The Christmas atmosphere returns to fill the streets of the historic center of Pisa and not only with a series of events designed to cheer the festivities of citizens and many tourists who choose to visit the city at this time of year, organized by the Municipality of Pisa, Confcommercio Pisa, FM Allestimenti and Alla Vigna Group.
To kick off the show, on Thursday 5 December at 4.30 pm in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, an exceptional testimonial: Emanuela Folliero, a well-known actress, presenter and showgirl.
Piazza Don Minzoni will host this year the traditional ice skating rink, decorated with special decorations and lights, while Piazza Vittorio Emanuele until 6 January will host 18 wooden huts of the Christmas Market, where you can buy handicrafts and gifts. In Logge dei Banchi, you will find a special market with 11 characteristic wooden huts, as well as the scenic Santa Claus House, where every weekend children can deliver their letters to Santa Claus to his helper elf. The area of Giardino Scotto will host a craft market, where initiatives and shows will be organized on weekends until Christmas until the Epiphany.
As usual, the 8th of December will be the day of lighting the big tree decorated in XX Settembre square. Other trees and light installations are placed in different areas of the city, from the center to the neighborhoods: in piazza Cairoli, via Fiorentina, round viale delle Piagge, church of Sant'Apollinare in Barbaricina, Cep, Putignano, San Giusto in the green area Elsa Ghezzi, Gagno, Sant'Ermete, Riglione in piazza Pertini, via Bargagna, via di Cisanello, I Passi, Isola Verde via Amendola, Chiesa di San Michele in Borgo, Oratoio piazza Garibaldi, Eliopoli Calambrone, Chiesa di San Sisto.
Among the Christmas initiatives also those of the association Stayfun APS with the Orange Team Lug that will animate with the most famous bricks through educational workshops and free creations on dates of 15, 22 and 29 December the Scotto Garden, On 21 and 28 December piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, while on 5 January will be next to Santa Claus in the Lodges of the Banchi, from 2 to 6 p.m..
Events in the city
LOGGE DI BANCHI - SANTA CLAUS WITH HIS ELF is waiting for you in his house for the collection of letters
Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m..
Saturday 7 December
3.30 p.m. in Piazza del Carmine - Teatro dei Burattini
3.30 p.m. at Giardino Scotto - Wooden playground
Sunday 8 December
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Giardino Scotto - Demonstration of Ancient Crafts.
From 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Piazza del Carmine - Opening wooden games area: a roundup of one-time games for young and old to test their skills and ingenuity.
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Largo Ciro Menotti - Giacomo Rossetti. Musical show with a repertoire of the most famous Italian and international hits.
4 p.m. at Piazzale Donatello - School of circus and juggling
5 p.m. in the Piazza XX Settembre - Vision and Enchantment. Show of light juggling, comic magic and shadows.
6 p.m. in the Piazza XX Settembre - Lighting of the large decorated tree.
Saturday 14 December
3 p.m. at Pisanova Shopping Center - Wooden playground
From 4 to 6 p.m. at Giardino Scotto - Spettacolo del Teatrino dei Burattini.
From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele until Via Oberdan - Itinerant band.
From4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Via Oberdan and Borgo Stretto - Light Trampolines, with final show of juggling and led in Piazza XX Settembre.
Sunday 15 December
From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele until Via Oberdan - Band itinerant.
From 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Largo Ciro Menotti - Show of magic and illusionism.
From 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Piazza XX Settembre - Christmas musical show with the choir Gospel Forjoy.
Giardino Scotto - Educational workshops and creations by the association Stayfun APS with the Orange Team Lug.
Saturday 21 December
From 4 to 6 p.m. hours from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele until Via Oberdan - Show flag-waving, drummers, musicians and extras in historical costumes.
From 4 to 6 p.m. in Via San Francesco - Show of juggling and stilts.
From 4 to 6 p.m. hours in Giardino Scotto - Meeting with Santa Claus and his elf for photos and collection of letters.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - Educational workshops and creations by the association Stayfun APS with the Orange Team Lug.
4 p.m. in Riglione - Puppet theater
Sunday 22 December
From 5 to 6:30 p.m. from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele until Via Oberdan - Christmas show of the zampognari.
Giardino Scotto - Educational workshops and creations by the association Stayfun APS with the Orange Team Lug.
Saturday 28 December
From 4 to 6 p.m. hours at Giardino Scotto - Circus school with final show of trapeze and led lights.
From 4 to 6 p.m. in the Piazza XX Settembre - Entertainment for children with the Magician of Bubbles.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - Educational workshops and creations by the association Stayfun APS with the Orange Team Lug.
Sunday 29 December
Giardino Scotto - Laboratori didattici e creazioni a cura dell’associazione Stayfun APS con l'Orange Team Lug.
Tuesday 31 December
From 22 to midnight at the Piazza dei Cavalieri - Concert of Elio and the Tese History. Pisa celebrates the arrival of 2025 with a concert show, free and accessible to all. The show will start on December 31 from 22:00 and will accompany the attendees until midnight, when a collective toast to welcome the new year. Then the traditional fireworks show that will illuminate Ponte di Mezzo, with the magic of fireworks that will reflect on the waters of the Arno. But the party doesn’t end there. In Piazza dei Cavalieri will be set up a DJ Set that will animate the square until late at night, offering music and entertainment to greet the new year in style.
Sunday 5 January
From 2 to 6 p.m. in Logge dei Banchi - Santa Claus and educational workshops and creations by the association Stayfun APS with the Orange Team Lug.
From 4 to 6 p.m. at Giardino Scotto - Workshop of the Befana with the presence of a Befana.
Monday 6 January
From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. from Corso Italia to Via Oberdan - Band itinerant "La Montessina".
From 3 to 6 p.m. at the house of Santa Claus, in the streets of the center - Photo with the Befana. The itinerant Befana will walk through the streets of downtown Pisa, from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele to via Oberdan, distributing sweets to children and for photos with visitors. In addition, Befane itinerants from 15 to 18 will tour the outlying areas to distribute sweets and take photos.
Coastal Initiatives
Sunday 8 December - Marina di Pisa
From 4 to 6 p.m. entertainment with the circus school: a circus animator will help children of all ages learn the basic techniques of some of the most popular tools in the circus. The lucky participants, if they want, will try for once to become little jugglers and equilibrists, followed and supported by the presence of the operator and parents. At the end of the evening, a spectacular show of luminous LEDs.
Sunday 8 December – Tirrenia
From 3 to 5 p.m. Ponies for children. At 5 p.m. opening of the crochet tree at the church of San Francesco
Saturday 14 December - Marina di Pisa
From 3 to 6 p.m. will be set up a wooden playground: a series of one-time games for young and old to test their skills and ingenuity.
Sunday 15 December - Marina di Pisa, Piazza Sardegna
From 3 to 5 p.m. will be set up the tree house of Santa Claus with throne, box for letters, table with two benches, where Santa Claus will be present who will distribute sweets will collect the letters of the little ones and take pictures with them and an elf that will help children to write the letters. Music in the main line with Christmas carols.
Saturday 21 December - Marina di Pisa
From 4 to 6 p.m. Teatrino dei Burattini that will entertain the little ones with an exciting show on a Christmas theme.
Sunday 22 December - Tirrenia - EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER
From 3 to 5 p.m. will be set up the house of Santa Claus with throne, box for letters, table with two benches, where Santa Claus will be present who will distribute sweets will collect the letters of the little ones and take pictures with them and an elf that will help children to write the letters. From 3 to 5 p.m. Children’s ponies.
Sunday 29 December – Tirrenia
From 3 to 5 p.m. Children’s ponies.
