With our tips for the weekend in Naples you will be spoiled for choice between exhibitions, guided tours, festivals and concerts!
If you stay in town this weekend you won't have to sit idle. There are many events that you can also consider as an excellent alternative to the usual evening.
Among guided tours more interesting we will point out some that, of course, will not leave you indifferent! One of these is definitely the event is aare Naples, which will allow you to appreciate some of the beauty of the capital of Campania directly from its most precious treasure: the sea.
Who does not love watching a good movie in good company? For you, some arenas have been set up in some parts of the city to allow you to attend the event projection of the most beautiful films outdoors through organized events with the aim of enhancing the cinema and proposing new opportunities to meet like Freskofilm or Cinema around Vesuvius.
If you love good music live then you can not miss the Rockers Heat Festival that will allow you to listen to nostalgic and timeless rock songs.
If, instead, you want something to fill your stomach with tasty and traditional products, you simply have to go to the the Corn Festival or to Panuozzo Festival, typical bread of Gragnano.
What are you waiting for? Organize your weekend by following our advice!
Guided tours
to Naples, boat tour to Gaiola
In the heat of this month, there is nothing better than taking an amazing boat adventure in edge of goiters led by expert Neapolitan sailors. A different perspective that will allow you to admire the beauty of your city directly from the sea. The trip will start from the islet of Megaride and will continue along via Partenope, the Villa Comunale, via Caracciolo, towards the beautiful seafront of Mergellina and the Church of S. Maria del Parto. It will allow you to take a panoramic tour of CapoPosillipo and then return to Castel dell'Ovo, where you will enjoy a tasty aperitif.
When: August 28th, 2015
Schedule: 18.00
Where: Castel dell'Ovo, before crossing the bridge, via Eldorado 3
Price: Contribution per person: € 30 (boat tour, guide and aperitif)
Info: for more news on aare Naples.
Summer sunsets at the Pausilypon Park
Thanks to "Summer Sunsets at the Pausilypon", you can admire one of the most beautiful areas of Naples, Posillipo, in a path that will immerse you in nature and in the most intimate history of the city. The route will start from Grotta di Seiano, and then arrive at the beautiful Trentaremi bay. An excellent way to sensitize people to the protection and enhancement of their marine and coastal environment, a magical place appreciated all over the world.
When: from July to September 2015, every Saturday and Sunday
Where: startpoint Cave of Seiano, Descent Coroglio, 36
Schedule: 19:00
Ticket price: 6 €
Booking: compulsory
Info: to learn more aboutSummer Sunsets event.
Lumina in Castro, a theatrical visit to the Lancellotti Castle
This weekend the event "Lumina in Castro", will allow you to visit the Lancellotti Castle of Lauro that will relive the fire that took place in 1799. A journey back in time reliving the tragedies of the time. The visit will be interpreted and told by actors in period costumes who will bring the main characters of the drama back to life. The evening will be embellished with a great entertainment show, historical parades, gastronomy and simulations that will project the participants into a atmosphere of the past.
When: from the 28 to the 30 August 2015
Where: Castle of Lancellotti, Lauro (Av)
Schedule: between 19: 00 and 23: 30 hours
Ticket price: 5 € or free.
Info: for more info on Lumina in Castro.
Museums and Exhibitions
A Saturday Night at the Museum
If you are in the mood for a bit of culture but the heat takes away your desire then all you have to do is go to the museum at night. Obviously not all museums join this splendid initiative. Here are the 4 that will allow you to visit even after sunset: the National archeologic museum and Museum of Capodimonte, while the sites opened in Campania are the Royal Palace of Caserta, the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum and Archaeological Park, the excavations of Pompeii e the excavations of Ercolano.
When: every Saturday until December 2015
Where: some museums in Naples and Campania
Schedule: from 20.00 am to 24.00 pm
Price: admission ticket to the museum
Info: here's how to find out more about the event A Saturday Night at the Museum.
