Arcidò 2026, in honour of St Francis: Arcidosso’s main summer festivals return
From 25 to 30 August: music, spirituality, art and tradition.

Tuesday 25 August
6.00 pm – Castle Courtyard
Mary, also known as Mary of Nazareth: her story, told by storyteller Michele Neri.

Wednesday 26 August
6.00 pm – Parco del Pero
Presentation of the children’s book *L’Antica Gemma* by Elisa Giovannini, with Elisa Giovannini and Emanuele Bocci.
From 7.30 pm – Historic centre
Aperifrasca.
9.30 pm – Piazza della Riconciliazione
Nada in concert.

Thursday 27 August
5.00 pm – Parco del Pero
Vincent’s Boots, a multi-media art workshop on Vincent van Gogh, for children aged 4 to 6.
6.30 pm – Parco del Pero
Boundless Digressions, a comic juggling show by and starring Chien Barbu Mal Rasé, suitable for all ages.
From 7.30 pm – Old Town
Aperifrasca.
9.30 pm – Piazza della Riconciliazione
A Fairy Tale of Elisir, directed by Cristina Ferri, a reimagining of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore.

Friday 28 August
5.00 pm – Parco del Pero
‘Just as I am’, an art workshop on painting and collage, for children aged 7 and over.
6.00 pm – Parco del Pero
‘The Great Wave by Hokusai’, an art workshop for children aged 8 to 12.
5.00 pm – Sanctuary of the Crowned Madonna
Eucharistic celebration.
6.00 pm – Piazza della Riconciliazione
‘Reconciliation in the spiritual and human life of St Francis’, a discussion between Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Anna Scattigno and Roberto Farinelli.

From 7.30 pm – Old Town
Aperifrasca.
9 pm – Sanctuary of the Crowned Madonna
Start of the procession of Our Lady of Grace, accompanied by the La Castigliana Band.
10 pm – Piazza della Riconciliazione
Arrival of the procession and performance of traditional Marian pieces with soprano Cristina Ferri.
11.00 pm – Piazzetta da Imma
Foam party with DJ Ice.

Saturday 29 August
11.00 am – Parco del Pero
Presentation of the children’s book *Le novelle di Nonna Enrica* by Enrica Galeotti.
2.30 pm – Piazza della Riconciliazione
51st Capercio Walk.
6.30 pm
Clap, a street show featuring acrobatics, pole climbing and hula hooping by and starring Svenka.
7 pm – Piazza Garibaldi
Live music.
From 7.30 pm – Historic centre
Aperifrasca.
From 9 pm – Aldobrandesco Castle
Evening opening.
10.00 pm – Rione dei Ferri
Live music.
11.00 pm – Piazzetta da Imma
DJ Martina Minelli.
Piazzetta del Forno
DJ Rentboy and Jojo.

Sunday 30 August
6.00 am – Monte Labbro
Dawn concert with Giuseppe Scarpato, Edoardo Bennato’s guitarist.
11.00 – Parco del Pero
In search of the lost treasure: a town treasure hunt for families with children aged 6 and over.
16.30
Street band performing through the town’s streets.
18.00 – Town Hall Terrace
Folk songs from the Maremma with storyteller Mauro Chechi.
Followed by a traditional tombola with generous prizes.