Rome's public holidays include Liberation Day (25 April), Labour
Day (1 May), the Feast of the Assumption (15 August), All Saints'
Day (1 November), the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
and the Feast of Santo Stefano (26 December).
During Holy Week (Easter) Catholics from around the world make
pilgrimages to Rome's various basilicas and to hear the Pope give
his address at the Vatican. On Good Friday there's a procession
of the Cross from the Colosseum to Capitoline Hill.
Testaccio is the place to be in summer, when one of Rome's best-preserved
areas becomes a stomping ground for the young and hip. A festival
of nightclubbery and general coolness goes down every evening from
10pm. Other summer festivals include Jazz at the Villa Celimontana
and tropical music at the Foro Italico.
Along the River is held on the north bank of the Tiber throughout
July - Rome turns into Los Angeles with beach volleyball, in-line
skating and art shows. Trastevere is filled with street theatre,
craft stalls and food booths during the Festa di Noantri (20-28
July).
Public Holidays
6 Jan - Epiphany
Mar/Apr - Easter Monday
25 Apr - Liberation Day
1 May - Labour Day
29 June - Feast of St Peter & St Paul
15 Aug - Feast of the Assumption
1 Nov - All Saints Day
8 Dec - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25 Dec - Christmas Day
26 Dec - Feast of St Stephen
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