A cart stacked with about 1,500 straw-covered flasks of Chianti Rufina is pulled into piazza Duomo by Chianina oxen, blessed, then offered to the city, a wine harvest rite the Florentine Republic kept for centuries.
Dates and details checked September 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Florence around 25 September 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
Carro Matto, the Chianti Rufina wine cart runs 25 September. These are the food tours and tastings in Florence to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Day trip · 12 hours
Explore Pisa, San Gimignano, and Siena on a day trip from Florence. Enjoy a Tuscan lunch and wine tasting in Chianti, and discover the medieval charm of San Gimignano ...
Day trip · 10 hours
On this private Tuscany day tour from Florence to the hills of Siena you will taste Tuscany. Your itinerary involves limited driving time so that you can thoroughly en...
Day trip
Private Chianti Wine Tasting Experience in Tuscany The perfect experience for couples, honeymooners, engagements and for who want to celebrate his anniversary! 2 diffe...
Address: Piazza Duomo, 50122 Firenze, Florence
The Immacolata edition of Florence's smallholder market takes over Piazza della Santissima Annunziata on 8 December, with new oil, ancient grain flours, honey, jams, cheeses and organic wine from Tuscan farms.
TipGo before 11:00 for the new oil. Producers sell out and the stalls pack up at 19:00.
Florence counted 25 March as its new year until 1750, and the day still fills piazza della SS. Annunziata with a market of Tuscan typical products, sweets and brigidini, alongside the Republic's historic procession.
TipStalls open at 8:00. Shop in the morning; the procession reaches the basilica at 16:00 and the square fills.
8 Dec
Fierucola dell'Immacolata
Tuscan organic smallholder produce
9 May 2027
Fiera dell'Ascensione
Tuscan street food, brigidini, porchetta, lampredotto
23-24 Jan 2027
Birraio dell'Anno
Italian craft beer
25-26 Jan 2027
Vini Migranti
Artisan and natural wine
25 Mar 2027
Fiera del Capodanno Fiorentino
Tuscan typical products, brigidini, sweets
28 Mar 2027
LampredOrto
Lampredotto and tripe
