Events 2026
JANUARY
January 4 – Open Day: Free museum admission for everyone! – Asciano
January 5 – Befana Celebration in Misericordia, organized by Misericordia di Asciano – Asciano
January 5 – Befana Festival in Castelnuovo, organized by the Castelnuovo Scalo Social and Sports Center – Castelnuovo Scalo
January 6 – The Befana Arrives, organized by Associazione Il Campino – Arbia, Asciano
January 11 – Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
January 11 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450) – Asciano
FEBRUARY
February 1 – Open Day: Free museum admission for everyone! – Asciano
February 1 – Meio Carnival, organized by ProLoco Asciano – Historic Center of Asciano
February 7 – Masquerade Evening, organized by Associazione Il Campino – Arbia, Asciano
February 8 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450)
February 8 – Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
February 8 – Meio Carnival, organized by ProLoco Asciano – Historic Center of Asciano
February 14 – Valentine’s Dinner, organized by Associazione Il Campino – Arbia, Asciano
February 15 – “Re-generated Art” Project, organized by Asciano Museums and Fondazione Musei Senesi – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
February 15 – Meio Carnival, organized by ProLoco Asciano – Historic Center of Asciano
February 16 – Artistic Gymnastics Workshop, organized by A.S.D. Sporting GAU Arbia – Asciano
February 22 – Little bits of Museum. One Artwork, One Story to Discover. Meeting 1 | Saint Agatha, organized by Asciano Museums – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
MARCH
March 1 – Artistic Gymnastics Workshop, organized by Sporting Club 2000 – Asciano
March 8 – Women’s Right to Vote. International Women’s Day, organized by the Municipality of Asciano, Associazione Il Campino, and UDI Siena – Arbia, Asciano
March 8 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450) – Asciano
March 8 –Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
March 8 – Trekking on the Via Lauretana, organized by Associazione Il Campino – Arbia, Asciano
March 15 – “Re-generated Art” Project, organized by Asciano Museums and Fondazione Musei Senesi – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
March 22 – Pink Steps along the Via Lauretana, organized by ASD GS Casetta Monteaperti – Casetta Monteaperti
March 27 – Book Presentation: La triste rubrica, organized by the Municipality of Asciano and A.N.P.I. Asciano – Parish Auditorium, Asciano
March 29 – Together We Clean Crete and Chianti, organized by the Castelnuovo Scalo Social and Sports Center – Castelnuovo Scalo, Castelnuovo Berardenga
March 29 – Little bits of Museum. One Artwork, One Story to Discover. Meeting 2 | Spring – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
APRIL
April 6 – Easter Monday at Campino – Arbia, Asciano
April 10–12 and 24–26 – Walk along the Via Lauretana, from Ascino to Cortona
April 12 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450) – Asciano
April 12 – Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
April 11 or 18 (date to be confirmed) – Let’s Clean the World – Historic Center of Asciano
April 17 – Geology and Poetry of the Crete Senesi – Historic Center of Asciano
April 18 – Little bits of Museum. One Artwork, One Story to Discover. Meeting 3 | The Etruscan Etruscan Chariot – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
April 18 – Welcome Spring! Activities for adults and children – Arbia, Asciano
April 19 – Spring Concert, organized by the “G. Verdi” Philharmonic Orchestra of Asciano – Asciano
April 23–26 – Chiusure Artichoke Festival – Chiusure, Asciano
April 26 – Health Walk – Asciano
MAY
May 3 – St. Isidore Fair – Arbia
May 9 – Treasure Hunt in the Village of Asciano – Asciano
May 10 – Treno Natura – Asciano
May 10 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450) – Asciano
May 10 – Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
May 16 – Provincial S3 Volleyball Finals, Asciano
May 16 – Book Presentation: An Abbey in the Modern Age. Artistic History of Monte Oliveto Maggiore between the 16th and 17th Centuries, by Marco Fagiani – Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Asciano
May 22 – Aperistation – Castelnuovo Scalo, Castelnuovo Berardenga
May 23 – Artistic Gymnastics Festival -Asciano
May 23 – One Night at the Museum, Palazzo Corboli Museum and Cassioli Museum – Asciano
May 23–24 – Buongiorno Ceramica – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
May 29–30 – Street Food Festival – Historic Center of Asciano
May 30 – June 28 – Contemporary Art Exhibition: Nature and Spirit, curated by S. Bulfoni and C. Moscadelli – Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asciano
JUNE
June 2 – Treno Natura & Contrade Marke – Asciano
13 giugno – Music at the Park, – Asciano
June 14 – Little bits of Museum. One Artwork, One Story to Discover. Meeting 4 | Cassioli between Siena and Rome. Encounters, Models and Apprenticeship – Museo Cassioli, Asciano
June 14 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450) – Asciano
June 14 – Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
June 17–21 Birrarbia – Arbia Scalo
June 20 and 21 – Summer Solstice at Site Transitoire, in the heart of the Crete Senesi near Asciano. Opening of Jean-Paul Philippe’s Workshop – Asciano
June 26–28 Geppone in Fermentation – Castelnuovo Scalo, Castelnuovo Berardenga
June 27 – Geppone in Color: walk along the historic Via Lauretana – meeting point at Castelnuovo Berardenga railway station
JULY
July 1, 8, 22 and 29 – Asciano Wednesdays, organized by the Pro Loco Asciano and CCN (Natural Shopping Centre) – Historic Centre of Asciano
July 3 – September 27
Nights of Archaeology. “Between Sky and Clay: the Crete Senesi” – photographic exhibition by Stefano Caporali, Palazzo Corboli Museum, Asicano
July 4 – Lectio Magistralis: “A Fresco, a Pilgrimage Route. The Sacred Conversation in the Parish Church of Sant’Ippolito and the Sienese Via Lauretana” – Auditorium of the Basilica of Sant’Agata, Asciano
June 12 – Benvenuti ascianesi! Free admission to Asciano Museums for local residents – Asciano
June 12 – Visit to the Pieve of S. Ippolito (reservation required: info@visitcretesenesi.com | +39 0577 714450) – Asciano
July 12 – Walk of the Translation, from Asciano to S. M. Vertighe
July 15–19 Asciano Sound Festival – Asciano and surrounding area
July 17 – Aperistation, Castelnuovo Scalo – Castelnuovo Berardenga, Asciano
July 29–31 Collegium Vocale – Asciano
EVENTS HELD WITH THE PATRONAGE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ASCIANO
** The calendar may be subject to changes. We recommend contacting the Asciano Tourist Office for more information:
Tel. +39 0577 714450 | +39 3480847875
Email: info@visitcretesenesi.com
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