All the weekend events in Naples that you cannot give up, including concerts, original guided tours, festivals, cinema, aperitifs and much more
Naples does not leave you alone even in summer. Our capital has organized many interesting events for the penultimate weekend of July and there really is something for everyone!
Does the heat of these days take away all your energy? Do not worry you can go out with cool at night for The White Night of the Apollo 11, a very interesting event especially for those who love the world of stars and celestial bodies.
If, on the other hand, you prefer the air conditioning of the museums and delight your eyes admiring famous works of art, you cannot give up the event A Saturday Night at the Museum, which will allow you to visit the museums during the evening of every Saturday. There are 4 museums that join and await your visit.
Fans of good music will not be able to miss one of the most anticipated concerts of the year, that of Jovanotti has been waiting for years at the great San Paolo stadium in Naples.
Even your stomach will be spoiled for choice for this weekend: festivals and popular festivals will be waiting for you that will win you over with traditional timeless delicacies and flavors. Two of the most unmissable parties are certainly there Bavarian party , Sagra della Porchetta.
If, on the other hand, you want something a little different from the usual, you can participate in a unique and refreshing event, 'In Chiena, una festa popolare che vi permetterà di passeggiare a piedi nudi immersi in abbondante acqua fresca e festeggiare la terra per il bene più importante che ci ha donato, essenziale alla vita, l’acqua.
In short, you just have to choose the event that most inspires you!
Guided tours
The White Night of the Apollo 11
The Royal Palace of Portici will participate in the event on Saturday 25 July The White Night of the Apollo 11, with a number of very interesting shows. If you love the stars, the sky and the immensity of the universe, this will be the right event for you. Here you can, in fact, observe with the appropriate equipment, the sky, the Moon and Saturn. The evening will be dedicated to the history of space expeditions and its protagonists such as the dog Laika and Yurij Gagarin. There will also be space to remember the recent expedition of Samantha Cristoforetti. Before each event there will be a guided tour of the interesting Botanical Garden of the Reggia di Portici.
When: July 25 2015
Where: Palace of Portici, via 100 University
Schedule: by 19.00
Price: € 8,00 organizational fee (free below the 12 years)
Booking: compulsory
Info: to find out more about the event The White Night of Apollo 11.
Exhibitions and Museums
A Saturday Night at the Museum
If you love art you cannot miss the opportunity to visit the most beautiful museums in your city for free. For our region there will be four museums to join this event. A Saturday Night at the Museum will succeed in attracting many people offering wider and more flexible opening hours. The Neapolitan Museums that join are: the National Archaeological Museum and the Capodimonte Museum, while the sites opened in Campania are the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Museum of Capodimonte, National archeologic museum of Paestum and Archaeological Park, i Ruins of Pompeii and Excavations of Herculaneum.
When: every Saturday until December 2015
Where: National Archaeological Museum, the Capodimonte Museum, the Royal Palace of Caserta and the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum and Archaeological Park
Schedule: from 20.00 am to 24.00 pm
Price: admission ticket to the museum
Info: here's how to get more news about the event One Saturday night at the Museum.
Daniel Buren on display at the Mother Museum
The exhibition will be titled "Like a child's play", clearly inspired by the art of the great Daniel Buren, one of the most innovative contemporary artists. Buren deals with in situ installations. In fact, the show will be the master signs and the minimal colors typical of his way of making art. The exhibition will wait for you at the well-known Mother Museum until 31 August 2015. It will be an exhibition suitable for young and old. Every adult, through Buren's works of art, will feel like a child again, admiring life-size construction games.
When: from the April 25 to the 31 2015 August
Timetables: from Monday to Saturday from 10.00 to 19.30; Sunday from 10.00 to 20.00; Tuesday closed
Price tickets: Full: € 7.00. Reduced: € 3.50. Free entry on Monday
Where: Mother Museum, Via Settembrini 79, Naples
Info: here's how to get more information on the exhibition by Daniel Buren.
Music
Jovanotti at the San Paolo stadium in Naples
It will be an unprecedented show what you can admire at the stadium San Paolo di Napoli when the legendary Jovanotti it will charm the fans with its cheerful and lively music. For Lorenzo, the concert will also be an opportunity to promote the new album and to celebrate with his fans of all time, the return to Naples after 20 long years of absence. His Neapolitan fans will only have to buy the ticket and enjoy an unforgettable evening that only a singer like him can give to the public.
When: 26 July 2015, h 21
Where: San Paolo stadium, Piazzale Tecchio
Ticket prices: From 74,75 € to 49,45 €.
Info: for more information on Concert by Jovanotti.
