Food festivals in Florence worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

Pitti Taste ★ 4.4

MarchThree days, early MarchTicket neededcampo-di-marte

Pitti Taste in Florence is the Pitti Immagine fine-food trade fair held at Stazione Leopolda every March, with 380 small producers, tastings.

Focus: Italian fine food, small producers

Florence Gelato Festival ★ 4.2

AprilTwo days, late AprilTicket neededcentro-storico

Florence Gelato Festival is the annual gelato-makers competition at Piazzale Michelangelo, every spring since 2010, with twenty gelaterie tasting heats.

Focus: Gelato, frozen desserts

Florence Cocktail Week ★ 4.3

AprilSeven days, mid-AprilTicket neededcentro-storico

Florence Cocktail Week is the city's mixology week each April, in its tenth edition, with masterclasses, guest shifts and signature cocktails citywide.

Focus: Italian mixology, bartender showcases, cocktail bar takeovers

Festa di San Giovanni ★ 4.3

JuneJune 24centro-storico

Festa di San Giovanni in Florence is the city's patron-saint day on June 24, with the historic Calcio Storico final in Piazza Santa Croce and street food.

Focus: Tuscan street food, schiacciata, lampredotto

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