The last weekend of May is upon us and it is a big weekend for Rome. The Capital, in fact, on Sunday, May 28, is preparing to host the last stage of the Giro d’Italia and it will be a great pink party in the city thanks to the villages and events set up in various places in the historic center. . The sun must -finally- be the protagonist of the weekend and there are many unmissable events in the open air, dedicated to culture, entertainment and good food.
What to do on the weekend of May 27 and 28 in Rome? Here are 20 events suggested by RomaToday
All events on the occasion of the Giro d’Italia
The Capital, on Sunday May 28, is preparing to host the last stage of the Giro d’Italia 2023. It will be a great celebration in Rome with events spread throughout the city suitable for athletes and families. spotlight gyroland, the town installed in Piazza del Popolo, on Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The public will be able to attend the show of the Caravana del Giro (which is scheduled for Saturday at 9 p.m. and will be repeated on Sunday late). In Lungotevere Castello, near Casteò Sant’Angelo, there is the green fun town prepared for the Giro-E, with stands dedicated to the world of sustainability. Finally, for all the families who want to get involved, the Giro d’Italia – Family ride, a free, non-competitive ride open to adults and children. The departure is at 9.45 from the pink arch of the Giro d’Italia located in via dei Fori Imperiali, at the same point where the arrival is scheduled after a 6.8-kilometre route completely closed to traffic through the streets of the capital city . Decathlon, the technical partner of the event, will offer a pink t-shirt to all the participants, who can wear it together with the bib to be picked up on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 at the Decathlon store on via Appia Nuova (Furio Camilo Metro on Line A).
At the Museum of Rome in Trastevere, the exhibition will also be open on weekends “The tour. A history of Italy”, an unpublished photographic body – more than a hundred images – extracted in large part from the Riccardi Historical Archive, which narrates, from 1909 to today, a very significant tour of Italy. The exhibition itinerary makes its way not only through the great protagonists of the Giro d’Italia -from Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali, through Gimondi, Moser and Saronni to Marco Pantani and Vincenzo Nibali- but also through the planes, also traces the evolution of this splendid sport. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Giro d’Italia in Rome: closed roads and no parking for the last stage
ficus to the max
In a unique museum in the world, where it is believed that Romulus and Remus were suckled by the famous she-wolf, the best of contemporary Made in Italy will come together on May 27 and 28. Designers, artisans, illustrators and stylists will be the protagonists of “Ficus al Massimo – the Made in Italy you are looking for” from 10 to 21 at the Garum Museum and Kitchen Library, in Via dei Cerchi 87. It will be a weekend dedicated to the culture, art and entertainment with free admission. Among old recipe books, utensils and food preparation machines, you can admire the contemporary excellence of what is ‘handmade’. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Rome 2023 Award at the Municipal Rose Garden
The 81st edition of the international competition for new varieties of roses “Prize Rome 2023” will be held on Saturday, May 27, at the municipal rose garden of Rome. Visitors will be able to access Via di Valle Murcia to attend the Awards Ceremony and admire the winning roses. Entrance is free and open. The “Rome Award” opens the international season of events dedicated to the cultivation of this flower and is an event of great importance in the botanical field. Therefore, it precedes other prestigious meetings such as those in Madrid, Paris, Vienna, London, Dublin, Glasgow and many others. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Festival of kebabs and cuisine of Abruzzo
On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May at Agripark, in via Castel di Leva, the Abruzzo Arrosticini and Cuisine Festival will take place. Irresistible, succulent, tasty, imaginative and very tasty is the Abruzzo sheep arrosticino; a registered trademark, an icon of traditional Abruzzo cuisine, a symbol of true regional street food. Next weekend, therefore, will be a “done” weekend in Abruzzo, in a corner of greenery immersed in the Roman countryside a stone’s throw from Divino Amore, nestled between the ancient Via Ardeatina and Via Laurentina. A park equipped with tables and chairs, toilets, parking, in contact with the garden and farm animals. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Park Edition TTS Street Food
The Valle dell’Aniene Nature Reserve will host one of the biggest street food events ever held in a park in Rome. An amazing Natural Park, bathed by the banks of the Aniene River, which will be the setting for one of the most unusual events of the year. There will be 3 days to dedicate to friends and the whole family where you can taste gourmet dishes, prepared in the TTS style, prepared by a brigade of 25 carefully selected Street Chefs. Sweet and savory dishes for all tastes among the wonders of the Aniene Park, a jewel in the heart of Rome. The exuberant nature of the end of May will be the teacher, giving away a unique atmosphere. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The European Week of Parks 2023
The Lazio Region celebrates the European Week of Parks 2023 until Sunday May 28 with numerous events organized in more than 100 regional protected natural areas. A very rich calendar with many initiatives and free activities dedicated to all age groups. An opportunity to fully enjoy the beauty and biodiversity of Lazio’s parks, reserves and natural monuments. This year the theme launched is “Building on our Roots”, through which parks and Protected Areas are invited to explore the idea of heritage they have, celebrating and promoting awareness of the responsibility to conserve natural and cultural heritage for future generations and find out how you can build on it. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Filippo Timi and Lucia Mascino on Promenade De Santè
