Events in Naples today, August 31, 2026: What to do in the city

Monday, August 31, 2026, marks the end of the hottest month of the year, and with it, the summer in Naples and Campania. It's a day of transition: the last bonfires of the late-August festivals are lit for the grand finale, while preparations are underway for the major events of September. With free concerts, exhibitions celebrating their final days, open-air cinema, sunset hikes, and one of the most evocative historical reenactments in Southern Italy, August 31 offers a surprisingly rich calendar for those staying in the city or traveling to the provinces.

We've compiled and verified all the day's events, divided by type: music and concerts, exhibitions, open-air cinema, excursions and nature, evening events, and, of course, the food and wine festivals and fairs that bring Campania's villages to life. Here's the complete guide so you don't miss a thing.

Festivals and celebrations of the day

August 31st falls on a Monday, a day by which most of the weekend festivals have already died down. However, the closing of the Porchetta Festival in the Salerno area and the opening night of the Byzantine New Year in Amalfi, entirely dedicated to Amalfi cuisine, remain. Alongside today's two events, we've also included two previews this week—the Bufala Fest and VinEstate —for those who want to mark their calendars for the upcoming food festivals.

Porchetta Festival in Macchia di Montecorvino Rovella: Grand Finale

📍 Place: Macchia hamlet, Montecorvino Rovella (SA)
📅 Date and time: Monday, August 31, 2026, from approximately 7:00 PM
💰 Entrance: free, free parking; drinks are subject to charges
🔗 Booking: no reservations, free access

The final evening of the twelfth edition of the Porchetta Festival in the Macchia district of Montecorvino Rovella, in the province of Salerno. After four days of stalls and music, the grand finale features the "Viva gli Anni 90" show and a closing fireworks display. The menu remains the same as that which has made the event famous: porchetta sandwich, porchetta slices, cuoppo with chips, and porchetta and zeppole.

Montecorvino Rovella porchetta is described as spicy and slow-cooked, served amidst food stalls and traditional street food options. The organizers recommend arriving by 7:30 PM to find parking and choose a stand to start your meal at before the evening crowds.

Byzantine New Year in Amalfi: Kicking off with Amalfi cuisine

📍 Place: Largo Duca Piccolomini, Amalfi (SA)
📅 Date and time: Monday, August 31, 2026, from 7:00 PM
💰 Entrance: Free
🔗 Booking: free admission subject to availability

The first evening of the 26th edition of the Byzantine New Year , the historical reenactment that annually celebrates the New Year of the ancient Byzantine calendar between Amalfi and Atrani. The opening on August 31st is dedicated to the gastronomic heritage of the Coast: at 7:00 pm, the round table discussion "Memory, Identity, and Cultural Heritage of Amalfi Cuisine" will take place with art historian Giovanni Camelia , medievalist Giuseppe Gargano , and chef Antonio Dipino.

At 8:00 PM, a public interview will follow with the new Magister of Civiltà Amalfitana , chef Enrico Cosentino , one of the architects of the success of Campania cuisine around the world, in conversation with journalist Mario Amodio . This year's award ideally ties the historical reenactment to the theme of taste, continuing in the following days with the historical costume parade and the solemn investiture of the Magister.

Bufala Fest in Naples: Preview of the Tenth Edition

📍 Place: Piazza Municipio, Naples
📅 Date and time: From September 2nd to 6th 2026, 12:30pm to 11:00pm
💰 Entrance: Free entry at the Villaggio del Gusto; paid menu tickets
🔗 Booking: tasting workshops by reservation

It's not even open yet, but it's worth noting: from September 2nd to 6th , the Bufala Fest , the festival dedicated to the Campania buffalo supply chain, returns to Piazza Municipio, now in its tenth edition. Among the stands of the Villaggio del Gusto, Casa Coldiretti reopens , with tasting workshops, and meetings every day from 12:30 pm to 11:00 pm.

