Epic Rome in 2018 with 24/7 of cultural shows from 31st of December until 3rd of January. Our guide to enjoy the New Year's day change in the Eternal City of Rome.

Grande Festa di Roma
Grande Festa di Roma is celebreting for New Year's Eve, including a full event day of free concerts, great performances, beautiful screenings and street music all happening in numerous outdoor bars/clubs from 21.00 on 31st of December, well known in Italy as the Capodanno, an all nighter until the same time on 3rd January. Can you stay asleep? :)

Palatine hill monuments will be illuminated in Rome
La Grande Festa di Roma will begin illuminating of all the well known archaeological monuments around the Palatine hill close to the Colosseum, on the side frontal to the Circus Maximus, a tradition occurring for the first time in the last 13 years. The city installed a new lighting system which will be set permanent and accompanied by fireworks shows and great theatrical performance of the Spanish group La Fura dels Baus with live music set by dj like Dimensione Suono Roma.

La Fura dels Baus

White night until sunrise
Many cultural events are organized by the city of Rome from 02.00 to 08.00, in preparation for the first day of 2018 and the first sunrise of the new year. Until dawn many dj are hosted in Teatro India with great film screenings and great performances, peaking with Danilo Rea in a piano solo, world-well known as one of the most loved jazz pianists. Continuing at 07.30 other dj's will play near Ponte della Scienza, close to the Gazometro in Ostiense.

Delicious New Year's food
Waiting the New Year witha full stomach. As traditional italian cuisine is world famous for New Year's Eve expect to have lentils that are served with cotechino, a big portion of pork sausage that is boiled with low heat for three hours before it is served, expect to have zampone stuffing with pig's trotter meant to bring luck for the new year, all of this served with a glass of spumante or prosecco. If you choose to dine out that day prepare to make a reservation earlier since restaurants will be full.

Capodanno Traditional food Lentils

Waiting the new year
Another well known but merely used tradition in Rome for the New Year's Eve is having people throw old year objects out of their home window symbol of welcoming and looking forward in the new year.

Rome Marathon
For sport energetic passionate people will take place the seventh marathon of "We Run Rome" on 31st of December from 2.00pm-6.00pm. It is a 10 km run and anyone can register till 2pm that day. The run starts rom the Baths of Caracalla area and loops to the starting point for 10 km. Check out the website https://www.werunrome.com/en/ for more info.

We Run Rome Marathon

Celebrate all night
Rome offers many places for music and dance with some of the best night clubs such as Micca, Rashmon, Vicious, Room 26, Shari Vari, Lanificio. Many parties are held for the New Year's Eve in other pubs such as Hard Rock Cafe, Abbey Theatre. This are the top rated and entertainment guaranteed clubs.

Gospel music performance
For gospel music lovers is worth going to Roma Gospel Festical at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on 31st of December. One of the best choirs in Rome, Harlem Gospel Choir will be performing there. Anyone who does a guided tour with Golden Voyager Tours Rome on 31st December can get a 5% discount for the choir.

Harlem Gospel Choir

American marching bands
At 15.30 in Piazza del Popolo will be the starting point for a great tradition of New Year's Day, marching american bands will crowd the city streets with dancers, majorettes, great costumes and a wonderful celebrating atmosphere that you cannot miss out.

American marching bands

Circus acts, concerts and more!
City of Rome is organizing many performing acts around the whole city piazzas and parks. From 14.00 till 22.00 a variety of music ranging from rock, folk, pop, swing, jazz will fill the city with joy and happines. Circuits acts are performed in various piazzas including performers such as fire eating, acrobatics, circus clowns, rope walkers and more will bring joy to all ages that are out celebrating. Just remember to be close to Aventino and the river to enjoy the full program of Grande Festa di Roma. https://www.romeing.it/festa-di-roma/