Step into 2025 with flair by attending a cultural event in one of the city’s museums, libraries, cinemas, music halls, and more – without forgetting the New Year’s Eve concert at Circo Massimo.
Rome is preparing to say goodbye to 2024 and welcome the New Year with a rich calendar of events in the name of music, art, culture and entertainment. Starting with the New Year’s Eve concert, which returns to Circus Maximus with a very rich musical cast.
Then, on 1 January 2025, Capodarte is back with several free initiatives spread across various parts of the city. Concerts, guided tours, shows and activities for young and old will animate museums, municipal libraries, theatres, cinemas and other cultural venues that will be extraordinarily open for the occasion until the evening.
Among the surprises of the day, don’t miss the Happy New Year to Rome, Happy New Year to the World concert at 3:30 PM on the Gianicolo Belvedere. Special guest TOSCA, along with Il coro che non c’è will perform a unique rendition of Adeste Fideles in Iraqi.
NYE Concert
The Circus Maximus will host the usual NYE concert, featuring Gabry Ponte, the PFM Premiata Forneria Marconi, the Orchestraccia, the Orchestra Popolare La Notte della Taranta, and Culture Club.
The official radio of the event will be RDS 100% Grandi Successi. The event starts at 9:30pm and continue well past midnight with a special dj-set by Dimensione Suono Roma.
Museums
The Museums of Roma Capitale, including the archaeological areas and current exhibitions, will be exceptionally open with ordinary opening hours and free access. In some of these spaces it will also be possible to choose from a vast programme of guided tours and events.
Highlights include tours of The Enchantment of Beauty (12 PM) and Roma Pittrice (4:30 PM) at the Museum of Rome at Palazzo Braschi, and a visit to Titian, Lotto, Crivelli, and Guercino (6:30 PM) at the Capitoline Museums led by Director Ilaria Miarelli Mariani. Other must-see events include encounters with photographer Dino Ignani (80’s Dark, 5 PM) and the authors of Rome Chilometro Zero (6 PM) at the Museum of Rome in Trastevere, and a guided tour of the Franco Fontana retrospective at the Ara Pacis (6 PM). The Villa Torlonia Bunker will also be open for visits at 3 PM and 4 PM, by reservation.
Entertainment
The magic of theater returns: at Largo Ludovico Quaroni, from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, enjoy recycling workshops and performances featuring magic, clowning, and music as part of the Incontr’Arti… a Capodarte project. At the Villa Pamphilj Theater at 11 AM, experience Circo in Valigia, a theater-circus show for all ages. At 2:30 PM, The Nutcracker’s Tale comes to life with dance and acrobatics at the Sinisgalli Park, while The Grinch makes an appearance on Via Celio Caldo.
From 3 PM, a dance festival will fill the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone with The First Dance at the Auditorium, featuring tango, swing, ballroom dancing, and a silent disco. At 3:30 PM, Piazza del Popolo and Via del Corso will host the Rome Parade.
Special events will also be held at the Teatro Quarticciolo with shadow performances, Teatro India with a theatrical escape room, and Teatro Costanzi at 7:30 PM for the world premiere of Ti Presto le Mie Scarpe. From 4 PM, Piazzale delle Gardenie will come alive with art and performances.
Music
There will also be at musical entertainment at iconic locations throughout the city.
Giancane and Rancore will headline Roma Capodarte: the two artists will perform free concerts, transforming two areas in Rome’s outskirts into extraordinary stages. Giancane will perform at Largo Arquata del Tronto in San Basilio, while Rancore will take the stage at the parking lot of I.C. Pablo Neruda in Casal del Marmo. It’s a unique opportunity to experience the city’s music and energy in unexpected locations.
Additional highlights include Music at the Palace at 11 AM at the Teatro del Lido, Bach in Italy performed by the Enea Barock Orchestra at Casino Nobile in Villa Torlonia at 11:30 AM, and a concert by the Local Police Band at noon in Piazza di Spagna.
The afternoon brings jazz performances at the Casa del Jazz: Vittorio Esposito Trio (3 PM), Simone Sansonetti Quartet (5 PM), and Vittorio Cuculo Group (7 PM). At 6 PM, the New York Voices will perform at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
At 7 PM, the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola will host a grand New Year’s Concert conducted by Maestro Gerardo Di Lella, featuring a 72-piece orchestra and 10 singers dedicated to cinematic music. Reservation is required.
All information is available at www.culture.roma.it/romacapodarte, 060608 (daily from 9am to 7pm) or on social profiles #romacapodarte2025
ROMA CAPODARTE: ROME NEW YEAR DAY 2025
1 January 2025