Every evening at 8:00 pm, guided tasting workshops begin with ONAF , Consorzio Vini dei Campi Flegrei e Ischia , and APROL Campania : from milk to wine, from honey to flowers, a complete journey around DOP buffalo mozzarella and the products of the Campania region.

VinEstate in Torrecuso: Campania's oldest wine festival

📍 Place: Caracciolo Cito Palace, Torrecuso (BN)
📅 Date and time: From September 3rd to 6th 2026, from 18.00 pm
💰 Entrance: Paid tastings; dinner by reservation
🔗 Booking: dinner at 340 252 6591

From September 3rd to 6th, Torrecuso, in the heart of the Sannio Benevento area, becomes the wine capital with VinEstate , now in its 51st year and considered Campania's oldest wine festival. It all kicks off Thursday at 6:00 PM with the inauguration and opening of the Oenological Museum of Contemporary Art in Palazzo Caracciolo Cito.

The food and wine stands open from 7:00 PM, and at 8:00 PM, dinner with wines paired by the Aglianico del Taburno Association . Four days dedicated to tastings, contemporary art, music, and literature, featuring local wines, including Aglianico del Taburno and Falanghina.

Enzo Gragnaniello in concert in Aversa

📍 Place: Town Hall Square, Aversa (CE)
📅 Date and time: Monday, August 31, 2026, evening hours
💰 Entrance: Free
🔗 Booking: free admission

The great Neapolitan melody takes the stage in Piazza Municipio in Aversa , in the province of Caserta, for the Estate ad Aversa 2026 festival . The star of the evening is Enzo Gragnaniello , one of the most authentic and profound voices of Neapolitan singer-songwriters, author of songs that have entered the history of Italian songwriting.

Gragnaniello has been a key figure in contemporary Neapolitan song for decades, combining tradition with poetic writing and social commitment. His concerts are a journey through beloved classics and more recent pieces, in an intimate and powerful dialogue with the audience. Free admission makes the evening an unmissable experience for singer-songwriters.

The concert is part of the Estate ad Aversa program, a festival that has brought big names in Italian music to the Caserta area for years, confirming the city's role as a cultural hub for the Aversa countryside.

Andrea Sannino in Camposano for the feast of San Gavino

📍 Place: Umberto I Square, Camposano (NA)
📅 Date and time: Monday, August 31, 2026, evening hours
💰 Entrance: Free
🔗 Booking: free admission

In the province of Naples, in Camposano , Andrea Sannino is expected in Piazza Umberto I for the patronal celebrations in honor of San Gavino . The Neapolitan singer-songwriter, renowned for his intense interpretations and his ability to touch the audience's heart, brings a repertoire that blends melody and emotion to the square.

Patron saint festivals have always been the heart of summer in small towns in Campania: opportunities for gathering, devotion, and community, culminating with a concert in the town square. The Camposano event continues this tradition, offering an evening of free music for residents and visitors.

Andrea Sannino, with his unmistakable vocals and beloved songs, is one of the most sought-after artists on the Campania summer calendar: his presence confirms the growing prestige of Camposano's patronal festival.

Pomigliano Jazz in Campania: The 31st edition gets underway

📍 Place: Vesuvius Crater, Cimitile and Avella (various locations)
📅 Date and time: from August 30 to September 12, 2026, variable hours
💰 Entrance: Tickets are available for the main concerts; information is available on the official website.
🔗 Booking: Tickets at pomiglianojazz.com

The 31st edition of Pomigliano Jazz in Campania got into full swing on August 30th and will continue until September 12th 2026, bringing great Italian and international jazz to some of the most evocative places in the region: from the Vesuvius Crater to the Early Christian Basilicas of Cimitile , up to the Roman Amphitheatre of Avella.

The festival, among the longest-running and most recognized in the national jazz scene, renews its formula this year, bringing music and archaeological heritage into dialogue. With internationally renowned guests— Billy Cobham is prominently featured—the festival confirms its vocation for transforming extraordinary locations into natural stages.