Outdoor cinema
Freskofilm 2015 in Portici
Summer cinema becomes even more fascinating: Freskofilm in fact, it will allow you to attend interesting films such as The answer is in the stars, Birdman, Doraemon the Movie, Confused and Happy, My Mother, American Sniper, Spongebob and If God Wants, totally outdoors, under the starry sky of our city. What better way than this to spend hours of leisure without suffocating from the heat or suffering from the after-effects of air conditioning? Friday 28 e Saturday 29 it will be projected "San Andreas" while Sunday 30 and Monday31 you will be able to watch the film "What a nice surprise".
When: Until 6 September 2015
Where: IC DaVinci / Comes of Portici
Schedule: 21:00
Ticket price: Admission: 3,50 €. 3 film card: 9 €. 9 film card: 25 €
Info: il complete program of Freskofilm.
Cinema around the Vesuvius 2015
The Summer Cinema also has another fascinating location: the Urban Park of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio. With this event he proposes to young people the creation of a new relationship with cinema and with the difficult peripheral reality that can only be improved with culture and the communion of opinion. What better way to watch an outdoor movie screening? Friday 28 August will be screened Exodus - Gods and Kings. The 29 and the 30 Augustinstead: Ted 2.
When: until the 31 August 2015
Where: Urban Park, Via Panoramica, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio (NA)
Schedule: 21:00
Ticket price: 4 €
Info: here's how to find out more about the event Cinema around Vesuvius.
Cinema Under the Stars
Cinema sotto le stelle is an event that will allow you to attend the screening of the most beautiful films of 2015 in a totally free way. This event will be held at The Cartiera Shopping Center of Pompeii, until 30 August 2015, every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The program includes Italian and international films of great success such as Si accept miracles, The Fabulous Young Man, Cinderella. The last appointment is the one that will see the screening of The Avengers Age Of Ultron Sunday August 30.
When: August 30th
Where: The Cartiera Shopping Center of Pompeii.
Info: the complete program of the Cinema Under the Stars.
Music
Calitri Sponz Fest 2015 by Vinicio Capossela
The Calitri Sponz Fest 2015, is a musical event of great importance, conceived by the singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela, which will wait for you in Alta Irpinia between the towns of Calitri, Conza, Andretta, Cairano and Aquilonia. Saturday 29 August, there will be the "Silver Night", a great concert with many important guests such as Psarantonis, King Naat Veliov & The Original Kocani Orkestar, and Vinicio Capossela. Visitors, in some of the organized routes, can be accompanied by donkeys and mules and can participate in concerts until dawn in the farmyards, attend meetings in the clearings, or in theatrical performances and open-air cinema.
When: until the 30 August 2015
Where: Calitri, Conza, Andretta, Cairano and Aquilonia (AV)
Ticket price: concert of the 29 August: 10 € at a special price until the 28 August at the ticket office. Subsequently, 15 €
Info: for more news on Calitri Sponz Fest.
Anastacia in concert
Finally the great singer Anastacia returns to take the microphone in his hands delighting Neapolitan fans in a big concert at Palapartenope on 28 August 2015 as part of his Resurrection Tour. The singer will present the 5 films of her to the public. This concert will be a little different from the usual ones: Anastacia will focus only on the music and not on the spectacularization of the event. In 2014 her tour was interrupted due to a bad sore throat that forced her to a forced rest. Now she is ready to show off all her determination and start off on the right foot.
When: August 28th, 2015
Where: Palapartenope, via Barbagallo 115
Schedule: 21.00
Prezzi: from 40 to 59 euro.
Info: for more information on Anastacia concert.
Piano & Jazz 2015, concerts in Ischia
The most beautiful and evocative places ofisland of Ischia will be the scenario at "Piano & Jazz" an event that will allow you to listen to good international music surrounded by one of the most beautiful views in the world. The most elegant locations on the Neapolitan island that will host the event will be, in fact: the Negombo Arena and the Aragonese CastleOn the stage will perform many known faces of the world of jazz music: Danilo Rea, Massimo Moriconi, Tullio De Piscopo, James Senese and many others. Specifically, on Friday Tullio De Piscopo, James Senese, Tony Esposito, Rino Zurzolo, Elisabetta Serio, Joe Amoruso will be waiting for you - “Rhythm and Passion”. While Saturday, Paolo Conte will delight you with his auteur music.
