what to do on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September
A new weekend is upon us. Autumn is near but, still, in Rome it is full summer and there is a great desire to spend time outdoors. The capital, in fact, continues to offer a rich calendar of events for all tastes.
What to do on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September in Rome
From great music to street food that returns to animate city spaces and squares. From opera on the Tiber to events he dedicates a distant culture. There is a lot to do this weekend in Rome and its province.
Here are the events not to be missed in Rome on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September:
Spring Attitude, the future restarts from Cinecittà Studios
From the sacred monsters of world electronics to the best representatives of the most innovative pop, passing through the protagonists of the new Italian scene. All this (and much more) will be Spring Attitude, the international festival of contemporary music and culture that will be held at the Cinecittà Studios on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
European Day of Jewish Culture
The European Day of Jewish Culture returns on Sunday 18 September, in its twenty-third edition. A consolidated tradition that wants over one hundred locations in Italy with the aim of deepening the Jewish history, culture and Jewish traditions and the doors of synagogues. This year, the common thread of the initiatives will be the theme of renewal: an invitation to think of new models of coexistence and development in the face of the great challenges of our time. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Fish of Bolsena
From 17 to 18 September, Lake Bolsena, with its history, colors, biodiversity and riches, becomes the protagonist of Bolsena Fish, two days to turn the spotlight on lake fish, between street food and show moments , with starred guests and the involvement of food and wine professionals and operators in the fish sector, without leaving the culture and tradition of the territory. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The Feast of the Borgo al Pigneto
Sunday 18 September Borgo Pigneto opens its garden, from 12 to 24, for an entire day of celebration with music, entertainment for adults and children, food and drink counters for a party to remember. The entertainment includes live popular music with musicians from all over Italy who will alternate throughout the day and dancers who will perform folk music dances. There will be fortune tellers, waders and jugglers, performances with chopper bikes and acrobatic performances. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Eco & chic market in San Lorenzo
After the summer break, the Eco & Chic Market returns to animate the Roman district of San Lorenzo. On the 18th, from 9.30 to 19.30, over forty stands will occupy the beautiful Piazza dell’Immacolata: as usual, the prevalence of handicraft stands will be made up of crafts, artistic, ando between jewelry, ceramics, home accessories, eco, crafts, designer hats spaces, illustrations, papier-mâché, cold porcelain, mosaics, macrame and many other “goodies” for connoisseurs. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Festival of artists and truffle festival
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September, the “Festival of artists and Truffle Festival” returns to Cervara di Roma. It begins on Saturday 17 September, with the presentation of the volume “The artists of the Grand Tour in Cervara di Roma and surroundings”. The event culminates, on Sunday 18 September, in the 21st Cervara di Roma Truffle Festival. The food stands will open from 12.30 in via S.Rocco. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Japan days, the Japanese market in Rome
First big seasonal appointment for the Japan Days of the Japanese Market, a weekend that will be a real event at 360 degrees on the world of Japan. The well-established market exhibition with over 100 exhibitors from all over Italy, will offer a selection that will range from the classic Kimono and Bonsai to the colorful pop and hype of nerd, kawaii and comic & game culture. Many activities and proposals including numerous workshops open to all. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
“Fitzcarraldo” the opera boat on the Tiber
On 16 September in Rome, “Fitzcarraldo – opera performance su battello”, the first opera conceived for a boat moving on the Tiber: a visionary and innovative project – conceived and curated by Fabio Morgan for E45, composed by Francesco Leineri on a libretto by Andrea Carvelli, created in collaboration with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma – which brings the opera along the river of the Eternal City for the first time. 40 years after the release of Werner Herzog’s film Fitzcarraldo – award for best director at the 35th Cannes Film Festival – debut “Opera performance on a boat”, the first opera conceived for a boat moving on the Tiber. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Typical Truck Street Food at Torrino
From 16 to 18 September, TTSFood returns to Piazza Cina, in the heart of the Torrino district. A team of 23 street chefs from all over Italy, but also foreign kitchens will compete between fires and stoves giving life to an amazing gastronomic tour. The September air of Rome and the gastronomic excellence of the street chefs will be the ingredients of a three days not to be missed. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Taste in Italy Tour
Until Sunday 18 September, Frascati hosts “Gusto Italia in Tour”. The food and wine, crafts and tourism fair will be present throughout the weekend along the Belvedere walk. The best of Made in Italy will be present with typical products of the Italian regions and hand-made artisanal creations. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Homemade bread festival
Until Sunday 18 September the Homemade bread and patron saint festival returns to Genzano. A much awaited event, which has reached its 34th edition and which celebrates gastronomic traditions and not only of the town in the province of Rome. Genzano, for a long weekend, celebrates the ancient knowledge of its bakers, the typical products of the area, the beauty of the Infiorata, the cultural liveliness of many associations and groups active in the area. On the occasion of the celebrations of the patron saint Tommaso da Villanova, a very tasty program with cultural and gastronomic proposals for young and old. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Pork’n’Roll party
After two years of hiatus, due to Covid, the appointment with the celebrations for the double birthday of Pork’n Roll is back. Nine candles for the pub, eight for the shop. It is celebrated with a delicious weekend in the greenery of the Capodarco La Mistica Agricultural Park. The appointment is on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September from 12 to midnight. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
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