The festival kicks off on August 31st: jazz fans will have the opportunity to listen to great musicians in unique settings over the next few days, between the silence of the Vesuvian crater and the thousand-year-old naves of the basilicas of Cimitile.

Capri Photography Festival: "Journeys and Mirages" at the Certosa di San Giacomo

📍 Place: Charterhouse of San Giacomo, Capri (NA)
📅 Date and time: From August 30th to October 11th 2026, Certosa opening hours
💰 Entrance: Entrance ticket to the Certosa; information on the official website
🔗 Booking: tickets at the Certosa di San Giacomo

From August 30th, the Certosa di San Giacomo in Capri hosts the 18th edition of the Photography Festival with the exhibition "Viaggi e Miraggi ," curated by Denis Curti . The centerpiece of the exhibition is Paolo Ventura 's works, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the rediscovery of the Blue Grotto , one of the island's iconic sites.

The Capri Photography Festival is a well-established summer event on the island, attracting masters of Italian and international photography each year to one of the most beautiful monastic complexes in the Mediterranean. The Certosa, with its cloisters and sea views, itself becomes part of the exhibition experience.

The decision to celebrate two centuries since the rediscovery of the Blue Grotto links contemporary photography to the history and myth of the island, in a dialogue between memory and vision that has always characterized the festival.

OBEY: Power to the Peaceful at the Gallerie d'Italia

📍 Place: Gallerie d'Italia, Via Toledo 177, Naples
📅 Date and time: until September 6, 2026; last days
💰 Entrance: Free
🔗 Booking: Free access; information at gallerieditalia.com

These are the last days to visit "OBEY: Power to the Peaceful ," the retrospective exhibition that Gallerie d'Italia on Via Toledo is dedicating to Shepard Fairey , curated by Giuseppe Pizzuto . The exhibition traces the artistic journey of the creator of Barack Obama's iconic "Hope" poster and the famous OBEY brand, spanning street art, graphic design, and political engagement.

Shepard Fairey is a key figure in contemporary street art: starting with illegally distributed "Andre the Giant" stickers, he has become a globally recognized artist, capable of transforming images into tools of social communication. The Naples exhibition reconstructs his entire creative journey.

The exhibition closes on September 6th: those who haven't seen it yet have just a few days to enjoy a major retrospective, hosted at the Intesa Sanpaolo museum in the heart of Via Toledo, with free admission.

Capodimonte: Mimmo Jodice, Carlo Maria Mariani, and Isgrò's "Canto Napoli"

📍 Place: Museum and Royal Wood of Capodimonte, Via Miano 2, Naples
📅 Date and time: Exhibitions running until September 6 and 29, 2026
💰 Entrance: Museum ticket (full price from about 15 euros); information on the official website
🔗 Booking: Tickets at capodimonte.cultura.gov.it

The Museum and Royal Wood of Capodimonte offers a rich program this late summer. "Capodimonte Remembers Mimmo Jodice ," a tribute to the great Neapolitan photographer, and "Signs of the Times. Carlo Maria Mariani at Capodimonte ," dedicated to the master of quotation, continue until September 6th. Meanwhile, "Canto Napoli," Emilio Isgrò 's tribute to the city, remains open until September 29th.

"Canto Napoli" is an artistic project that celebrates Neapolitan music and culture through the language of erasures, Isgrò's signature style. The artist, a leading figure in Italian conceptual art, transforms text and images into a cultured and affectionate tribute to Naples' musical tradition.

Capodimonte remains one of the city's unmissable destinations: in addition to temporary exhibitions, the museum houses one of Italy's most important art collections, housed in a royal palace nestled in a centuries-old forest that offers spectacular views of the gulf.

Madre Museum: "Maria Lai. To Be Is to Weave"

📍 Place: Mother Museum, via Settembrini 79, Naples
📅 Date and time: until October 12, 2026 (other exhibitions until October 5)
💰 Entrance: Museum ticket (full price from about 10 euros); information on the official website
🔗 Booking: Tickets on madrenapoli.it

The Madre Museum in Naples hosts "Maria Lai. To Be is to Weave" until October 12 , a retrospective dedicated to the Sardinian artist, one of the most significant figures in postwar Italian art. The exhibition traces sixty years of research into memory, thread, and weaving, featuring celebrated works in which sewing becomes an artistic language.

