Latest Events in Rome(September Updated)

The 41st Rome European Arts Festival – REF2026 – returns from September 8th to November 15th. This year's festival brings together over 1,000 artists from around the world, presenting approximately 100 performances and 240 shows across 20 major theaters in Rome, including the Teatro Argentino and the Conciería Zionioli. This year's festival coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Germany and is jointly organized by the German Foreign Ministry and the Goethe-Institut.

The exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of the use of colored marble from its origins to the 20th century, drawing on selections from the Santarelli Foundation's collection. Over 660 precious Imperial-era colored marbles from the Capitoline Collection and the Dino and Ernesta Santarelli Foundation are on display in two halls of the Capitoline Museums' Palazzo Clementino, next to the Medal Gallery. The exhibition, on free loan for ten years, offers visitors a glimpse into the vast quantities of stone imported into Rome: a unique opportunity to trace the millennia of the city's history through shapes, colors, and patterns, from artistic, sociocultural, political, and economic perspectives. Indeed, the use of colored marble is a defining characteristic of Roman architecture during the Imperial era.

The Davis Cup is a prestigious international men's tennis tournament held annually in different countries around the world. This event brings together the top national teams from various countries to compete for the coveted trophy. The tournament is organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and consists of four rounds - Group stage, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Finals. Each team is made up of up to five players, with four competing in singles matches and one in doubles. The tournament has seen several legendary players such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic representing their countries. The Finals are held in a different host city each year, with previous venues including the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York and the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

The Italian Environmental Foundation (FAI) Autumn Events are a large-scale national event that opens hundreds of normally closed, little-known, or off-the-beaten-path locations to the public over a single weekend each year. This is a parallel but distinct event to the more well-known "FAI Spring Days": the main differences lie in the adjusted schedule and the changing selection of sites opened to the public each year by local delegations. In Rome—the capital of the Rome metropolitan area and the Lazio region—the event is organized by the Rome branch, covering dozens of locations in the historic center and surrounding areas.

The 21st Rome Film Festival will be held from October 14 to 25, 2026. The festival will take place in the Music Park Auditorium, which houses the main screening room and one of the world's longest red carpets. Other venues and cultural institutions in the capital will also participate.

The 32nd MEDFILM Film Festival will be held from November 5th to 15th, 2026. As Rome's oldest film festival and Italy's first event focusing on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cinema, this year's MedFilm Festival will be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation. The eleven-day event focuses on promoting and showcasing Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cinema, but its offerings extend far beyond that. To enrich this traditionally eventful program, the 32nd edition will feature a series of professional exchanges, university masterclasses, dialogues with young film talents and leading figures in film and literature, as well as thematic lectures and seminars on the most pressing issues of our time.

Trame di Luce, a new festival tradition in Rome, is a memorable experience located in the heart of Trastevere, within the open-air botanical garden. Trame di Luce is a light art exhibition that attracts millions of visitors from Europe and the world's most important cities. This pathway consists of light installations with different themes each year, blending seamlessly with the natural surroundings of the botanical garden. This year's theme, "New Lights for Christmas," has inspired renowned artists from home and abroad and attracted groups of students and professors from many of Italy's leading universities and training schools. With 20 unique installations and numerous iconic selfie spots, Trame di Luce is an event not to be missed.

The Davis Cup is a prestigious international men's tennis tournament held annually in different countries around the world. This event brings together the top national teams from various countries to compete for the coveted trophy. The tournament is organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and consists of four rounds - Group stage, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Finals. Each team is made up of up to five players, with four competing in singles matches and one in doubles. The tournament has seen several legendary players such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic representing their countries. The Finals are held in a different host city each year, with previous venues including the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York and the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com