What to do in Florence in January

With the beginning of the new year it arrives a lot of new programs and events. So, you will be spoiled for choice about what to do in Florence in January during your next stay in the city. In addition to the wonderful monuments and museums of the historic centre, in this section we recommend you especially the temporary events to be discovered in the company of Palazzo Ruspoli, Bed and Breakfast in via de’ Martelli. Our team is always at your disposal to give you the best advice and to better enjoy the city.

Ideas on what to do in Florence in January 2020 among events, exhibitions and shows

Here are some ideas for January 2020:

  • Artefacendo, piazza dei Ciompi, 4 January;
  • The Cavalcata dei Magi, historical procession, historical center: from Piazza Pitti to Piazza del Duomo, 6 January;
  • Moon F-Light Firenze Light Festival, various locations, until January 6th;
  • Full science at the Museo Galileo, every weekend;
  • Pitti Immagine Uomo, Fortezza da Basso, 7-10 January;
  • Niccolò Fabi, Verdi Theater, 11 January;
  • International Skate Awards, Mandela Forum, 11-12 January;
  • Oltrarno Fair, Piazza Santo Spirito, 12 January;
  • Gazelle, Mandela Forum, 15 January;
  • Pitti Immagine Bimbo, Fortezza da Basso, 16-18 January;
  • Brewer of the Year, TuscanyHall Theater (ex ObiHall), from 17th to 19th January;
  • Independence Antiques, Independence square, 18-19 January;
  • Fierucolina in winter, piazza Santo Spirito, 19 January;
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Muti, Florence Opera House, January 20;
  • Pitti Immagine Filati, Fortezza da Basso, 22-24 January;
  • Vintage Selection, Stazione Leopolda, 22-26 January;
  • Comics and records, Piazza dei Ciompi, 25 January;
  • Ciompi Monthly Antiques, piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti, 26 January,
  • Fiorita di San Zanobi, historical procession, Piazza San Giovanni, 26 January;
  • Promotional Fair Santo Spirito in Fiera, Piazza Santo Spirito, 26 January;
  • Artistic Gymnastics National Championship A1 / A2 / B, Mandela Forum, from January 31st to February 1st;
  • Florence Winter Park, Lungarno Aldo Moro, until February 23rd;
  • De Chirico, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, from 31 October to 18 February 2020,
  • Pietro Aretino and the art of the Renaissance, Uffizi Gallery, Magliabechiana Hall, Gallery of Statues and Paintings, from 26 November 2019 to 3 March 2020;
  • Shaped by fire. The bronze sculpture in the Florence of the last Medici, Palazzo Pitti, Tesoro dei Granduchi, until January 12, 2020;
  • Mummies. Journey towards immortality, at the Archaeological Museum, until February 2, 2020;
    Michelangelo and the Medici through the papers of the Buonarroti Archive, at the Casa Buonarroti Museum, from 19 November to 9 March 2020;
  • Sustainable Thinking, Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, until 8 March 2020;
  • The return of Giuseppe Principe dei Sogni, Salone dei Dugento in Palazzo Vecchio, until August 28, 2021.
1 January 2020