Maria Lai has transformed the quintessential feminine gesture—weaving—into an expressive medium capable of telling stories, connections, and identities. Her sewn canvases and thread "books" are now internationally recognized as milestones of contemporary art.

Alongside the Lai retrospective, the museum is presenting “The Years Chapter 3” and “Living Capsule” , open to visitors until October 5, in a journey through the most recent collections and installations of the Madre programme.

"The Color of Mimmo Jodice" at the Treasury of San Gennaro

📍 Place: Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro, Via Duomo 149, Naples
📅 Date and time: current exhibition, museum opening hours
💰 Entrance: Museum ticket; information on the official website
🔗 Booking: Tickets at museosangennaro.it

Over forty works to discover the only color work by the great Neapolitan photographer: the exhibition “The Color of Mimmo Jodice” is currently underway at the Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro , a rare opportunity to admire a lesser-known side of the master's production.

Mimmo Jodice is universally renowned for his black-and-white photography, which he used to depict Naples and the Mediterranean cities. The color works exhibited here reveal a different and surprising dimension of his research, in dialogue with the unique context of the Treasure of San Gennaro, a treasure trove of Neapolitan goldsmith masterpieces.

The exhibition thus unites fine art photography and sacred heritage, in one of the city's most iconic locations, a stone's throw from the Duomo and the Treasury Chapel.

Philip Colbert in Pompeii: Pop Art Invades the Excavations

📍 Place: Pompeii Archaeological Park and its surrounding areas
📅 Date and time: from July 27th to November 30th 2026, Park opening hours
💰 Entrance: Archaeological Park ticket (full price, about 18 euros); info at pompeiisites.org
🔗 Booking: Tickets at pompeiisites.org

At the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, “Philip Colbert in Pompeii: Pop Mythology ,” the multi-site exhibition by the British artist known as Andy Warhol's “heir,” continues . Over thirty pop-art sculptures, centered on his alter ego , The Lobster , are scattered across the main site and the branches in Boscoreale , Oplontis , and other locations.

This is the first sculpture exhibition at the excavations in thirty years and the first time a contemporary artist has populated the archaeological site with such a comprehensive exhibition. Colbert's colorful lobsters interact with the ruins in an ironic reinterpretation of art history and myth.

The encounter between pop art and archaeology creates a surprising visual short circuit, capable of attracting even the youngest audiences and reinterpreting the relationship between ancient and contemporary in a playful but not superficial way.

Naples Mon Amour: Free cinema under the stars in Piazza Garibaldi

📍 Place: Cavea of ​​Piazza Garibaldi, Naples
📅 Date and time: Monday, August 31, 2026, 11:00 PM
💰 Entrance: Free
🔗 Booking: free admission subject to availability

"Napoli Mon Amour" continues , the free film festival for Summer in Naples 2026, bringing great cinema under the stars to the Cavea in Piazza Garibaldi . Ten evenings of films, guests, and discussions, in an open-air arena in the heart of the city, near the central station.

The festival, running from August 26th to September 4th, represents a concrete example of cinema as a common good: free screenings in one of Naples' busiest and most popular squares, with the aim of bringing the big screen back to everyday and social spaces.

The 9:00 PM event is a chance to experience cinema in a different way, outdoors, with the option to participate even just by passing by: a simple and democratic idea of ​​neighborhood culture.

Open-air cinema at the Floridiana: "Contemporary Naples"

📍 Place: Villa Floridiana, via Cimarosa, Naples
📅 Date and time: from July 20 to September 17, 2026, evening hours
💰 Entrance: free (free entry to events, except for special initiatives)
🔗 Booking: info on polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it

In the splendid setting of Villa Floridiana, "Napoli Contemporanea" continues , the summer festival combining open-air cinema, meetings, and guided tours of the Duca di Martina Museum . The program will liven up the evenings of Vomero from July 20th until September 17th.

