This weekend in Naples you will not be able to stay at home. To expect you, many events, festivals, exhibitions and festivals!
Also today many tips on what to do in Naples at the weekend, as there will be fantastic events, for all tastes and all ages. Among the most beautiful guided tours there is the dedicated one that will take you to explore the most evocative spaces of Vesuvio, while one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the year is the one dedicated to the legendary artist Andy Warhol o Arnaldo Pomodoro.
If you want something mystical and original, you should not miss the exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio, , with very exciting living paintings offered by the event Tableaux Vivants. If, on the other hand, you just need some good music to get back on your feet, what is right for you is the concert by Subsonica, at Arenile but also the event Casa del Mandolino that will drag you into the Neapolitan tradition with the notes of the most famous songs in the world.
For the sweet tooth, there will be some festivals tasty as the one dedicated to Casatiello, typical Neapolitan rustic, or one dedicated to germ, typical element of Mediterranean cuisine.
What are you waiting for? You just have to choose the event that best suits your passions.
Guided tours
Ghosts in Naples 2015
Do you love thrills, horror, scare? Then you can't miss the cultural review Ghosts in Naples which will allow you to venture on tourist and cultural routes between sacredness and esotericism. The appointment is dedicated to Virgil Magician, the protective spirit of the Castel dell'Ovo and the city. The event foresees that for these last weekends of the month, numerous performances and theatrical performances will be organized in the historic center but also readings, concerts, exhibitions, guided tours and tourist routes with the theme of esotericism and sacredness. On Friday a guided tour of the Greco-Roman well will be waiting for you in the morning while in the afternoon there will be paths dedicated to Virgilio and Giordano Bruno. The path will continue on Saturday and Sunday, extending the path also to another personality of undoubted Leopardi charm.
When: from 19 to 30 June 2015
Where: different places in Naples
Price tickets: according to events, free and up to 10 euro
Info: the complete program ofGhosts event in Naples.
Feast on Vesuvius
What better way to celebrate Summer by sipping good wine until late at night amidst tales of myths, nature, enjoying a panorama of extreme beauty? Saturday 20 June, the party for the Solstice of Bacchus with Psicomagia, in Tirone Alto Vesuvio Forest Reserve. An event that will allow you a little escape from reality and will allow you to breathe good air, surrounded by one magical atmosphere and a great company. It is recommended to dress in a sporty way as the paths are not always flat.
When: Saturday June 20 2015
Meeting point: LabAMV, Via Osservatorio SS Ercolano
Schedule: 17.30
Participation fee: 15 euro members (registration: 5 euro)
Booking: mandatory to be carried out within 19 June at 18.00
Info: for more info on the event Feast on Vesuvius.
Exhibitions
Andy Warhol
The works of 103 will be well Andy Warhol in an exhibition in Naples entitled “Andy Warhol in the city”. The exhibition will allow visitors to admire signed lithographs, serigraphs and offsets, never exhibited or exhibited on very rare occasions, such as Cats, the particular work dedicated to cats that Warhol gave to his mother. Obviously, there will be no lack of the most famous masterpieces such as those depicting the icons of our times such as Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe Liz Taylor etc. The location? The Cloister of Sant'Agostino alla Mecca, a cocktail of glorious past and future full of hope, suitable to host the works of such a brilliant artist as Warhol.
When: until the 19 July 2015
Timetables: 8: 30 / 21: 00 Corso Umberto 174 Naples.
Price tickets: Full 10 euro. Reduced: 8 euro university and children under 12 years; 6 euro disabled and military
Where: Cloister of Sant'Agostino alla Zecca, corso Umberto 174, Naples
Info: how to find out more about the exhibition dedicated to Andy Warhol.
Tableaux Vivants
If you like art, you can't help but like i Tableaux Vivants, living pictures, in which the actors remain still and posing for many hours. This splendid and original exhibition will take place at the Diocesan Museum of Naples, Sunday 21 June. The artist that the actors will remember is Caravaggio. As many as 21 paintings by the famous artist will be represented at the museum re-proposing the true pictorial technique of Caravaggio, : a single ray of light will illuminate the scene, focusing attention on the actors.
Where: Diocesan Museum, Largo Donnaregina, Naples
When: one Sunday a month as per calendar
Schedule: 10.30, 11.30 and 12.30
Ticket price: 8 euro | free up to 6 years | from 7 to 18 years 4 euro
Info: more information on Tableaux Vivants.
