Festivals in Trieste

Approdi Festival brings theatre, music, cinema, and dance every summer to the most evocative locations in Trieste, from the Orto Lapidario t...

Barcolana is the most crowded sailing race on the planet and one of the symbolic events of Trieste: every second Sunday in October, over two...

Barcolana by Night is the evocative night regatta that precedes the great Autumn Cup: in the San Giusto basin, in front of Molo Audace, one-...

At the end of June, Muggia immerses itself in the sounds of the 17th and 18th centuries with the Baroque Festival: a musical review that bri...

In May, Muggia becomes a Beethovenian capital for two weeks with the BeethovenFest: 27 events including concerts, exhibitions, conferences,...

Bloomsday Trieste celebrates James Joyce in the city that hosted him for over a decade and was decisive for the birth of Ulysses. Around Jun...

Borgo in Giallo is the Duino Aurisina event dedicated to crime fiction, noir, and true crime. Throughout the month of June, the Spazio Cultu...

The Borgo Teresiano Wine Fest brings the wines of the Carso and Friuli Venezia Giulia to the elegant streets of Borgo Teresiano, the 18th-ce...

The Castles Run is the footrace that connects two symbols of Trieste: it starts from the romantic Miramare Castle, overlooking the sea, and...

In Caresana, a small Slovenian hamlet of the municipality of San Dorligo della Valle, the Praznik Češenj, the Cherry Festival, returns on th...

Cinema Nordest is the open-air cinema festival that opens Trieste's summer season: on June evenings, the Muzio de Tommasini Public Garden, t...

Corri Trieste is the city race that enlivens the Old Port – the 'Porto Vivo' – of Trieste at sunset: a competitive and non-competitive 10 km...

The Corsa della Bora – S1 Trail is the major trail running event that in early January brings thousands of athletes to the Trieste Karst. Ba...

Electronic Picnic is the event that changes the rhythm of the Trieste Karst every May 1st: an open-air day at Avalon Wellness Spa, in Borgo...

On June 26th, Muggia celebrates its patron saints, John and Paul, with one of the most cherished traditions of the town on the Gulf of Tries...

In the Madonna del Mare district, Trieste celebrates its patron saint of sailors with a neighborhood festival that combines a procession, bl...

Fuoricentro brings free theatre, music, and shows to the neighbourhoods and outskirts of Trieste, from the centre to the Karst region. As pa...

The Giro di San Giacomo is one of Trieste's most historic running races, with over eighty years of tradition. A road race in the Campi Elisi...