What's on in March 2026

March in Italy gets dismissed as shoulder season which is usually a polite way of saying: don’t bother.

That’s a mistake.

This is the month when Italy opens what it normally keeps closed, stages events it doesn’t repeat in summer, and briefly becomes easier to navigate without a strategy.

In this episode: almond blossom festivals in Sicily, a political assassination reenacted in Rome, private palaces unlocked for a weekend, and a donkey race in Tuscany that refuses to behave.

These are the things actually worth your time in Italy this March. Let’s begin.