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Exhibitions and business events
Blue Planet Economy 2026: the marine economy in Rome
Blue Planet Economy Expoforum explores the marine economy through technology, resources and connections between companies, research centres and institutions. The 2026 edition takes place at Fiera Roma on 21–24 October. On the checking date, 21 October, it is beginning: only the remaining days of this edition are relevant to an immediate visit.
The forum suits people interested in practical marine questions. It offers a chance to understand what researchers and businesses propose, which skills the sector needs and where their problems overlap. Scientific sessions and professional exchanges can be useful for specialists, students and visitors considering a career in this field.
When: 21.10.2026 — 24.10.2026 · Where: Fiera Roma exhibition centre, Via Portuense 1645–1647, Rome
Maker Faire Rome 2026: technology at the Gazometro
Maker Faire Rome brings together technology, science and independent invention. From 23 to 25 October 2026, Gazometro Ostiense welcomes projects by makers, startups, schools, universities and research teams. The interesting moment is the move from an idea to a working object: electronics become a device, code controls a mechanism and a new material finds a practical use.
Exhibits, talks and workshops make this an appealing visit for anyone curious about contemporary technology. Engineering knowledge is not a prerequisite for getting acquainted with the projects: the organiser emphasises accessible explanations. Professionals can get more from conversations by choosing their main interests in advance.
When: 23.10.2026 — 25.10.2026 · Where: Gazometro Ostiense gasometer complex, Via del Commercio 9–11, Rome
RomaSposa 2026: wedding ideas at La Nuvola
RomaSposa explores the details that give a wedding its character. The 2026 edition runs from 30 October to 1 November at Roma Convention Center La Nuvola. Couples can compare ideas in person, while wedding planners can look for inspiration and professional connections.
Rather than viewing separate selections online, visitors meet the people behind the services and see the objects themselves. Dresses, flowers, decoration and atmosphere can be considered together, followed by a conversation about your own plans. This can be particularly useful when you have an overall idea but have not yet brought its individual elements into focus.
When: 30.10.2026 — 01.11.2026 · Where: Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, Rome
NSE 2026 in Rome: the space economy
NSE – New Space Economy European Expoforum brings together space technology, research and business. Its eighth edition takes place at Fiera Roma on 25–27 November 2026. It looks beyond the broad idea of space to real organisations, practical problems and developments that need partners or users.
The organiser describes the space economy as connecting many areas of science and industry. NSE can therefore interest entrepreneurs, researchers and students as well as specialists in spacecraft and flight. A concrete question helps: what is already being offered, how is a field developing and who could discuss a joint project?
When: 25.11.2026 — 27.11.2026 · Where: Fiera Roma exhibition centre, Via Portuense 1645–1647, Rome
RO.ME 2026: museums and cultural spaces
RO.ME – Museum Exhibition focuses on museums, cultural spaces and cultural destinations. The ninth edition takes place on 2–4 December 2026 in the Corsie Sistine halls of Santo Spirito in Sassia. This professional exhibition considers both heritage itself and the ways people encounter it.
The theme is Heritage to Enjoy, Culture to Share. The organiser connects it with visitor experience, public participation and the shared enjoyment of culture. Museum staff, exhibition specialists, cultural project teams and people studying contemporary cultural institutions may find the approach especially relevant.
When: 02.12.2026 — 04.12.2026 · Where: Corsie Sistine halls, Santo Spirito in Sassia complex, Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome
Più libri più liberi 2026: books at La Nuvola
Più libri più liberi is Rome’s small and medium publishers’ fair, organised by Associazione Italiana Editori. Its twenty-fifth edition runs from 4 to 8 December 2026 at La Nuvola. It is a place to move beyond a familiar shopping list, explore independent publishers’ catalogues and discover authors you have not encountered.
