Historical reenactments in Italy
Every historical reenactment (or re-enactment) event in Italy listed on The Muster, from living-history weekends to full-scale battles.
11 events listed, covering ancient, medieval, early modern and First World War history.
March 2027
Ides of March Reenactment
Annual costumed reenactment of the assassination of Julius Caesar, staged by the Gruppo Storico Romano every 15 March at Largo di Torre Argentina (the site of the ancient Curia of Pompey), under the supervision of the University of Rome Tor Vergata's Department o… Known locally as Le Idi di Marzo.
April 2027
Rome's Birthday Festival — Natale di Roma (27th)
1,000+ from 16 countries · Antiquity
May 2027
Palio di Legnano
Medieval
June 2027
Tempora in Aquileia
≈500 reenactors · Antiquity
Arezzo Saracen Joust — San Donato Edition
≈400 in procession · Medieval
August 2027
Cinque Torri Great War Living History Day
An annual living-history day at the Cinque Torri open-air Great War museum in the Dolomites, where European reenactors in period Italian and Austro-Hungarian uniforms camp among preserved WW1 trenches and rock-cut shelters and demonstrate high-altitude… Known locally as Toccare la storia con mano.
September 2027
Arezzo Saracen Joust — Madonna del Conforto Edition
≈400 in procession · Medieval
Ponte a Cappiano Renaissance Festival
An annual Renaissance-themed festival at the fortified bridge of Ponte a Cappiano, a hamlet of Fucecchio in Tuscany, recreating the 16th century when the bridge and its Medici-built sluice complex were at the height of their commercial prosperity under Cosimo I d… Known locally as Il Ponte Rivive.
Scandiano Palio dell'Angelica
A two-day historical pageant at the Rocca dei Boiardo in Scandiano (Emilia-Romagna) recreating the world of the 15th-century Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo, lord of Scandiano and author of Orlando Innamorato, whose heroine Angelica gives the event its… Known locally as Palio dell'Angelica.
Pienza Race of Pius II
A Renaissance historical pageant in Pienza (Siena province, Tuscany) commemorating Pope Pius II's 1462 transformation of his home village of Corsignano into the ideal Renaissance city of Pienza. Known locally as La Corsa di Pio.
Dates to be announced
These events are known to recur, but there is nothing yet to place them in the year — no announced dates, and no previous edition on record to expect the next one from. They are listed here so they are not lost.
Calcio Storico — Florentine Historic Football
Medieval