Arnaldo Pomodoro on show in Sorrento
Villa Fiorentino in Sorrento will host up to 22 November 2015, the works and installations of Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of the most famous contemporary sculptors. The exhibition entitled "Banks of the seas", is a tribute to the sea pearl of the Neapolitan capital. They will be well 70 le works exhibited by Arnaldo Pomodoro, such as large bronze and fiberglass sculptures, chalcographies, art books. Among the most representative of the sculptor's artistic career: The column of the traveler, The sphere, The spear of light and many others. An artistic way of feeling like a citizen of the world, given that his works embellish and enrich the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world.
When: until November 22 2015
Schedule: from 10 to 13 and from 16 to 21. Saturday, Sunday and holidays up to 22.
Price tickets: single ticket € 5, school groups € 2, reduced for groups over 20 people € 3
Info: for more information on Arnaldo Pomodoro on display.
The Light wins the Shadow, the Uffizi in Casal di Principe
The Casa don Diana, a Casal di Pincipe, will be the location of the exhibition "Light wins the shadow. The Uffizi at Casal di Principe ". They will be exposed about 20 masterpieces coming from the gallery of the Uffizi of Florence. Specifically, you will be surrounded by the works of 600 such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Luca Giordano, Mattia Preti and many others. An event that will allow to re-evaluate Casal di Principe, with visits to places confiscated from the mafias and delicious tastings based on mozzarella and local wine.
When: from the 21 June to the 21 October 2015
Where: Casa don Diana, via Urano 18 in Casal di Principe, Caserta
Schedule: 10:30 am - 20:30 am
Ticket price: online: 10 €. Full: 8 €. Residents in Casal di Principe, students under 35, senior over 65: 4 €
Info: how to learn more about Light overcomes the Shadow.
Music
Subsonica in concert
They are touring Italy to promote their latest cd "A Ship in a Forest", which won the gold record. Their old but always new style, full of scratchy, rock sounds, born from the union of music and technology is conquering a multitude of people. You absolutely must not miss theArenile, where you can enjoy a few hours in the company of a group that will have a definitely radiant career.
When: Saturday June 20 2015
Where: Arenile Reload, Via Coroglio 14
Schedule: 19:00
Ticket price: 20€
Info: details on the Subsonica concert at Arenile.
Secondigliano Block Party
In the suburban district Secondigliano, Secondigliano will take place Block Party, the "Feast of the isolate", a party that resumes habit overseas. THEARSEC, through the performances in acoustic of artists and associations, musical and not, tries to involve the Neapolitan community in the recovery of the San Gaetano Errico Park, which today is in a state of decay and abandonment, but which in the past was born as a green park intended for public events. If you want to enjoy a lively and avant-garde show contributing to the environmental well-being of your city, you absolutely must not miss it.
When: 19 June 2015
Schedule: 19.00
Where: Secondigliano, avenue of the Galaxies
Info: for more news on the event Secondigliano Block Party.
Concertosa, youth orchestras in concert
Concertosa is a musical event that will feature three young Neapolitan orchestras and is part of the European Music Festival, scheduled for Sunday 21 June. Here you will see the performance of at least three children's musical groups from the city districts defined as "at risk". Sunday will be the turn of the Sanitasemble, who will perform at 10: 30 at the splendid Certosa di San Martino.
When: 14, 21 and 28 June 2015
Where: Certosa di San Martino
Schedule: 10:30
Ticket price: participation in concerts with the museum entrance ticket
Info: for more information on Concertosa.
The Mandolin House
The striking Church of San Rocco in Chiaia becomes "La Casa del Mandolino", to guide you in a through guided tours, mandolinas, Neapolitan serenades and characteristic songs of the truly unmissable tradition. It is difficult not to be captured by the popular notes reproduced by the talented artists of the NapoliMandolinOrchestra and by the soprano Valentina Assorto but also by the artistic beauties on display. An event to celebrate the Neapolitan soul that resides in each of us.
When: until October 2015
Where: Church of San Rocco in Chiaia, via Riviera di Chiaia 252
Schedule: every Friday: 18.00 hours, every Sunday: 12.00 hours
Price: 12 €
Info: for more information on the event The Mandolin House.
Soundgarden 2015
La Mostra d'Oltremare will host the event Soundgarden, on the occasion of the initiative June Youth aimed at enhancing Naples of unusual musical and artistic events. All scheduled events will be taken care of by Neapolis Festival, Stella Film, Office K, Neuhm, Intolab, Lanificio 25 and Gianluca Resi, that will bring on the stage great and appreciated artists. On Friday 19, i will perform Digitalism dj set, while Saturday 20 will be the turn of Neuhm w / Souldynamic and Marco Ricciardi. In short, an unmissable event that you will not have to miss out on.
