The festival programme that lights up the historic centre
Accade a Natale a Spoleto is the festival programme that the Municipality of Spoleto (province of Perugia) offers every year, with about a hundred events spread from Advent until Epiphany. For weeks, the historic centre transforms into a widespread stage filled with lights, music, traditions, and family activities.
Among the most popular attractions are: the covered ice-skating rink, Santa Claus Village in Piazza Pianciani, video mapping in Piazza della Libertร , the tree lighting ceremony in Piazza Garibaldi, and artisan markets like "Un NaT@LE che sia Tale". There's also a letterbox for Santa Claus, workshops for children, and the arrival of Befana (the Epiphany witch).
The programme includes numerous nativity scenes in the town centre and its hamlets, gospel and classical concerts, theatre performances at the Teatro Nuovo "Gian Carlo Menotti", and the grand New Year's Eve show in Piazza Duomo, one of the most anticipated events of the Spoleto festivities. Most of the events have free admission.
For Christmas 2026-2027, the Municipality of Spoleto will again present Accade a Natale a Spoleto, its programme of about a hundred events spread between December and Epiphany.
The programme will likely follow the established format: artisan markets, Santa Claus Village, an ice-skating rink, video mapping, nativity scenes in the town centre and its hamlets, concerts, theatre performances, and the grand New Year's Eve show in Piazza Duomo. Precise dates, times, and details will be communicated by the Municipality closer to the holidays.
The detailed programme for the 2026-2027 edition will be announced by the Municipality of Spoleto in the weeks before the holidays. Traditionally, it includes: tree lighting and markets in Piazza Garibaldi, Santa Claus Village in Piazza Pianciani, video mapping in Piazza della Libertร , an ice-skating rink, the "Un NaT@LE che sia Tale" artisan market, nativity scenes in the town centre and its hamlets, gospel and classical concerts, shows at the Teatro Nuovo, and the New Year's Eve show in Piazza Duomo.
Spoleto is on the Rome-Ancona railway line; from the station, the historic centre is reachable via the mechanised pathways. By car: take the Spoleto exit from the SS3 Flaminia.
Most events are free to enter; some activities (ice rink, theatre shows) are ticketed.
Full programme on the Spoleto Municipality website. Info: +39 0743 218276.
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Centro storico di Spoleto
Piazza Garibaldi, 06049 Spoleto