovo. A reinterpretation of a classic of Italian theater. Paolo Valerio directs Franco Branciaroli, master of the contemporary stage.

Buonasera, io sono Tricarico, the concert-show at the Puccini Theater

On Thursday, March 27, Tricarico comes to the Puccini Theater with a new live show, in which he is accompanied by Michele Fazio on piano. It is not just a concert, not just a reading, but it is a musical concept show, during which the artist talks about himself, reads notes, shares clear and intimate thoughts, plays the flute, and sings his songs (in addition to Io sono Francesco and Vita Tranquilla, among the best-known are Il Bosco delle Fragole, A Milano non c'è il mare, Amo, Musica, La Pesca, Non mi parlare d'amore, Formiche, Mi manchi negli occhi, Mi state tutti immensamente...).

Slava's SnowShow at Teatro Verdi

Slava's Snowshow, which has been enchanting audiences for 14 years with its dreamlike atmosphere, comes to Teatro Verdi April 4-6. Created by Slava Polunin, considered the best clown in the world, the show revolves around the recurring theme of snow, transforming it into an immersive theatrical experience. The audience is emotionally and physically involved, becoming an active part of the performance.

Concerts at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale

Friday, March 28, the Concerto in A major for clarinet and orchestra K. 622, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Conductor Zubin Mehta. Saturday, March 29, scheduled concert by the Soloists of the Accademia del Maggio: Gioachino Rossini From L'italiana in Algeri: “Ho un gran peso sulla testa”; Georges Bizet From Carmen: “L'amour est un oiseau rebelle”; Georg Friedrich Händel From Giulio Cesare: “Piangerò la sorte mia”; Ruggero Leoncavallo From Pagliacci: ‘Stridono lassù’; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart From Don Giovanni: ‘Là ci darem la mano’; Jules Massenet From Le Cid: ”Pleurez! Pleurez mes yeux”; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart From The Marriage of Figaro: ‘You have already won the case!’; Jules Massenet From Werther: ”Werther!... Werther!”; Gaetano Donizetti From Lucia di Lammermoor: ‘Regnava nel silenzio’; Jacques Offenbach From Les contes d'Hoffmann: ‘Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour’; Franz Lehár From The Merry Widow: ‘Tace il labbro’; Gioachino Rossini Duetto buffo di due gatti. Free admission by reservation by writing to parcomediceodipratolino@cittametropolitana.fi.it. Finally, on Sunday, March 30, the concert C'è Musica & Musica 2.0 Tutto d'un fiato. Conductor Danila Grassi.

Accabadora, the show with Anna Della Rosa at Teatro Puccini

On Wednesday, March 26, at 9 p.m., Anna Della Rosa stars in the show Accabadora, from Michela Murgia's novel published by Giulio Einaudi Editore, at Teatro Puccini.

Visioni del Novecento at Galleria Flair

Until April 30, an unmissable appointment at the Flair Gallery in Lungarno Corsini, with the retrospective dedicated to Samartino entitled Visions of the Twentieth Century. The result of a demanding work of archiving and research, aimed at rediscovering and enhancing the artistic production of an author who crossed the main artistic currents of the last century, the exhibition offers a complete overview of the artist's creative path , characterized by a continuous experimentation of themes, subjects, techniques and colors. The vernissage of the exhibition is Thursday, March 13, from 6 p.m. by invitation only. From March 14, the exhibition will be on view during the following hours: Monday 3 - 7 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 - 7 p.m.

Jovanotti at Mandela Forum

Until April 1, the Mandela Forum hosts 8 unmissable evenings of Jovanotti, part of his Palajova 2025 tour. An extraordinary opportunity to experience the energy and creativity of one of the greatest artists on the Italian music scene.

Ferite di Luce, the play about St. Francis in the Pazzi Chapel

Following the success of its world premiere, on Friday, March 28, at 9 p.m., Compagnia delle Seggiole will bring back Ferite di Luce, the play that explores the life, challenges and spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi, to the Cappella dei Pazzi in Florence's Santa Croce, with free admission and reservations required.

Musica dal grande schermo, Florentine Chamber Orchestra in concert with Rubén Simeó

A trumpet virtuoso gifted with extraordinary musicality, a pupil of the late Maurice André and an artist contended by the world's major orchestras, Rubén Simeó is the protagonist of the double date with Music from the Big Screen - Saturday, March 22 and Monday, March 24 at 9 p.m. at the Auditorium di Santo Stefano al Ponte, Piazza Santo Stefano 3 - the concert that the Florentine Chamber Orchestra dedicates to the most beloved movie soundtracks.

Brevissime, new art history lectures kick off at Uffizi Auditorium

The Uffizi Galleries is hosting, for the second time, from March 6 to May 29 at 6:45 p.m. in the Antonio Paolucci Auditorium the Brevissime.Lezioni di storia delle arti curated by Centro Di Edizioni, a cycle of 9 lectures entitled L'INSAZIABILE DESIDERIO. History and Stories of Collecting with the presence of important Italian and for the first time also foreign speakers, confirming the internationality of the project. Not to be missed on March 27 is a meeting with Thomas Edward Coke, eighth Earl of Leicester, who tells the story of his mansion, Holkham Hall, and his family's extraordinary art collection. On April 10, Will Gompertz talks about Sir John Soane and his connection to Italy. Lecture tickets can be purchased at www.brevissime.org. Full price ticket: 13€ and Ticket under 26: 5€.