Events and Things to Do in Tuscany in October 2025

If you’re wondering what’s on in Florence and Tuscany in October 2026, check out this detailed line-up of top events, and art exhibits that are on throughout the month.

October is a time that’s always full of things to do. With traditional parades, food festivals and as much art as you can handle. Foodies will find a lot to get stuck into too, with plenty of seasonal delicacies to try including the gorgeous truffle, porcini mushrooms and the famous local chestnut. Here’s look at all the events you can enjoy.

LAST UPDATE: September 2026

Events and Things to Do in Florence, October 2026

HISTORIC COSTUME PARADE, 8th OCTOBER

Every year, on the 8th October there’s a parade in historic costume in Florence city centre. The parade leaves from Piazza di Parte Guelfa at 3:45pm and reaches the crypt of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. The 8th October is when Florence celebrates Santa Reparata, a martyr to whom the city has been devoted since the V century.

Under the Cathedral you can still see the remains of the ancient church of Santa Reparata – with a combined ticket for the Baptistry, Opera del Duomo Museum, and Santa Reparata that you buy on the official site.

While you’re in Florence, take advantage of this small-group Florence Super Saver TOUR that includes skip-the-line entry to the prestigious Accademia and Uffizi galleries, two of the most famous art museums in the world. Start your morning skipping the line at the Accademia Gallery, enjoy a walking tour around the town’s historic centre and round off your day with a guided Uffizi Gallery tour.

ART EXHIBITS & MARKETS

Check out the extraordinary exhibit ‘Broken, the Power of Fragment’ – at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from 25th September 2026 until 24th January 2027 – Exploring the evocative power of the fragment in art history. In collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, with artworks from Ancient Egypt to Michelangelo, from Classical Greece to contemporary artists.

On 18th October 2026 the city’s traditional market ‘fierucolina’ in Piazza Santo Spirito in Florence brings some of Autumn’s flavour to the table. In this lively square in the Oltrarno, you’ll find stalls selling local organic food from nearby farms, and handicrafts.

3rd and 4th October 2026 pottery festival in Piazza Santa Croce, with artisans exhibiting their creations.

Don’t forget that on Tuesday morning you can follow the locals to the Cascine market along the Arno river.

* See Top Art Exhibits in Florence and Tuscany this Autumn 2026!

Top Events in Tuscany October 2026

IMPRUNETA, San Luca Fair

Every year in October the small town of Impruneta (half an hour south of Florence) hosts the popular Fiera di San Luca – from 10th to 18th October 2026. This fair has been coming to Impruneta since the Middle Ages, when merchants and shepherds would meet to buy and sell livestock and produce. Impruneta was (and still is) famous for its terracotta production. It’s one of the top events of the Chianti region in Autumn.

It’s a lively week full of events, traditional games and a big market where you find everything from clothes to typical local specialities. On the occasion of this fair, the loggia in Piazza Buondelmonti hosts the creations of local artisans.

CHIANTI REGION

If you’re the active type, you might want to have a look at L’Eroica in Gaiole in Chianti, a non-competitive vintage bike race along the strade bianche (or unpaved country roads) of the Chianti. It takes place this year on 3rd and 4th October 2026 (See the official site for information about the routes). The Ecomaratona del Chianti (16th-18th October 2026) is another great way to get fit while exploring the scenic rolling hills of the Chianti, with three trails (42k, 21k, 13k).

Autumn is a great time to travel around the Chianti region and do some wine tasting, the colours of the countryside are mesmerising! Check out this popular Half Day Chianti Wine Tasting Tour to experience all the flavours of Chianti.

Mushroom, Chestnut and other FOOD FESTIVALS around Tuscany

The beautiful Medieval hilltop town of Certaldo hosts the traditional Boccaccesca Food & Wine Festival from 8th-11th October 2026 (more info of their FB page).

The Mount Amiata area is famous for the top-quality ‘marroni’, a local variety of chestnut. For chestnut festivals head to Arcidosso the last two weekends of October.

Abbadia San Salvadore has a great Autumn Fair – 10th-11th and 17th-18th October 2026 – celebrating not only chestnuts but also mushrooms and local products with plenty of food stands for every taste. Piancastagnaio boasts the most ancient of chestnut festivals, the “Crastatone” (31st October-2nd November).

Mushroom Festival at Bagnolo, Santa Fiora: first 2 weekends of October.

Chestnut Fairs in Marradi and Palazzuolo sul Senio (every week end in October) in the Mugello area. Or the small hamlet of Caprese Michelangelo on the last two weekends of October – there’s another reason to visit, this is the place where Michelangelo Buonarroti was born!

Campiglia d’Orcia organises the Festa del Marrone on Sunday 25th October 2026, where the village dresses up in festive colours and you can taste typical dishes and treats of all sorts.

Porcini Mushroom and Steak Festival at Noceta, near Castiglion Fiorentino (near Arezzo) – usually first weekend of October.

On 24th-25th October 2026 the town of Barberino di Mugello (north of Florence) hosts the Truffle Festival (Mostra Mercato del Tartufo Bianco e Nero del Mugello), showcasing the excellent local truffle varieties.

Volterragusto is an important truffle and local food festival held in the hilltop town of Volterra from 24th October – 1st November 2026. Expect cultural events, food tasting and on the last Sunday of October at 3.30pm there’s the traditional Palio dei Caci, a ‘cheese wheel rolling competition’ where participants from the different districts of the town chase the cheeses down Volterra’s narrow streets. See official site for full program.

On the first two weekends in October 2026, the small hamlet of Caldana, Gavoranno (Grosseto province) hosts the Autumn Food Festival, with local seasonal delicacies, including polenta, chestnut, mushrooms, wild boar.

ART – Edward Hopper in Pisa

One of the most anticipated exhibits in Tuscany this Autumn is the one dedicated entirely to American artist Edward Hopper. Hosted in the gorgeous Palazzo Blu in Pisa, it features more than 150 works of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Five thematic sections that help trace the main stages of Hopper’s career. From 14th October 2026 to March 2027.

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