Filippo Timi and Lucia Mascino return to the Ambra Jovinelli stage with the theatrical debut of film director Giuseppe Piccioni (between his films Il rosso and il blu, These days, Out of the world). On stage a love story: one narcissistic, obsessive, the other psychotic, paranoid, schizophrenic. The two patients and despite themselves on the hunt for eros and love, they seek each other, flee, always throb. They form a duet to investigate weaknesses and fears, dancing a “pas de deux” of penetrating truth and overwhelming vitality. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Land and Music, the peasant festival in Capannelle
By popular request, after the postponement of May 1 due to bad weather, “Terra e Musica 2023”, the biggest peasant festival in Rome, returns from May 9 to 18, in the large meadows of the Capannelle hippodrome, open for this great occasion to the whole city. The free ticket is free (and the free ticket can be downloaded on the website). Live music, street food, creative crafts, a holistic space, a picnic on the lawn and much more are also scheduled. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Carbonara day in Centocelle
For lovers of Roman cuisine, the time has come for a great classic: Carbonara Day. Three days, May 26, 27 and 28, to live intensely the carbonara, the real thing, made of poor food but rich in flavor that fill the mouth and belly. The carbonara will be cooked live, in an open kitchen created especially for the occasion and made up of two kitchen brigades and a double preparation line, following the original recipe: eggs, bacon, pepper, pecorino. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Biofestival in Rome
Food, ideas, fun: all this is the Festa del Bio that arrives in Rome on May 27. During the event you can discover the benefits of organic food and a healthier lifestyle. You will be able to taste organic delicacies, meet industry experts and have fun in company. Organic is a healthy and ecological option that respects the environment and health, offering high-quality products, free of synthetic chemicals and artificial additives. It will be possible to discover the organic world and have fun in a tasty and healthy experience. Appointment on May 27 at the Roman Aquarium, 400m from Termini Station. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
“You and I – in a darkness filled with light” in Ostia
After Rome, Rimini, Spoleto and Guidonia, “You and I – in a darkness full of light” by Thomas Otto Zinzi, arrives in Ostia on May 27 at 8:15 p.m. at the Teatro Fara Nume. Zinzi, author, director and performer together with Laura Frascarelli, defines the work as “a little story on the border between two authentic souls and a forgetful world full of daily injustices”. First National Vallecorsi Theater Award 2004, “IO e TE” is a modern fable about the encounter between a man and a caretaker Iovino, called Io, and Teresa, called Te, live in an apartment on the outskirts of an Italian city between dreams and unfulfilled projects. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Spanish party at Snodo Mandrione
The hot atmosphere of Spain lands in Pigneto on Sunday May 28, with fabulous shows to the rhythm of music, folklore and typical Spanish food. From 2 to 3 p.m. Flamenco show by the company Flamenco Flores – Itinerant Tablao. A flamenco show gives the viewer a particular involvement, an emotional charge that no other form of dance is capable of giving. There is also a language class, a talk on flamenco and a gypsy music show by guitarist Francesco Grant. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Testaccio boot market
You empty the basement, the attic, the closet or whatever you want, load the car and come to sell directly from the trunk. The Car Boot Market is back in Testaccio, a sustainable market in the City of the Other Economy. You will be able to get rid of leftover items, as a vendor, and find vintage items or clothing to revive for the visitor. All in an environment with many other events for young and old, bar, restaurant, clean toilets, parking and relaxation. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Fast and Furious Passion at the Mall
On Saturday, May 27, the Aura Valle Aurelia Center will host the FAST X event, a spectacular meeting with the historic club and the support of Universal Pictures Italia, with the aim of celebrating the premiere of the film of the same name in theaters and projecting 20 cars specials, located in the square outside the shopping center (Parish of San Giuseppe Cottolengo), which can be visited free of charge by moviegoers, but also by lovers of these exciting car races. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Spring beer festival in Rome
The Spring Beer Festival also returns from May 25 to 28 at Città dell’Altra Economia. The event that, like every spring, dedicates an entire weekend to beers. The Roman Craft Beer Festival, in its eighth edition, is the unmissable event for beer lovers, where they will have the opportunity to taste a wide range of national beers, with an authentic tour of the different stands. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Vintage cars in Santa Marinella
From the cars that belonged to Hollywood stars to the cars of the Popes, including the Lancia Aurelia from the movie ‘Il Sorpasso’. The ‘La Dolce Vita’ Vintage Car Trophy is back, organized and promoted by the Santa Marinella Historical Circuit Association and this year in its seventh edition. History, art, culture and territory come together in a unique contest on the Italian scene. The event, sponsored by the Lazio Region and the Municipality, will take place from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 May and will consist of a regularity test in which more than 50 prestigious cars will participate. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Sagne di Farro Festival
The appointment with the sagra delle Sagne di Farro returns at the Cineto Romano, the famous fettuccine with spelled flour. The sauce is garlic and oil, so it is also a vegetable dish. During the day there will be the possibility to taste the dish and more. Everything will be enlivened by wine and music. There will also be the option of taking a hike to the beautiful Rioscuro waterfalls. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Cover photo of the official website of the Giro d’Italia