Notte Gialla

The Notte Gialla of Quarrata

Notte Gialla is one of the most anticipated summer festivals in the calendar of Quarrata, a town in the Province of Pistoia, located in the heart of Tuscany midway between Pistoia and Florence. For three evenings, the town center comes alive with live music, street food, markets, shows, and entertainment, in a large, widespread event that involves squares, streets, gardens, and over fifty local businesses.

A widespread event in the center

The heart of the festival is Piazza Risorgimento, which hosts the street food area featuring Italian and international specialties. However, the event extends throughout the historic center: from Piazzetta Michelozzi to Piazza della Costituzione, from Via Montalbano to Via Corrado da Montemagno, and into the town's gardens. Concerts, DJ sets, shows, hobby and craft markets, and entertainment for children keep visitors company until late at night.

Music and shows

The musical program is the true backbone of Notte Gialla, featuring cover and tribute bands dedicated to the great names of Italian and international music from the seventies, eighties, nineties, and two-thousands. There is no shortage of DJ sets, street band performances, circus acts, and dance moments, turning the squares into open-air stages.

For families and everyone

The festival has a deeply popular and family-friendly soul: areas dedicated to children with inflatables and games, entertainment, outdoor sports activities, and offerings for every age group make Notte Gialla an event suitable for the whole family. The initiative was born from the collaboration between the Municipality of Quarrata, the Natural Shopping Center, and the CAT Consorzio Ambulanti Toscana of Confcommercio Pistoia-Prato, confirming the event's deep roots in the town's commercial and social fabric.

An early summer appointment

Included in the "Estate a Quarrata" (Summer in Quarrata) program, Notte Gialla represents one of the highlights of the local early summer, capable of attracting residents and visitors from the neighboring towns of the Valdinievole and the Pistoia area. With free admission and a program that is always rich and varied, it is the ideal opportunity to discover the hospitality and joy of this town in the Tuscan plains.