When: 2 from June to July 24 2015
Where: Mostra d'Oltremare, via John Fitzgerald Kennedy 54
Price: 15€
Info: for all information on Soundgarden 2015.
festivals
2015 Wheat Festival
He will wait for you Benevento the Grain Festival, from 15 to 28 June 2015. The undisputed protagonist, of course, will be wheat in all its phases: from plowing to sowing, from harvesting to threshing and so on until it contributes to the creation of fundamental elements of the Mediterranean diet : bread and pasta. During the event, stands will be set up full of typical products of the countryside, with tastings of tasty dishes of the ancient culinary tradition of Sannio. They will not be missing, theater show.
When: from 15 to 28 June 2015
Where: in Faicchio, Benevento
Info: for the complete program on Festa del Grano.
Striano Festival, Carnival and Sagra in Striano
Un Carnival festival and good food, the one to be held in Striano where the participants for three beautiful days will be able to enjoy artistic, sporting and gastronomic events. The highlight of the event will be the parade of floats of the Carnival Strianese, considered one of the most important in Europe along with the renowned Carnival of Viareggio. Among the foods on the stands, there will be organic foods such as San Marzano tomatoes, pasta and high quality fish.
When: from 19 to 21 June 2015
Where: Striano (NA)
Info: more info on Striare Festival.
Festival of the Casatiello 2015
If you love Neapolitan cuisine you can not give up Festival of the Casatiello 2015 in Sant'Arpino, Caserta. The absolute protagonist of the event will be the Casatiello, typical rustic Campania, which was already prepared in pre-Christian times to celebrate the arrival of the summer season. The ingredients that make it special? eggs, wheat and cheese. At the festival there will also be various food and wine stands, children's entertainment, zumba shows, modern dance, fitness, photo exhibitions and much more.
When: from 19 to 21 June 2015
Where: Sant'Arpino, in the province of Caserta
Info: for more information on Sagra del Casatiello.
Other events
2015 Home Show
It is at its 58esima editions, the Fair of the House which will once again be set up at the Mostra d'Oltremare in Naples, from 18 to 29 June 2015. Here you can attend a beautiful event dedicated to furniture and the home system. The Fair will also feature many opportunities for fun and relaxation with exhibitions, concerts, cabaret, competitions, karaoke, and shows in the company of many guests and famous artists. On Friday, June 19th there will be the concert of Gigi Finizio, while the event will be waiting for you on Saturday 20 June "Dreaming of Violet". On Sunday 21 June, however, there will be the "Settantatidatanto" event, show dedicated to the 70 years with Gianfranco Caliendo, Nino Minieri, Gianni Minuti.
When: from 18 to 29 June 2015
Where: exhibition of Oltremare di Napoli
Schedule: Monday-Friday from 18: 00 to 23: 00. Saturday-Sunday: from 10: 00 to 24: 00
Ticket price: Monday-Friday: 1 € up to 19: 30 / 3 € from 19: 30. Saturday-Sunday: 1 € up to 19: 30 / 5 € from 19: 30
Info: complete program of the Fair of the House.
Wild in the 2015 Street
You know how to go in Skateboard? Then the event "Wild in the Street" It's just what you need. On the occasion of Go Skaterboarding Day, the event will consist of two specific races, the Contest Skate and the Best Video Contest. For the winners, up for grabs, there will be t-shirts, sneakers, skateboards, 100 euro for the Best Trick and 50 euro for the Best Crash. an event that will especially entertain the younger ones.
When: 21 June 2015
Where: secret place of Naples (will be unveiled a few hours before the start of the races)
Schedule: 16:00
Info: more info on the event Wild in the street.
Magic night of the Summer Solstice
Summer is upon us and the Museum of the Sea of Pozzuoli, has decided to celebrate it with an evening of interesting events, both musical and astronomical, entitled "Magic night of the summer solstice". During the evening you can listen to a beautiful concert dedicated to the wonderful world of music classical jazz and Neapolitan tradition, but also to conclude in beauty observing the celestial vault thanks to the collaboration with the Neapolitan Astrophiles Union.
When: 21 June 2015
Where: Sea Museum, via di Pozzuoli 5
Price: contribution of 10 € as participation fee and reservation is required.
Info: for the complete program of Magic night.
