Long Night of Churches

The churches that stay open at night

There is one evening in June when churches do not close at sunset. It is the Long Night of Churches, the national initiative that opens places of worship until late and offers them as spaces for art, music, and spirituality, accessible to believers and the curious. In Lodi, the event is promoted by the Diocese and is part of the city's diocesan calendar.

The heart in San Francesco

For years, the center of the Lodi Long Night has been the Church of San Francesco, in Piazza Ospitale, one of the most important buildings in the city's artistic heritage. Here, the evening alternates moments of discovery and listening: guided tours of the church, in collaboration with the FAI, and sacred music concerts that make the naves resonate. In the 2025 edition, for example, the Intende Voci Chorus conducted by Maestro Mirko Guadagnini performed the concert "Dona nobis pacem", with music by Bach and Dvořák, with free admission.

A journey of beauty

The formula of the Long Night is simple and powerful: no tickets, no restrictions, just the invitation to enter and be surprised by art and music in places of worship. In Lodi, alongside San Francesco, other churches in the city center can be involved, in a route that enhances the rich religious heritage of the Lodi capital.

A national event in Lodi

The event is part of a project spread throughout Italy, but in Lodi, it takes on a special flavor, intertwining with the life of the diocesan community and the city's cultural vocation. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Friday, June 5th, and like every year, it will offer Lodi residents and visitors the opportunity to experience the churches in a new light, that of the evening.