Volcano Live
Who does not know the mall Vulcano Buono of Nola? Not everyone knows that the famous center will soon be the location of "Vulcano Live" an event that will gather a series of unmissable concerts that will feature the major exponents of blues, rock, rap and Italian songwriting. In fact, the singer-songwriter with a black voice could not miss Mario Biondi, sing it from Nina Zilli, Francesco De Gregori, but also the rock and energy of Negrita. Those who will attract the greatest number of young people will undoubtedly be the Dear Jack and the nice rapper J-Ax.
When: from 20 to 30 July 2015
Where: Vulcano Buono shopping center
Schedule: 21:30
Ticket prices: from € 23.00 to € 46.00, depending on the artist and the type of place.
Info: for the complete and detailed calendar and price list on Volcano Live.
Eugenio Bennato in concert
If you love his music you can not miss Saturday 25 July at the concert Eugenio Bennato at "Je so 'crazy" the Ex-OPG of Materdei. Before listening to Eugenio's splendid notes, you can watch the video projection "Mon père et ma mère", directed by Loredana Antonelli. The location of the concert was not chosen by chance: the Ex-OPG "Je so crazy", for years remained in the abandonment and only a few months occupied by students, workers and unemployed in order to enhance it and keep alive the memory of the terrible episodes of torture and violence that took place decades ago. What better way than that of music?
When: July 25 2015
Where: Former OPG Occupied - Je so 'crazy, via Matteo Renato Imbriani 218
Schedule: by 22: 00
Ticket price: at the entrance a subscription for the technical expenses of the evening
Info: for more info on the concert of Eugenio Bennato.
S.Elmo Summer 2015
A truly original and special stage for lgli artists who will perform and have already performed. We are talking about the Piazzale delle Armi di Castel Sant'Elmo scenario of a song review dedicated to high quality music. The 4 shows are scheduled: jazz, swing and Italian pop music. In fact, Chiara Civello & Nicola Conte Jazz Combo, the London-based crooner Anthony Strong, the Bolognese Brunori who proposed songs and monologues dedicated to the transformation of today's society have already performed and on Sunday there will be space for the Neapolitan Maria Nazionale .
When: 26 July 2015 - Maria Nazionale - Author Singing
Where: Castel Sant'Elmo, via Pietro Angelini
Schedule: 21:00
Ticket price: from 25 to 15 euro.
Info: for the complete program of S.Elmo Summer 2015.
2015 Popular Rescue Day
With this heat, the ideal is to go to the Parco dei Camaldoli which from 22 to 27 July will be the location of the "Popular Redemption Day", a beautiful cultural and playful event full of engaging activities, unmissable concerts and lots of fun. The festival will have two sections: the Assemblies and the Debates and the Evenings. In the first, the participants will be involved in interesting gatherings. The second section will instead be completely dedicated to entertainment: there will be concerts, activities, shows, theater and entertainment, for adults and children, in the company of famous artists and bands such as Tony Tammaro, Oyoshe, MC Mariotto and many others.
When: until the 27 July 2015
Where: Park of the Camaldoli, Via Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, 80131
Schedule: 9:00 am - 23:00 am
Info: for the full program of the events of the Popular Redemption Day.
Summer Live Tones 2015
THESummer in Naples it will not be boring at all with the scheduled events of the Summer Live Tones 2015. This year the event offers 7 unmissable jazz concerts that will take place in the reserved courtyard of Maschio Angioino. The artists who will perform? Big names like that of Billy Harper of The Cookers group, who will play the typical jazz of the 60s. There will also be Pietro Condorelli from Campania, on Friday 24 July with “jazz: ideas and songs”, and Roy Hargrove.
When: 24 July 2015 Pietro Condorelli
Where: Courtyard of the Maschio Angioino, Piazza Castello
Ticket prices: from € 15, depending on the concert. Pre-sales are available on Boxol and Go2
Schedule: 21.30
Info: for the complete program on the event Summer Live Tones 2015.
festivals
Bavarian Festival and Feast of Porchetta in Visciano
In Visciano, two big parties will wait for you the Bavarian Festival and the Porchetta Festival that, from 25 to 29 July 2015, will allow you to taste many delicacies such as rotewurst, pretzels, sauerkraut, kartoffeln, pork shins, leberkase but also tasty first courses. Inevitable will be rivers of Paulaner beer which will make the wait and the heat less burdensome. You will feel practically immersed in the typical Oktoberfest atmosphere. It is a tempting opportunity that lovers of good flavors will not have to miss.
When: from 25 to 29 July 2015
Where: Visciano (NA)
Info: to participate and learn more about the Bavarian Festival and on the Parchetta in Visciano.
