Summer evenings in the Florentine Area

Let's start right from Florence on this little summer-night tour and see what Cinema in Villa is all about. This outdoor film series is curated by the Fondazione Stensen. But it is the location that is truly noteworthy, as the screenings take place on the terrace of the Bardini Garden—a place of extraordinary beauty, stretched out as it is over Florence, which serves as a splendid backdrop for this cool and charming movie theater.

Cinema in Villa runs from July 9 through to August 20, 2026.

In summer, the Garibaldi Municipal Theater in Figline and Incisa Valdarno moves outside to a pleasant Arena bearing the same name as the theater.
Alternating between music, theater and cinema, the Arena is a striking summer space backdropped by Figline’s city walls, erected in the 14ᵗʰ century. The Garibaldi Theater today rises on the very site of the Porta Fiorentina, the original gateway near the ancient keep.

Arena Summer Fest goes from June 11 to September 1, 2026.

Among the summer festivals, one of the oldest and most beloved, also by the local Fiesoleans, Florentines and tourists in general, is the Estate Fiesolana, a veritable space for wellbeing on summer evenings, with concerts, theater and, in August, outdoor cinema.

What really takes your breath away is the space used, the amphitheater located in the archaeological area of the hilltop town, which is incredibly impressive. It’s not every day that you get to sit in front of a stage (or screen) in the same places people sat in the 3ʳᵈ century AD.

The film screening program of Cinema Sotto le Stelle (Cinema Under the Stars) has been curated by the Fondazione Stensen and runs from August 7–23, 2026.

A few miles from Florence in Scandicci, summer nights come alive with cultural events for different audiences and in locations that could not be more varied, including parks, gardens, farms, and clubs. Scandicci Open City holds something in store for everyone, but we want to focus on the events scheduled in the Pomario of the Castello dell’Acciaiolo, a space outside the 14ᵗʰ-century fortified building located a short distance from the city center. 
The outdoor Pomario—a Pomarium, specifically, a garden or area planted with fruit trees—is enclosed by the confines of the castle, like a cozy space where events are held mostly during the summer.

Scandicci Open Festival at the Pomario, July 10–August 7, 2026.

In the inner courtyard of the charming and historic Ragionieri Library in Sesto Fiorentino—located in what was once the Manifattura di Doccia—the event Un Palco in Biblioteca (A Stage in the Library) takes place on summer nights, a small festival of theatrical and musical performances, with most (but not all) being free to attend. 

Beginning on June 3, Un Palco in Biblioteca then concludes on July 24, 2026.