What's On In Rome Italy In August

August is the peak of summer in Rome and many locals flee to the coast or the mountains to cool off during the heat and celebrate Ferragosto, a national holiday throughout the country. For those who stay, there are plenty of activities to keep you busy this month while you enjoy the capital without the usual crowds.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 2-17

CONCERT | Alternative rock at Villa Ada

📅 Tuesday, August 1st

Tickets: €10

📍Laghetto di Villa Ada, Via Salaria 28, Italy

FILM | Rome’s cinema island

📅 Tuesday, August 1st – Sunday, September 3rd

The Isola del Cinema music festival which takes place each year on Rome’s Tiber Island will show Italian and international movies throughout the month of August. This outdoor cinema, located on the banks of the Tiber River, is a beautiful place to catch a flick. See the full calendar of screenings online.

Tickets: €6

📍Isola Tiberina, Piazza S. Bartolomeo All’Isola 21, Rome, Italy

BAR | Rooftop drinks

📅 Ongoing through Saturday, September 30th

Lanificio is a woolen mill-turned restaurant and nightclub with a rooftop garden in Rome’s Pietralata district. Each summer, Lanificio hosts a festival of sorts on its roof with DJ sets, live music, a cocktail bar, barbecue and more.

Tickets: n/a, by consumption

📍Lanificio, Via di Pietralata 159-159a, Rome, Italy

MONDAY, AUGUST 7 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

CONCERT | Jazz in the capital

📅 Monday, August 7th

Located near Rome’s Ostiense train station, the Casa del Jazz has planned a series of ‘Summertime’ jazz concerts through the month of August. This Monday, catch the Ada Montellanico Quintet which is presenting their new album, ‘Abbey’s Road, an Ode to Abbey Lincoln’.

Tickets: €15

📍La Casa del Jazz, Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55, Rome, Italy

FOOD | Fish&Wine Festival

📅 Monday, August 7th – Sunday, August 13th

Enjoy the catch of the day at Eataly’s Fish&Wine festival where you can taste a number of fish dishes paired with wine. From original pairings to innovative concoctions, you’ll try delicious seafood and taste some of Italy’s greatest wines.

Tickets: €10

📍Eataly, Piazzale 12 Ottobre 1492, Rome, Italy

THEATER | Swoon over Shakespeare’s sonnets

📅 Wednesay, August 9th – Sunday, August 20th

The Silvano Toti Globe Theatre inside Villa Borghese is a replica of The Globe Theatre in London with stellar performances. See a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Un Sogno Di Una Notte Di Mezza Estate) translated into Italian for a peek into this fascinating theater.

Tickets: from €10

📍Globe Theatre, Largo Aqua Felix (inside Villa Borghese park)

MONDAY, AUGUST 14 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 20

DJ SET | DJ Set in an oasis

📅 Thursday, August 17th

Nestled within north Rome’s Guide Reni District, Hotel Butterfly is an extensive outdoor garden with curated rooms, verdant courtyards and pop up bars that has an exciting calendar of events this month. Each Thursday a DJ from Goa club plays a DJ-set for an eclectic crowd.

Tickets: free

📍Hotel Butterfly, Via Guido Reni 7, Rome, Italy

MUSIC | Performance within ruins

📅 Thursday, August 17th

Castel Sant’Angelo, Hadrian’s ancient mausoleum that sits on the banks of the Tiber River, hosts a number of concerts and events throughout the summer within the Cortile di Alessandro VI as part of Lazio’s Art City summer program. On Thursday, Brazilian artists Anat Cohen and Marcello Gonçalves are playing a concert with clarinet and guitar.

Tickets: €14

📍Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 5o, Rome, Italy

CINEMA | Movies at Villa Borghese

📅 Ongoing – through Wednesday, September 6th

The Casa del Cinema, or Cinema House, within the Villa Borghese is screening Italian and international films outdoors throughout the summer. For the full line-up, see the Zero.eu website.

Tickets: free

📍Casa del Cinema, Viale della Trinità dei Monti

MONDAY, AUGUST 21 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 27

CLUBBING | Dance in a Field of Strawberries

📅 Monday, August 21st

North Rome’s legendary Boscolo delle Fragole is one of the best summer clubs in the city. Start your week off on the right foot with indie rock and electro during Any Given Monday, a special evening series that has started a movement in Rome.

Tickets: €10

📍Bosco delle Fragole, Piazzale dello Stadio Olimpico 8, Rome, Italy

THEATER | The Merchant of Venice

📅 Thursday, August 24th – Sunday, September 10th

The Silvano Toti Globe Theatre inside Villa Borghese is a replica of The Globe Theatre in London with stellar performances. See a performance of The Merchant of Venice (Il Mercante di Venezia) translated into Italian for a peek into this fascinating theater.

Tickets: from €10

📍Globe Theatre, Largo Aqua Felix (inside Villa Borghese park)

MUSIC | Song on an Italian Terrace

📅 Friday, August 25th

The enormous Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Piazza Venezia is not only a mausoleum and exhibition space; it also functions as an event space that hosts concerts and performances as part of the Art City summer initiative. This Friday, Core/Coracao for a night of multicultural music and Italian song on the outdoor terrace of this fascinating space.

Tickets: free

📍Il Vittoriano, Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy

MONDAY, AUGUST 28 – THURSDAY, AUGUST 31

CINEMA | Movies in Pigneto

📅 Ongoing – through Sunday, September 3rd

For a taste of Rome’s ‘radical chic’ aesthetic, head over to the Cineclub Alphaville in Pigneto and catch Italian and international flicks, both old and contemporary. The full August program will be released shortly on the Cineclub Alphaville website here.

Tickets: free

📍Cineclub Alphaville, Via Luigi Filippo De Magistris 21, Rome, Italy

THEATER | Palazzo Venezia’s Hidden Courtyard

📅 Monday, August 28th

Located in Piazza Venezia, the Palazzo Venezia museum is often overlooked by tourists and contains a lovely hidden courtyard within it that plays host to a number of events in the summer months. On Monday, see the Italian theater production Pasticceri io e mio fratello Roberto starring Leonardo Capuano and Roberto Abbiati.

Tickets: €10

📍Palazzo Venezia, Via del Plebiscito 118, Rome, Italy

MUSIC | L’Ektrica

📅 Tuesday, August 29th

Nestled within north Rome’s Guide Reni District, Hotel Butterfly is an extensive outdoor garden with curated rooms, verdant courtyards and pop up bars that has an exciting calendar of events this month. Each Tuesday DJs Esu & Fabrice & George play a L’Ektrica themed night.

Tickets: free

📍Hotel Butterfly, Via Guido Reni 7, Rome, Italy

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