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Here’s our round-up for October 1-8, 2026
The autumn plant and flower market features unusual, local and collector’s varieties, with more than 75 exhibitors from across Italy. A programme of courses and workshops completes the offering.
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From October 6 to 11, Florence welcomes the 17th edition of Middle East Now, which officially opens the city’s 50 Days of Cinema season. Screenings and events will take place at Cinema La Compagnia, Cinema Astra and venues across the city. This year’s theme, radical movements, shifts the focus from imagining alternative realities to exploring movement and action.
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From 9am to 7pm in piazza Santa Croce on October 3, 100 ceramists from all over Europe share their wares, covering a wide variety of techniques. Expect shows, live demonstrations and workshops for all ages as part of the 27th edition of the popular market-fair.
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On October 3 and 4, Creative Factory Market returns to Manifattura Tabacchi in collaboration with Associazione Heyart for two days dedicated to independent design and diverse forms of contemporary craftsmanship, featuring over 50 designers and artisans from across Italy.
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Barclay’s installations join the works by Paolo Canevari and Marino Marini already on display, complemented by two additional sculptures by Marino Marini. Marking the final chapter of the Drama Four Acts project curated by Sergio Risaliti, the pieces transform the spaces of the Palazzina Buontalenti into an immersive and disorienting environment.
Find out moreThe pivotal moment in the theatre of Giuliano Scabia – linked to the birth of the new Italian theatre – comes under the spotlight as part of the Estate Fiorentina programme. With works spanning from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, the focus is on the period of experimentation that took theatre beyond its conventional boundaries.
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To mark the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis’s passing, Palazzo Medici Riccardi brings to life the story of Florentine devotion, artistic ambition and Medici patronage that defined the age. More than three centuries after their creation, four monumental canvases by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini return to Florence, depicting poignant episodes from the life of Saint Francis and offering a window into the spiritual world of Cosimo III de’ Medici.
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Returning to Palazzo Corsini from September 26 to October 4, one of the world’s oldest art and antiques fair dedicated to Italian art embraces the theme The Future of the Classical, demonstrating how masterpieces spanning two millennia continue to shape contemporary perspectives on art, collecting and cultural heritage.
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From ancient Egypt to Michelangelo through to contemporary artists like Louise Bourgeois, Francesco Vezzoli and Danh Vo, the new show at Strozzi explores the theme of fragments in the history of sculpture, bringing visitors through places, eras and the expressive possibilities of pieces.
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The ground-floor rooms display 25 paintings by the Romanian-born artist in an exhibition that explores themes of motherhood, portraiture and self-portraiture, as well as still life and the female figure.
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We’re raising a glass to our October Exhibition Issue with an evening of art, conversation and new perspectives at Beast Gallery. Join us on October 1 for the vernissage of Australian artist Meg Walters, whose luminous paintings in “The Ecstasy of Dying and the Vastness of Living” explore memory, mortality, water and the fleeting beauty of being alive. Come and meet the artist, discover the new issue and celebrate Florence’s vibrant contemporary art scene with us, including a live interview with the artist. From 6–8pm, free event. RSVP: press@theflorentine.net
Inspired by Georg Büchner’s play of the same name, the symbolic work of the early 20th century is an emblem of expressionist theatre, with themes such as nightmares and murder at the centre of the three acts and 15 tableaux, which debuted in Berlin in 1925.
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A solo exhibition by American artist Rachel Weinstock, curated by Jemma Elliott-Israelson, explores the material afterlife of celebration. Brought into dialogue with Florence’s rich art-historical tradition, Weinstock works across painting and epoxy resin sculpture, turning cakes, ribbons, tablecloths, napkins and discarded party objects into carriers of memory. Free admission, open Monday to Friday 2-6pm and Saturday 10am to 1pm. The vernissage takes place on September 24, and open to the public from September 25.
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180 posters displayed around the city tackle gender stereotypes and violence in relationships, inviting us to examine the languages and forms through which we relate. The artistic research project promoted by the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence brings together the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome, the Ligurian Academy of Fine Arts, Genoa, and the Academy of Fine Arts of Frosinone.
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25 days of performances include premieres and over 130 artists from 21 countries. Held in locations like PARC Performing Arts Research Centre, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Museo Marino Marini, the varied programme offers new perspectives and participatory experiences for the public.
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The exhibition explores the exceptional technical and aesthetic richness of European Mannerist graphic art, alongside the profound connection forged between Georg Baselitz and the masters of the 16th century through decades of dedicated research and collecting.
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To mark the 250th anniversary of the Independence of the United States, 10 photographs from the Foto Locchi Archive are displayed around the Bardini gardens, recounting the deep and enduring bonds between Florentines and Americans. From Florence, wounded by war, to its rebirth after the liberation by the US Fifth Army in August 1944, the exhibition highlights the commitment of the Monuments Men, among whom the American art historian Frederick Hartt stood out in Florence as well as carefree moments of baseball games and the arrival of Hollywood stars.
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