The Floridiana, with its gardens and museum housing an extraordinary collection of decorative arts, is one of the most fascinating sites in the Vomero hills. The festival highlights its beauty, transforming it into a summer arena, with screenings focusing on Neapolitan cinema and special guests.

An opportunity to combine the pleasure of open-air cinema with the discovery of a museum and historic park, just steps from Piazza Vanvitelli.

Summer in Naples: Open-air cinema arrives in Milan.

📍 Place: Miano district, Naples
📅 Date and time: Monday, August 31, 2026, evening hours
💰 Entrance: Free
🔗 Booking: free admission

Summer in Naples 2026 brings cinematic arenas to the neighborhoods too: in Miano , “Family Portraits” is scheduled , one of the open-air screenings of the widespread festival that is bringing cinema to the city's outskirts.

The project confirms the administration's decision to decentralize culture, moving the big screen away from the city center and restoring spaces for meeting and sharing to neighborhoods. The free-entry neighborhood arenas are designed to be accessible to all, especially families and those living in municipalities farthest from the major events circuit.

“Family Portraits” is a title that lends itself well to this community dimension, telling stories that speak to a broad and transversal audience.

Kayaking in Posillipo with a sunset aperitif

📍 Place: Posillipo coast, Naples (meeting on the seafront)
📅 Date and time: afternoon/evening excursions, variable times
💰 Entrance: for a fee (participation fee, information upon reservation)
🔗 Booking: mandatory, on the organizer's website/contacts

A sunset kayak excursion along the Posillipo coast , complete with a sunset aperitif: amidst the sea, historic villas, stories, and views bathed in golden light over the Gulf of Naples . An experience that combines sport, nature, and the discovery of one of the city's most beautiful stretches of coastline.

The route passes by the Vesuvian villas and the coves of Posillipo, offering a unique perspective on the city from the sea, away from the crowds. The guide accompanies participants with tales of the area's history and legends, as the sun sets behind the promontory.

The activity is also suitable for those who are new to kayaking, but reservations are required: evening trips, among the most evocative of the summer, are often sold out.

Vesuvius Experience: Guided tour with aperitif in the Valley of Hell

📍 Place: Vesuvius National Park, Valley of Hell
📅 Date and time: evening excursions, variable times
💰 Entrance: paid (participation fee)
🔗 Booking: mandatory, at the organizer

A unique experience on Vesuvius : an evocative evening excursion to the Valley of Hell , amid spectacular nature, a starry sky, and fascinating tales from an expert guide. The itinerary, complete with aperitif, offers a unique view of the volcano as evening falls.

The Valley of Hell, in the heart of Vesuvius National Park, is a place of great natural beauty, marked by the geology and history of the world's most famous volcano. An evening excursion enhances its atmosphere, far from the heat and crowds of the central hours.

A unique opportunity to experience Vesuvius, accompanied by someone who knows how to recount its millennia-old history, blending science and legend. Reservations are essential.

Pessoa Luna Park at the Castel Sant'Elmo Moat

📍 Place: Moat of Castel Sant'Elmo, Via Tito Angelini, Naples
📅 Date and time: from July 16th to October 4th 2026, show times
💰 Entrance: paid admission to attractions; information on the official website
🔗 Booking: info and tickets at the event

The Moat of Castel Sant'Elmo opens to the public for the first time and hosts a stop of Pessoa Luna Park , the project that brings art installations and attractions to the heart of the Vomero hill. An event that combines art, games, and entertainment in one of Naples' iconic locations.

Castel Sant'Elmo, with its six-pointed star and 360-degree views of the city and the gulf, is a must-see in itself. The special opening of the moat, along with the amusement park's installations, adds a new and spectacular dimension to the visit.

The event is designed for families and a wider audience, in a setting that combines historical heritage and contemporary entertainment, one of the most original projects of the Neapolitan summer.