Summer Events in Tuscumbria and Italy

During many of our initial visits to Italy we happened upon various festivals, local holidays and events that were both exciting and memorable. In Venice, we arrived in the midst of Carnivale and paraded through the streets with golden masks and watched plays performed live in a local piazza. In Cortona we happened to be visiting during flag day. And in Venice we were pleasantly surprised to see outdoor movie theatres by the side of the canals sprout up out of nowhere for the Venice Film Festival. Our only regret during these events was not being prepared better for the festivities. We would have loved to put on full costumes for Carnivale. Similarly, we would have liked to choose which movies to watch in Venice. But, we had a great time nonetheless.

Below is a short list of summer events happening in Tuscumbria along with several events happening in some of the bigger Italian cities. You can click on this link - Events in Italy - to Frommers for a full listing of approximately two-hundred events going on throughout Italy this year.

S U M M E R   E V E N T S

Umbria Jazz

8 - 17 Jul 2011 (annual)

Perugia

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&loc_id=131061#ixzz1Rp4TUCRP

Opera Festival
12 Jul - 13 Aug 2011 (annual)
Boboli Gardens, Florence

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/frommers2/index.htm?fx=guide&frommers_id=247#ixzz1Rp3Mqgue

AltaRoma
8 - 12 Jul 2011 (various dates)

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/frommers2/index.htm?fx=guide&frommers_id=247#ixzz1Rp3VcrYb

La Soffitta Sotto i Portici
17 Jul 2011; Sun only (various dates)
Piazza Augusto Imperatore, Rome

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/frommers2/index.htm?fx=guide&frommers_id=247#ixzz1Rp3zG73B

Picasso, Miró, Dalí. Young and Angry - the Origins of Modern Art

12 Mar - 17 Jul 2011

The Hidden Techniques of the Impressionists, Florence

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&loc_id=131061#ixzz1Rp4YrFWa

Unicorn Festival

Jul 2011 (annual)

Vinci

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&loc_id=131061#ixzz1Rp4ui6hA

Florence Youth Festival

Jun - Jul 2011 (annual)

Florence

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&loc_id=131061#ixzz1Rp5G2Daf

Rock in Roma

18 Jun - 29 Jul 2011 (annual)

Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&loc_id=131061#ixzz1Rp5SCwg4

Venezia Jazz Festival

22 - 31 Jul 2011 (annual)

Teatro La Fenice, Venice

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=2#ixzz1RpCDvU1w

Virtual Identities

1 May - 31 Jul 2011; not Mon

The Hidden Techniques of the Impressionists, Florence

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=2#ixzz1RpCbFkr6

July Sounds Good

22 Jun - 1 Aug 2011 (annual)

Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=2#ixzz1RpCjF700

Valdarno Jazz Summer Festival

17 Jul - 3 Aug 2011 (annual)

Arezzo

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=2#ixzz1RpCqMTFf

Tuscan Sun Festival

Jul - Aug 2011 (annual)

Cortona

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=2#ixzz1RpCvnmro

Siena Jazz Concerts

Jul - Aug 2011 (annual)

Siena

Read more: http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=3#ixzz1RpDEdL1s

 ****Source attribution - These listings were obtained from Frommers online at http://events.frommers.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&sort=DATE&loc_id=131061&page=6.