When: from the 26 to the 29 August 2015
Where: Negombo Arena and Aragonese Castle (Ischia Island)
Schedule: 21:30
Ticket price: from 35 € to 85 €
Info: to learn more about Piano & Jazz.
Rockers Heat Festival 2015
Nostalgia for rock music? Here is the right event for you: Rockers Heat Festival, an event that will be held at the foot of the Alburni Mountains, in Cilento, on the banks of the Calore river, from 28 to 30 August 2015. The event aims to enhance the environment by launching opportunities for meeting and cultural exchange in a territory that could also give many young people a job if exploited in the right way. Here you can access thecamping area, taste the Local cuisine, practice interesting activities, or attend important debates on the topic of territorial redevelopment. The undisputed star of the evenings will be music: they will also perform talented emerging groups.
When: from the 28 to the 30 August 2015
Where: Area Pic Nic, Ischia of Pietra Marotta, Postiglione (SA)
Ticket prices: entry three days + camping: 15 euro, daily entrance: 8 euro
Info: for the complete calendar of the performances of the Rockers Heat Festival.
festivals
Panuozzo Festival
If you are a good fork you can not miss the Panuozzo Festival in Gragnano. It is one of the symbols of Gragnano, but there will not be only the panuozzo to fill your stomach. At the Festa you can also taste typical products of the local gastronomy, including the full-bodied DOC, sparkling character and slightly fruity flavor. In short, you will have more than one good reason to go to Gragnano and delight you with a thousand specialties.
When: from 28 to 30 August 2015
Where: via Roma, Gragnano (NA)
Timetable: from 19.00
Info: here's how to find out more about the Panuozzo Festival.
the Corn Festival
La the Corn Festival at Amorosi he will offer you irresistible delicacies that you will hardly be able to resist. The event will also allow you to participate in many other events and initiatives in which the corn kernels will be the host. A few examples? Fashion shows of allegorical wagons made with the beans, exhibition of agricultural machinery, themed photographic exhibitions and meetings with experts in the food sector. You will also be able to buy local gastronomic products and listen well live music, attend interesting shows and drag the little ones into events organized specifically for them. It will also be possible to take a look at the beautiful works of the master Alessandro Giliberti on display at the Palazzo Mutri.
When: from the 27 to the 31 August 2015
Where: Amorosi (BN)
Info: to learn more about the Feast of the Pannocchia.
Other events
Michael Jackson Day 2015
If you love too Michael Jackson, you will not be able to avoid an event dedicated to the international pop star. All Neapolitan fans of the great Michael Jackson will be able to participate in the event on August 29, 2015, at the Mostra d'Oltremare, which will be titled "Michael Jackson Day". Participants will be able to remember it with animations, shows, flashmobs, collecting, exhibitions, portrait painters, special food tastings, competitions, meetings, games and much more. Among the most anticipated guests at the event: the choreographer LaVelle M. Smith Jr and Fabio Mordà, the impersonator of Michael Jackson. The event, like every year, will donate the proceeds to beneficence.
When: the August 29 2015
Where: Mostra d'Oltremare
Schedule: Starting at 10: 00
Ticket price: 27 €
Info: here are some news Michael Jackson Day.
Summer 2015 at the Agnano Racecourse
Those who love horses cannot miss even one day of the event Summer at the Agnano racecourse. You will be able to attend spectacular performances of these wonderful animals, friends of man for centuries. THE horses gallop on the track under the stars, dedicating a unique show to you. At the event you can also participate in various leisure activities such as food festivals such as fresella festival this weekend, antiques markets, games and entertainment for children and much more. Among the most important guests of the event: Valerio Iovine, Manuel Foresta, the Sha-Dong group, etc.
When: August 29th, 2015
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 more information on Summer at the racecourse.
