What to do in Florence in September 2017

Are you looking for ideas on what to do in Florence in September? Find out the suggestions of the Palazzo Ruspoli Bed and Breakfast team

With the arrival of Autumn you will find many suggestions on what to do in Florence in September 2017 during your free time in the city. Our bed and breakfast in the centre of Florence is just a few meters away from the Duomo, in via de’ Martelli and it allows you to easily reach on foot to all the main locations of the events in the historic centre of the city. We have selected for you a series of initiatives you should not miss:

• Florence Baroque Academy for Music on the Sagrati, piazza del Duomo, 1st September;
• Madama Butterfly – La Bohème – Tosca, at the Teatro dell’Opera di Firenze, various dates;
• Children at Bardini, at Villa Bardini, from 2 to the 16 September;
• Fierucola del Pane, piazza della Santissima Annunziata, 2-3 September;
• The New Generation Festival, Garden of Palazzo Corsini sul Prato, until 3rd September;
• Changing of the Guard, piazza della Signoria, 3 September;
• Festa della Rificolona, in piazza Santissima Annunziata, 7 September;
• Rificolona on the Arno River. Illuminated boat parade, Società Canottieri Firenze, Lungarno Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, 8 September starting at 20.30;
• Pitti Fragranze Firenze, Stazione Leopolda, 8-10 September;
• Mercato Manodopera: The art of handmade work, piazza della Santissima Annunziata, 9-10 September;
• Settimana Lucana, at Palazzo Medici Riccardi-Galleria delle Carrozze, Teatro La Compagnia, Piazza Bartali, Fiorino sull’Arno, from 9 to the 16 September;
• Fiera di Oltrarno, piazza Santo Spirito, 10 September;
• FJFf – Firenze Jazz Fringe festival, Oltrarno (various places), 13-17 September;
• Firenze Gelato Festival 2017 Finale Europea, piazzale Michelangelo, 14-17 September;
• Cirk Fantastik!, at piazzale delle Cascine, from 14 to the 24 September;
• ORT Music in Santa Croce, Cenacolo di Santa Croce in piazza S. Croce, from 14 to the 29 September;
• Fortezza Antiquaria, piazza Vittorio Veneto, 16-17 September;
• Fierucolina di San Michele, piazza Santo Spirito, 17 September;
• Exhibition The Cinquecento in Florence. From Michelangelo and Pontormo to Giambologna, at Palazzo Strozzi until 21 January 2018;
• Nextech Special, Cinema La Compagnia, Fortezza Da Basso, from 21 to 23 September;
• ARTour, The beautiful in the square, piazza degli Strozzi, 22-24 September;
• Concert of Ligabue, at the Nelson Mandela Forum, 22 and 23 September;
• European Heritage Days 2017, with free entrance to places of culture all over Europe, in various locations in Florence, September 23-24;
• Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato, at Palazzo Corsini, from 23 September to the 1st October;
• Ciompi Mensile Antiquariato, piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti, September 24th;
• The Magic Cosmos of Leonardo da Vinci: The restored Adoration of the Magi at the Uffizi Gallery until September 24th;
• Da Vinci Experience, Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte, until October 8^th;
• Bacco Artigiano Carro Matto, piazzetta di Parte Guelfa, September 30th;
• Historical Music Markets, various location, from 1^st to the 29 September.

We wait for you in Florence! If you need further personal advice on what to do in Florence in September do not hesitate to contact us at 055.2670563 or by email at info@palazzo-ruspoli.it.