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Below is a list of the Annual events held in Rome.
Epifania – La Befana (Epiphany), day of present-giving to Roman children, 6 Jan 2003, throughout the city
Carnevale, children dress up and a few nightclubs put on special parties, week before Lent, various venues
Festa di Primavera (Spring Festival), late Mar-early Apr, Spanish Steps
Settimana Santa & Pasqua (Holy Week and Easter), late-Mar, Mass in St Peter’s Square on Sat before Palm Sunday, services throughout Rome’s churches in Holy Week, and the Pope’s evening mass on Good Friday at the Colosseum
Good Friday, Pope makes an appearance, 29 Apr, Colosseum
Natale di Roma (Rome’s Birthday), 21 Apr, fireworks on the Aventine Hill
Festa della Liberazione, sombre festivities celebrate the Allies’ liberation of Italy in World War II, 25 Apr, Mausoleum of the Ardeatine Caves and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Piazza Venezia
Festa del Lavoro (Labour Day), free rock concert, 1 May, outside basilica of San Giovanni
Mostra dell’Antiquariato, antique fairs, mid-end May, Via dei Coronari, near Piazza Navona
Fiera d’Arte di Via Margutta, four-day art fair, late May, Via Margutta
Estate Romana (Roman Summer), music, dance, literature and film events, Jun-Sep, Rome’s parks and courtyards
Tevere Expo, arts and crafts fair, late Jun-late Jul, along River Tiber
Festa di San Giovanni, Pope leads the way to the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, 23 Jun, Laterano
San Pietro e San Paolo, public holiday in honour of Rome’s two patron saints, 29 Jun, church service at Basilica of San Paulo Fouri le Mura
Roma Alta Moda, haute couture collections, mid-Jul, Piazza di Spagna and smart hotels
Festa di Noantri, markets and fireworks in honour of Madonna del Carmine, two weeks mid-Jul, Travestere
Mostra dell’Antiquariato, antique fairs, mid-end Oct, Via dei Coronari, near Piazza Navona
Fiera d’Arte di Via Margutta, four-day art fair, late Oct, Via Margutta
Mercato di Piazza Navona, market stalls selling food and craft items in Piazza Navona, mid-Dec-6 Jan
Immacolata Concezione (Immaculate Conception), Mass by the Pope, 8 Dec, Santa Maria Maggiore
Midnight Mass, Pope delivers mass, 24 Dec, St Peter’s Basilica
Messa di Natale (Christmas Mass) and ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Blessing, 25 Dec, St Peter’s Basilica
Veglia di Preghiera (Prayer Vigil), for the passage to the new year, 31 Dec, St Peter’s Basilica
San Silvestro/Capo d’Anno (New Year’s Eve), 31 Dec, festivities throughout city
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