7 events Updated September 30, 2026

Naples events and festivals

This year's dates, and what they cost

The miracle of San Gennaro, Christmas on San Gregorio Armeno, Easter, New Year and the summer festivals, with this year's dates and what they do to the crowds.

Crowds outside Naples Cathedral during the Festa di San Gennaro on September 19It depends

The miracle of San Gennaro

Three times a year Naples waits for a dried relic to turn liquid. The next dates, what happens inside the Duomo, the free afternoon viewing most visitors miss, and whether it is worth planning around.

Next: December 16, 2026 Free, no tickets Duomo, Via Duomo
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Crowded display of hand-painted nativity figures on a stall in Via San Gregorio ArmenoWorth it

Christmas in Naples and the presepi

Naples does Christmas through the presepe, the nativity scene, and through fish. When the crib street is bearable, what the one-way system means, where to see the great 18th-century cribs, and what closes.

Mid-November to January 6 One-way street on weekends Via San Gregorio Armeno
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Maggio dei Monumenti

Every May the city pays for a month of free guided walks, exhibitions and one-off openings of places that are normally shut. It still runs. Here is how it works, how to book, and what 2027 is likely to look like.

May to early June, every year Main program free Book on Eventbrite, Mondays
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Fireworks bursting over the Mergellina waterfront in Naples at nightIt depends

New Year's Eve in Naples

A free all-night concert in Piazza del Plebiscito, official fireworks by Castel dell'Ovo and a city that sets off its own. What happened last year, the rules in the square, and how to enjoy it safely.

December 31, 2026 Plebiscito concert is free No glass, no fireworks in squares
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Old photograph of hooded confraternity members in a Good Friday procession in NaplesIt depends

Easter in Naples

Easter in Naples is a food holiday; the great Holy Week processions happen on Procida and in Sorrento. The 2027 dates, what happens where, and why seeing Procida's Misteri means sleeping on the island.

Easter Sunday: March 28, 2027 Procida, Sorrento, Naples Procida starts at first light
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Napoli Pizza Village

The big sponsored pizza festival left the Naples seafront: in 2026 it ran on the Lungomare Pertini in Pozzuoli. Free concerts, a pizza-and-drink menu, long lines. Worth it only if you are nearby in July.

July 7-12 in 2026; 2027 TBA Lungomare Pertini, Pozzuoli Free entry, menu sold online
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Facade of the Teatro Mercadante theater on Piazza Municipio in NaplesIt depends

Campania Teatro Festival

Naples' summer theater festival fills Palazzo Reale's courtyards and gardens for a month, with low ticket prices and free exhibitions. Most drama is in Italian; dance, music and the late-night garden are not.

Mid-June to mid-July Festival policy: €8, €5 under 30 Palazzo Reale and 15 more
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