Book stands meet a cultural programme. Readers can understand an entire publishing approach rather than a single cover. Professionals can observe the themes and formats independent publishers choose and how they address audiences. Knowing Italian can help you participate more fully; check the language of a particular meeting in its description.
When: 04.12.2026 — 08.12.2026 · Where: Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, Rome
Roma International Estetica 2027: professional beauty
Roma International Estetica is an aesthetics and wellbeing exhibition for a professional audience. The next edition is announced for 6–8 February 2027 at Fiera Roma. Products, professional development and conversations with people who work in the sector are the central reasons to visit.
Practitioners, salon managers and people exploring professional paths may find the format useful. Beyond a product’s first impression, it allows more detailed questions: which task does it address, how is work organised and what would further learning involve? Seeing offers in one context can make comparisons more meaningful.
When: 06.02.2027 — 08.02.2027 · Where: Fiera Roma exhibition centre, Via Portuense 1645–1647, Rome
Motodays 2027: motorcycles and riding culture in Rome
Motodays is an exhibition for people interested in motorcycles, technology and riding culture. Its fifteenth edition takes place at Fiera Roma on 5–7 March 2027. Displays are combined with practical formats, conversation and entertainment, allowing visitors to build a day beyond simply looking at stands.
It can suit industry followers, people exploring their interests and visitors with technical questions. Seeing offers alongside one another and speaking to representatives can answer questions that a photograph cannot. The specific exhibitors and activities still need checking for the new edition.
When: 05.03.2027 — 07.03.2027 · Where: Fiera Roma exhibition centre, Via Portuense 1645–1647, Rome
Rome Bridal Week 2027: bridal fashion for the industry
Rome Bridal Week is a bridal fashion trade exhibition bringing together brands, designers and buyers. The 2027 edition takes place at Fiera Roma on 14–16 March. Its purpose is to introduce collections and encourage dialogue between those creating garments and those choosing offers for their clients.
This is primarily an industry visit. Salon owners, buyers and fashion professionals can compare different brands’ approaches. Silhouette, material and decoration can be considered as parts of a collection, followed by detailed conversations with brand representatives. This differs from a consumer visit seeking individual wedding services.
When: 14.03.2027 — 16.03.2027 · Where: Fiera Roma exhibition centre, Viale Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Rome
Concerts, exhibitions and theatre
Romaeuropa Festival 2026
Romaeuropa Festival brings music, theatre, dance and digital art together in a citywide programme. Its 41st edition runs from 8 September to 15 November 2026. It is already in progress, with October and November performances still ahead on the review date. It offers a meeting with Rome’s contemporary stage alongside its historic monuments and museums.
The fascination is in changing artistic languages: movement, voice, a stage object or a musical composition can each carry a story. For a first visit, choose a genre you enjoy and read about one production rather than trying to cover the entire festival.
When: 08.09.2026 — 15.11.2026 · Where: Theatres and cultural venues in Rome, as listed in the Romaeuropa programme
Keith Haring in Rome 2026–2027
Keith Haring’s exhibition at Museo di Roma–Palazzo Braschi runs from 6 October 2026 to 11 April 2027. The artist’s energetic line, dancing figures, radiant children and barking dogs are instantly recognisable. Behind their apparent simplicity lies a conversation about society, freedom and art’s ability to reach different people.
The exhibition brings contemporary art into a visit to historic Rome. Visitors can follow one visual language as it moves between paper, posters, sculpture and objects. This connection between street energy and museum presentation reveals more than a familiar decorative motif.
When: 06.10.2026 — 11.04.2027 · Where: Museo di Roma — Palazzo Braschi, Rome
Richard Avedon in Rome
Richard Avedon. In the American West. 1979–1984 runs at Palazzo Esposizioni Roma from 9 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. Faces, clothing and posture become the centre of photographs about people of the American West. Spend time with one image, then compare it with the neighbouring portraits.
Commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, the series was made between 1979 and 1984. Against a white background, the individual comes forward while the familiar idea of landscape gives way to close attention to a person. It is an engaging visit for anyone interested in how a portrait can speak about a period without elaborate surroundings.
When: 09.10.2026 — 31.01.2027 · Where: Palazzo Esposizioni Roma exhibition centre, Via Nazionale 194, Rome
Pontormo in Rome 2026–2027
From 9 October 2026 to 7 February 2027, Scuderie del Quirinale presents an exhibition devoted to Jacopo Carrucci, known as Pontormo. His work belongs to the transition from the High Renaissance to Mannerism in 16th-century Florence. Colour, gesture and unusual spatial arrangements transform familiar subjects.
For a Rome visitor, this is a sustained encounter with Florentine painting. Works on paper and paintings allow different aspects of the artist’s practice to be compared. The exhibition suits both longstanding admirers and visitors who know a few images but want to understand the development behind them.
When: 09.10.2026 — 07.02.2027 · Where: Scuderie del Quirinale exhibition centre, Via XXIV Maggio 16, Rome
Festa del Cinema di Roma 2026
Festa del Cinema di Roma offers a reason to give part of a Rome visit to the big screen. Its 21st edition runs from 13 to 25 October 2026. It is already under way on the review date, so choose from the remaining screenings. Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone is its main hub, with other cultural venues also taking part.
Progressive Cinema sits alongside Freestyle, Grand Public, special screenings and cinema history. The appeal lies in comparing different ways of telling a story: a contemporary filmmaker’s viewpoint, a broader audience film or a return to cinema’s past. Start with a film that interests you and then choose the day.
When: 13.10.2026 — 25.10.2026 · Where: Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone and other venues in Rome
Sophie Calle at MAXXI
Sophie Calle. Matrimoni, Rotture e Funerali inclusi brings photography together with text, video and autobiography at MAXXI. It runs in Gallery 2 from 16 October 2026 to 7 February 2027, exploring relationships, memory, absence and the possibility of starting again.
Eight projects made between 1978 and 2026 show Calle turning personal experience into artistic form. A relationship ending, the loss of a loved one or meeting people seeing the sea for the first time may provide a starting point. Reading matters as much as looking: words and visual details build stories that cannot be contained in one photograph.
When: 16.10.2026 — 07.02.2027 · Where: MAXXI museum, Gallery 2, Via Guido Reni 4A, Rome
IUC 2026–2027
The 82nd season of Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti runs from 17 October 2026 to 8 May 2027 in the Aula Magna of Sapienza University’s Rectorate. It offers a different pace for a Rome trip: one concert in which attention rests on live sound and the work of the musicians.
Chamber ensembles, orchestral programmes, solo recitals and vocal music allow visitors to choose what they truly want to hear. Piano enthusiasts can compare recital programmes; listeners interested in musical dialogue can explore chamber groups. The university venue becomes a meeting place for different musical forms.
When: 17.10.2026 — 08.05.2027 · Where: Aula Magna of Sapienza University’s Rectorate, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome
The Rake’s Progress in Rome
Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress opens Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2026–2027 season. The new production runs at Teatro Costanzi from 27 November to 5 December 2026, conducted by Michele Mariotti, with direction and costumes by Rafael R. Villalobos. It is an evening for visitors who want a substantial theatrical experience alongside their walks around Rome.
Tom Rakewell’s moral decline unfolds through W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman’s libretto, inspired by William Hogarth’s engravings. The meeting of images, music and personal choice makes the changing world around the protagonist as interesting as the story itself.
When: 27.11.2026; 29.11.2026; 01.12.2026; 03.12.2026; 05.12.2026 · Where: Teatro Costanzi, Rome Opera, Rome
Sporting events
Corsa dei Santi 2026: running through historic Rome
Corsa dei Santi brings together city running and a charitable purpose. Its eighteenth edition takes place on 1 November 2026, with competitive and non-competitive formats over the same 9.5 km distance. The name refers to All Saints’ Day, and the organisers use the occasion to draw attention to humanitarian projects and the values of sport.
