the events of Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December
First weekend of December, Christmas is upon us and the atmosphere is increasingly magical in the capital. The Christmas lights went on in the main shopping streets, ei Northern European style street markets have arrived in Rome and surroundings. It’s time to immerse yourself in the Christmas spirit and live this weekend to the fullest.
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December inaugurate several Christmas villages, there is no shortage of opportunities to make the first gifts to put under the tree and to taste the first artisan panettone. Space also for culture with the first Sunday of the month free in the city’s museums and, again, inaugurating exhibitions and theatrical performances not to be missed.
The best artisan panettone in Rome: here’s where to find them
What to do in Rome on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December? Here are the advices of RomaToday.
Free museums
On 4 December, the first Sunday of the month, it will be possible for everyone to visit the Civic Museums of Rome for free. Accessible civic museums and some archaeological areas of the city such as the Circus Maximus and the Imperial Forums. There are also many state museums in Rome and throughout Lazio that you can see for free. The appointment with Sunday at the museum is also back in the state museums of Lazio. Like every first Sunday of the month, free access is provided to all state museums, archaeological parks and places of culture of the Ministry of Culture open to the public. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Inaugurates the World Christmas
“Christmas World”, Christmas in the World, arrives at Villa Borghese from 3 December. The second edition of the Christmas event will, in fact, take place in the green heart of Rome. At Villa Borghese, an ice rink, a toy factory and lots of live shows await you. Visiting Christmas World, it will be possible to walk in the heart of Berlin under the Brandenburg Gate; get lost in the London market with a view of Big Ben; let yourself be fascinated by the magic of Paris and the lights of the Eiffel Tower; get lost in charming Tokyo; and in an instant land in New York, to whirl on the ice runway of Rockefeller Center. The inevitable destination is the North Pole with Santa’s house, recreated by skilled set designers with a touch of originality. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Giftland, the city of gifts
The Vintage Market presents “Giftland – the city of gifts”. The largest indoor Christmas market. A place to find all the presents and experience the magical atmosphere of Christmas several days in advance. When one thinks of Christmas, Santa Claus, Advent, travel, mulled wine and time spent in the warm with the dearest ones come to mind. To complete this idyllic picture there are undoubtedly the markets: colorful and magical stands where you can look for gifts for relatives and friends With this in mind, this year the Vintage Market Rome has also thought about the questions that many people ask themselves especially in December : “What do I give him?” “What present do I get myself?” “Where to find something unique?”. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Lino Guanciale and Francesco Montanari on stage at the Ambra Jovinelli
Lino Guanciale and Francesco Montanari are protagonists at Ambra Jovinelli with “The cruellest man in the world”. A bare room in an abandoned warehouse. The noises of the factory outside and total silence inside. Paul Veres is sitting at his desk, he is the cruellest man in the world, or at least this is the opinion that people have of him. In front of him a young journalist from a local newspaper has been chosen to interview him, but the chat immediately takes a strange turn. In a succession of close dialogues, the personalities of the two characters and their past will emerge, up to an ending that will overturn every perspective. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Panettone Maximo, the IV Panettone Festival in Rome
“Panettone Maximo” is back for its fourth edition, the festival that rewards the best artisan panettone from the capital and Lazio, scheduled for Sunday 4 December at the “La Serra” event space of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni. A Christmas Market of absolute excellence between tastings and sale of panettone, show cooking by pastry chefs from the best restaurants in Rome and the competition that will elect “The best panettone in Rome”. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
42nd Exhibition of Minerals, Fossils and Shells in Rome
The usual appointment with the Exhibition of Minerals, Fossils and Shells in Rome is back. The event will take place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December at the Ergife Palace Hotel in Rome. The event will gather many exhibitors from all over the world, who will exhibit splendid samples of minerals, rocks, gems, fossils and shells, in an exhibition space of 3000 square meters. The event will be, as usual, a market exhibition, where it is possible to observe and make purchases. Admission will be free as always. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Santa Claus District, the largest Christmas fair in Rome
The largest Christmas fair in Rome arrives, in the heart of the San Paolo district from 3 to 24 December, inside the former Atac warehouse in via Alessandro Severo, 48 the doors of the “Santa Claus District” will open. 1300 square meters of exhibition entirely dedicated to Christmas. A themed Christmas village that will accompany you until the most awaited day of the year. Inside the district, pure Christmas magic, a festive atmosphere among handicrafts, gift ideas, home decor, typical traditional products and much more. There will be plenty of typical Christmas sweets for those with a sweet tooth. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The cribs of San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno, the historic street that splits Naples in two and which lives all year round in the name of the eighteenth-century tradition of the crib, lands at the Da Vinci Park. From 25 November, in fact, the social promotion association “Le Botteghe di San Gregorio Armeno” will create a faithful reproduction of the most characteristic street of the Neapolitan capital inside the park. Such a faithful reproduction that it will be difficult not to think you are actually in San Gregorio Armeno. It will therefore be possible to stroll among the shops of the master craftsmen who have been carrying on a unique tradition for five generations: that of the crib. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Hippie Market Christmas Edition & Mulled Wine Festival
In the Tiburtina area on December 3rd and 4th the curtain rises on the Hippie Market Christmas Edition and the Mulled Wine Festival in a national exclusive, in a new location of 2,000m2: the Hacienda in via dei Cluniacensi 68. The appointments for years , more loved and awaited by those looking for special gifts where musicians, street artists, circus acrobats, will accompany two days of shopping with their performances. A selection of Artisans, Flower designers, Stylists, Illustrators who, combining innovation and sustainability, offer original creations, in limited editions and of surprising creativity. The public will be welcomed by a magical atmosphere, among soft lights, scents of ginger and cinnamon, spiced wine. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The world of Banksy at Tiburtina Station
The exhibition The World of Banksy – The Immersive Experience has been extended until 29 January 2023. At the Tiburtina station, a journey of over 100 works, murals and objects by the British artist, which retrace his entire production, from the paintings of the very first phase of his career up to the last few years, from the works made with the hand graffiti technique to those made with the stencil that allow him to execute them more quickly. An exhibition suitable for people of all ages. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Exhibition of succulents and succulents
The exhibition of cacti and succulents returns on 3 and 4 December at the Garden House nursery in Via Aurelia km 33’400 n.01, Ladispoli (RM). The exhibition contains not only different species of unusual and traditional succulents, but also a vast selection of unusual plants from the botanical world. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Urban Bazaar: Pop-up Christmas Market
Urban Bazar is back in the Pop-Up Christmas Market version at the Micro contemporary art gallery. Event dedicated to fashion, design & art with free admission, pet friendly, new brands, exhibition of contemporary Italian artists and free color matching advice. On December 3rd and 4th, from 11 to 20, Urban Bazar inaugurates the most beautiful time of the year with a selection of local and Italian independent brands. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
“Battiti”, international circus-theatre review
The “Battiti” review is staged, circus theatre, dance, comedy, juggling, aerial acrobatics. Every weekend shows for all age groups, with artists from all over the world and extraordinary shows with techniques of acrobatics, aerials, juggling, dance and assorted madness. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]