May 1st is a bank holiday dedicated to workers’ rights.
Every year for the occasion, there is a massive free concert. The biggest free live music event in Europe. This year the venue changes after decades. In fact the concert will take place in the Circo Massimo, instead of Piazza San Giovanni.
The event starts at 3PM, is for free and there’s no need to make reservations. Access to the concert is free, until full capacity.
More info here: https://www.primomaggio.net/
Every year in May, there are extraordinary openings by night of some of the Rome museums. This year the Night of the Museums will take place on May 16th all over Europe.
According to the plan, museums will be exceptionally open from 8PM to 2AM (last entrance at 1AM). On this occasion entry tickets will be €1.
Some of the exceptionally opened sights among the state museums are:
You can find all the info on how to access at this link: https://cultura.gov.it/evento/notte-europea-dei-musei-2025 The website is in Italian only. Where you read “Tutte le regioni”, click and choose “Lazio”. You’ll filter the events by the Lazio region, where you can find the events in Rome.
Here instead you can find the info about the city museums: https://www.museiincomuneroma.it/sites/default/files/f_file/Programma%20NOTTE%20DEI%20MUSEI%202025.pdf
Some of the highlights among the city museums are:
The Internazionali BNL of Italy Tennis tournament is back at the Foro Italico from from April 28th until May 17th! The biggest tennis players of the world will be in Rome on those dates.
In Rome this is followed by both tennis enthusiasts as well as those who just want to take part in this “glamorous” event 😉
In the past couple of years there has been something new on occasion of the tournament: in Piazza del Popolo, for the duration of the tournament, there has been a tennis court where a match-show was held by Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini. There were training sessions of tennis players participating in the tournament. Let’s see if something similar will be repeated this year!
Info and tickets: https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/en/
This will be the 92nd edition of this international horse show in Villa Borghese. Same as in the previous years, those who want to attend will be able to watch the shows for free from the spectators’ seats around the field.
More info: https://www.piazzadisiena.it/en/news-piazza-di-siena-english.html
Open House is an annual event which opens for free to the public hundreds of sites in Rome with impressive architectures.
From underground archaeological sites, to embassies and ministry buildings, the difficult thing is choosing where to go! Make sure you book in advance as soon as the bookings open, as the best sites get fully booked super quick!
The 13th edition of Open House Rome will take place between May 16th and 24th.
More info: https://www.openhouseroma.org/
After the mass at 10:30AM, the firefighters around midday will throw thousands of rose petals from the top of the dome, which will fall inside the Pantheon.
This is a breathtaking show which originates from ancient times. The rose petals symbolize the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church, as well as the blood of Christ for the redemption of humanity.
To see the rose petals you need to participate to the mass. This mass has very high participation, therefore you should be at the door of the Pantheon at 9AM and participants will be allowed inside until full capacity.
More info on: https://www.pantheonroma.com/
For the second year in a row, Rome will be the final stage of the Giro d’Italia, the most important cyclist race in Italy. The Giro d’Italia crosses the Italian peninsula through mountains and beautiful landscapes, and it will end in via dei Fori Imperiali on May 31st.
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