It offers a different rhythm for experiencing familiar Roman places. For a registered runner, the main event is their own progress through the city; for a companion, it is a chance to support them and share the atmosphere of the start. This trip will particularly appeal to people who like combining a sporting occasion with time exploring a city.
When: 01.11.2026 · Where: Piazza Pio XII, in front of St Peter’s Square; course through Rome
Rome 15K 2026: a November running day in Rome
Rome 15K is a city running event organised by Forhans Team on 8 November 2026. The programme includes 15 km and 5 km distances, each with competitive and non-competitive formats. Runners can choose between a longer journey through the city and a shorter distance around which to build the rest of their day.
The appeal is the combination of running and Rome’s urban landscape. The start and finish are on Viale delle Terme di Caracalla. Both distances return to the same area, although the race itself takes place on city streets. A runner’s companion can decide whether to watch the start, offer support along the course or wait until the finish.
When: 08.11.2026 · Where: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome
Six Nations 2027 in Rome: three matches at Stadio Olimpico
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Italy will play three home matches in Rome during the 2027 Six Nations. Ireland, France and Wales visit Stadio Olimpico. These are three separate sporting occasions, each with its own opponent and atmosphere; there is no daily stadium programme throughout the period between them.
For rugby fans, the trip is a chance to watch international teams live. From the stands, you can follow how teams use space, reorganise and respond to the match, as well as individual tackles and tries. If you are discovering rugby for the first time, a look at the basic rules beforehand can help you make one match the centrepiece of your day.
When: 13.02.2027; 06.03.2027; 13.03.2027 · Where: Stadio Olimpico, Piazzale del Foro Italico, Rome
RomaOstia 2027: a half marathon from Rome to the sea
RomaOstia Half Marathon is a race whose direction is already in its name. The 52nd edition takes place on 28 February 2027: runners cover 21.097 km from Rome’s EUR district to Ostia. The announced start is at Roma PalaEUR, with the finish on Piazzale Cristoforo Colombo, at the roundabout in Ostia.
It suits runners looking for a half-marathon goal and a journey from the city towards the sea. Unlike a loop course, the start and finish are in different places. This gives the event its character and shapes the whole group’s plans: a companion can decide where to offer support and where to meet the runner afterwards.
When: 28.02.2027 · Where: Start: Roma PalaEUR; finish: Piazzale Cristoforo Colombo (Rotonda), Ostia
Run Rome The Marathon 2027: running among Rome’s landmarks
Run Rome The Marathon is an international city marathon over 42.195 km. Its 32nd edition is scheduled for 14 March 2027. For runners, it is a sporting goal in its own right, with Rome’s architecture providing a distinctive setting: the published course description places the start at Fori Imperiali and the finish at Circo Massimo.
The trip can appeal to runners and their companions alike. One person comes for the distance, others to support them and see the city on a major race day. Agree what matters most for your journey before filling the itinerary. The marathon deserves its own place in the trip; arrange other sightseeing around the runner’s preparation and recovery.
When: 14.03.2027 · Where: Via dei Fori Imperiali → Circo Massimo, Rome
Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2027: tennis in Rome
Internazionali BNL d’Italia returns to Foro Italico from 27 April to 16 May 2027. Its 84th edition brings together international ATP and WTA tennis. For spectators, it is a chance to build a Rome trip around a live match: the speed of a rally, footwork and decisions can be easier to appreciate beyond the television frame.
The interest goes beyond one name on the programme. A tournament lets you compare playing styles and follow the changing pattern of a match. First-time visitors may find it helpful to understand their ticket type and leave time to explore the sports complex. Experienced fans are likely to begin with the stage and session they want to attend.
When: 27.04.2027 — 16.05.2027 · Where: Foro Italico, Viale dei Gladiatori 31, Rome