'In Chiena
Città di Campagna, from 18 July to 17 August, will host the event "'A Chiena", dedicated to one of the essential elements for life: the water. The event originates from the artificial deviation of the river course Tenza. In the past this event was used to clean the streets and shops in joy, today is an appointment full of interesting things to do and see, like the "Secchiata" where the participants in bathing suits and buckets will have fun throwing water on themselves to find relief from the heat. An ideal event for young people looking for fun and freshness.
When: until 17 August 2015, every Saturday and Sunday
Where: City of Campagna (SA)
Schedule: Saturday: "Walks" from 15: 00 to 16: 00. Sunday: "Walks" from 12: 00 to 13: 00 | "Secchiate" from 15: 00 to 16: 00.
Info: here is the complete schedule of schedules and dates on the event 'A Chiena.
Our dedicated article to know all the others festivals of the weekend in Campania.
Other events
aMare Naples: boat tour
Really nice to see what awaits you on Friday 24 July 2015 with "AMare Napoli", the boat tour from Castel dell 'Ovo alla Gaiola. The event will immerse the participants, thanks to traditional goiters led by Neapolitan sailors "doc", in the most beautiful areas Parthenopean Gulf, inebriating the view of the participants with fantastic naturalistic landscapes and ancient legends. The tour will start from the Castel dell'Ovo where a guide will tell the origin and history of the castle that is the symbol of Naples. We will then move along the coast of Via Partenope, the Caracciolo seafront and the Villa Comunale up to Capo Posillipo. An event that will allow you to remember the true soul of Naples.
When: Friday 24 July 2015
Where: appointment at the Castel dell'Ovo
Schedule: 18:00
Ticket price: 30 €
Booking: compulsory
Info: for further information on the aMare event.
Summer 2015 at the Agnano Racecourse
Do you love horses? Then you can't miss the event for anything in the world Summer at the Hippodrome di Agnano. On Saturday evening, from 19.00 to 24.00, watch fantastic shows of horses galloping on the track under the stars. The event will also allow you to forget a little of the terrible heat of these days by letting yourself immerse yourself in fresh atmosphere of the park participating in various leisure activities such as food festivals, antique markets, games and entertainment for children, shows animated by the characters of Radio Marte with music, djset, cabaret and many famous people.
When: until 29 August 2015, every Saturday
Where: Hippodrome of Agnano, Via Raffaele Ruggiero, Naples
Ticket prices: admission € 5, including pony walk | free children | pizza and drink 5 € | 3 € baby menu
Info: for the complete program of Summer 2015 at the Hippodrome.
Aperitifs in the Woods
- Aperitifs in the Woods, is a special happy hour that will take place every Friday in the clearing of Gennarino, the secular oak of the oldest wood in Naples. If you want to participate in this event, you will have the opportunity to take a peaceful walk in the open air inside the Nature reserve where you can enjoy local high quality organic products offered by the restaurant staff A little bit of oil. The protagonist of the event will obviously be the forest and the immense charm that characterizes it.
When: from 3 July to 31 July 2015, every Friday
Schedule: at 17.30. Necessary to show up within 18.00
Where: WWF Oasis of the Astroni, via Agnano Astroni 468
Ticket price: Adults: € 10 including admission, visit and aperitif. Boys from 6 to 14 years: 3 € including admission, visit and aperitif. Children up to 6 years: free
Info: to learn more aboutAperitif event in the Woods.
Roberto Bolle and Friends
Il Teatro Grande degli Scavi di Pompei, Saturday will host the granssimo 'Étoile Roberto Bolle who will perform in "Roberto Bolle and Friends", a show in the company of the most talented dance artists. If you love dance, this is the right event for you. Your eyes will be able to watch classic shows of great importance such as Don Quixote, the Excelsior and numerous contemporary and last century choreographies. In addition to Bolle, there will also be the Royal Ballet of London, the Hamburg Ballet, the Dresden at the San Francisco Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet and the Compagnia della Scala.
When: Saturday 25 July 2015
Where: Teatro Grande degli Scavi di Pompei
Schedule: 21:00
Ticket price: from 150 € to 40 €.
Info: if you want to know more about it Roberto Bolle in Pompeii.
Cinema around the Vesuvius 2015
If you love cinema you cannot miss at least one of the appointments offered by the event Cinema around the Vesuvius which will allow you to see or review films that have made or are making the history of international cinema. The aim of the initiative is to create a reference point within which cinema and culture are available to any type of audience, but above all of any age group. The program also includes many special events, opportunity to talk, dialogue with famous people who belong to the world of cinema. Even the little ones can entertain themselves with screenings of really fun animated films. Friday and Saturday will be screened The answer is in the stars.
When: from the 25 June 2015 to the 31 August 2015
Where: Urban Park, Via Panoramica, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio (NA)
Schedule: 21:00
Ticket price: Ordinary ticket: 4 €
Info: to learn more aboutCinama event around Vesuvius.
