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Medieval festivals in Italy

2 medieval festivals in Italy with dates for 2026–2027 — where they happen, when, and how to choose.

The Italian fixture is a village of a few dozen houses inside a complete ring of wall, built by Siena as a frontier fort against Florence, whose towers Dante compared to giants. On the second weekend of July Monteriggioni di Torri si Corona takes its name from that line in the Inferno and fills the enclosure with a ticketed festa medievale: a Thursday banquet, then three days of craftspeople, taverns, camps and torches after dark. The catch is size: the village is tiny and the evenings are packed, so come in the late afternoon if you want to see anyone working. Monteriggioni is 15 km from Siena, with buses from the city and car parks below the walls.

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July 2027

  • Medieval Markets & Fairs Living History & Museums +1

    Monteriggioni di Torri si Corona (Monteriggioni Medieval Festival)

    Monteriggioni, Italy

    Monteriggioni's 'di Torri si Corona' festival fills the tiny walled hilltop village near Siena with costumed performers, craft stalls, taverns, games and encampments over a long weekend in July. It has run since 1990 and takes its name from Dante's line in the Inferno describing the castle's crown of towers.

    Expected 2027
    Family
  • Medieval Markets & Fairs Music, Feasts & Theatre +1

    Festa dell'Unicorno

    Vinci, Italy

    The Festa dell'Unicorno takes over the walled centre of Vinci, Leonardo's hill town, for three days each July with themed 'worlds' that range from a medieval citadel with market and knights to steampunk, cosplay, comics and horror, plus hundreds of shows and concerts and some 200 market stands. The medieval backbone is the town itself, its castle of the Conti Guidi and the knights' quarter and market; the rest is openly fantasy, and it is Italy's largest festival of the kind.

    Expected 2027
    Family

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