Looking for things to do in Florence and Tuscany this September 2025? We’ve put together a list of our own personal favourites that you can add to your itinerary. September is a month that’s chock-full of events, ancient festivals, and towns celebrating the grape harvest. Enjoy!
Top Events & Things to Do in Florence in September 2025
September opens with the traditional Rificolona Festival, that happens every year on the evening of 7th September bringing to the city centre hundreds of paper lanterns and memories of the past, when country people would arrive in droves to Florence to celebrate the Virgin Mary’s birthday. The main parade starts at 8:15 pm in Piazza Santa Felicita and ends in Piazza della Santissima Annunziata. For kids of all ages!
From 12th to 14th September 2025 Giardino Corsini hosts a new edition of www.artigianatoepalazzo.it
with 100 artisans showcasing their creations, from jewellery, to leather bags and traditional straw hats. Every year there are new surprises for this event that embraces crafts and creativity in the stunning setting of the Corsini Garden (it’s in Via della Scala 115, near Porta a Prato).
From 26th September Palazzo Strozzi in Florence dedicates a great exhibition to early Renaissance painter Beato Angelico. On our blog we’ve talked a lot about this painter because we love the San Marco Museum with his touching frescoes (read our visit to San Marco Museum), and we can’t wait to see Beato Angelico’s paintings, drawings and miniatures that will arrive in Florence from museums all over the world.
Florence Jazz Festival delights music fans from 2nd to 14th September 2025.
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Things to Do in Tuscany this September 2025
SIENA – We’ve been looking forward to visiting the Sala della Pace in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. After careful restoration, on 1st September 2025 the amazing fresco by Ambrogio Lorenzetti “Allegory of Good and Bad Government” is once again open to visitors. Don’t miss it!
SAN GIMIGNANO – In the nearby hilltop towns of San Gimignano, famous for its Medieval towers, you can learn about the Etruscan world and see how contemporary Italian artists have been influenced by their taste and sensibility. The Exhibit “Etruscan Soul” is on until 11th January 2026.
On a different note, on 6th and 7th September 2025 San Gimignano becomes the Capital of Gin for the Sangi Festival, with gin tasting, music and good food. The setting? The Medieval Rocca di Montestaffoli.
CHIANTI REGION – If you’re planning to visit the Chianti region this September, you’re in for a treat! This is the month of the “vendemmia” or grape harvest, where you’ll see carts overflowing with dark grapes, on their way to be fermented. Many Wine Festivals enliven the Chianti in September, with towns like Greve in Chianti, Panzano, Montefioralle showcase their celebrated nectars.
Joining a Chianti Wine Tasting Tour is a great way to explore and get a feel of the scenic Chianti region!
Book your Full-Day Wine and Food tour from Florence. Roam the Tuscan hills in a comfy 4-wheel vehicle, and visit historic wine estates. Sample the finest Chianti and Brunello wines, and save room for a 3-course meal in the Tuscan countryside before returning to Florence.
LUCCA – Every year on the evening of the 13th September the streets of Lucca are adorned with thousands of candles on the occasion of the Luminara di Santa Croce, one of Italy’s most significant religious festivals. This historic procession celebrates the legendary Volto Santo crucifix, bringing a mystical atmosphere to the town. Suggestive and truly unique.
CORTONA – From the last week of August until 7th September the scenic hilltop town of Cortona hosts the popular Fiera Cortona Antiquaria, National Antiques Fair, that attracts collectors and bargain hunters to its historic streets.
LIVORNO – Music in the protagonist of Mascagni Festival in Livorno, from August until 13th September 2025, dedicated to the life and work of composer Pietro Mascagni, born in Livorno in 1863 and author of the famous opera ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’.
PISTOIA – the Medieval Festival PISTOIA MEDIOEVO 1322, on 20th-21st September 2025 gives you chance to delve into Pistoia’s past, with games, jesters, falcons, flag throwers’ shows. You can also partake in a Medieval banquet (advance booking necessary) and see the splendid Piazza Duomo in Pistoia dressed in Medieval costume.
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