Events Taormina 2025
EXHIBITIONS
until January 8, 2025
Palazzo Corvaja – Taormina
I Colori dello Stupor – The Colours of Wonder, dedicated to the painters of the Grand Tour and inaugurated on 7 December 2024 and curated to celebrate the timeless beauty of Taormina through the eyes of the artists of the Grand Tour, the exhibition presents original works by masters such as Otto Geleng, famous for his views of Sicily, and other painters who have immortalized landscapes, lights and atmospheres that have made the city one of the most popular and most portrayed destinations in Europe. All works are on loan from private collectors in Taormina.
Opening hours: daily 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 13:00
Permanent Museum
Taormina Castle – Madonna della Rocca, Taormina
The remains of this medieval castle surround a large area on the top of Monte Tauro, which watches over the town of Taormina. The imposing, surprisingly well-preserved walls give a vivid impression of the old castle. The views from up here are breathtaking, 360 degrees over the sea, as far as Mount Etna, the coastlines across to mainland Italy or in direction Catania, and the mountainous hinterland.
Opening hours: daily from 9:00 to 19:00
Info: castellidisicilia.it/i-castelli/castelli-di-taormina
EVENTS
JANUARY 2025
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January 1 (18:00)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
New Years Concert with the Plectrum Orchestra City of Taormina
January 4 (12:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
From Morricone to Battiato “La Cura” Director: Francesco Costa Vocal Ensemble and Strings Orchestra: Coro Lirico Siciliano.
January 4 (20:45) event postponed
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
The Swan Lake, ballet in 4 acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time.
January 9 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Antonella Ruggiero – Una Voce una Fisarmonica (a voice and an accordion) the Italian singer-songwriter from Genua is an artist with a heterogeneous repertoire, her high vocal range allows her to move from pop to the lyrical register of a light soprano, passing through sacred music, jazz, soul, blues, popular music, tango, choral and band music, classical and contemporary music.
January 11 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
La Traviata, opera by Giuseppe Verdi
January 18 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Uccio De Santis Show. The Italian actor, comedian and cabaret artist, among others known for his show Mudù, an entertainment television format for the whole family, with his program “non so che fare prima”.
Tickets: happyticket.it
January 25 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Cavalleria Rusticana, a concertante performance of the Opera by Pietro Mascagni as part of the Sicilia Classic Festival. Cavalleria rusticana was the first opera composed by Mascagni and is certainly the best known. A love drama about betrayal and jealousy set in 19th century Sicily.
Info and tickets: vivaticket.com
January 31 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Emanuela Aureli – she is one of TV’s best-known impersonators. Comedian, impersonator and actress, she performs her cabaret show, always interacting with viewers.
FEBRUARY 2025
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February 22 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Uccio De Santis Show. Second appointment with rhe Italian actor, comedian and cabaret artist, among others known for his show Mudù, an entertainment television format for the whole family, with his program “non so che fare prima”.
Tickets: happyticket.it
February 28 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Nessun Dorma evening as part of the Festival Lirica sotto le Stelle. Nessun Dorma, the aria from the final axt fo Puccini’s opera Turandot, is one of the most famous arias in opera history.
Tickets: happyticket.it
MARCH 2025
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March 8 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
La Musica è Donna – Music is woman: the title of this evening refers to the Warner Music Lable’s campaign for International Women’s Day in 2021
Tickets: happyticket.it
March 15 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Pagliacci, Opera by R. Leoncavallo, event being part of the Sicilia Classica Festival
Tickets: happyticket.it
March 22 (20:45)
Palazzo dei Congressi – Taormina
Manlio Dovì Show
Tickets: happyticket.it
March 28 (19:00)
Basilica Cattedrale di San Nicola – Piazza Duomo, Taormina
Libertyville High School Festival Choir & Dance from Illinois, USA, with a music and dance performance. Musics by J.C. Tucker, W. Buyrd, J. des Prez, T. Wong, K.M. Bart and J. Estes, choir director: Jeffrey Brown, dance teacher: Eryn Brown. Free Entrance
APRIL 2025
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April 2 (21:15) throughout April every Wednesday and Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – start of the season of this unmissable timeless journey through the Italian Opera. During the show the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire will be performed. Italian Opera Taormina accompanies the public on a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. The performance lasts about one and a half hours and takes place at the charming Nazarena Theater in Taormina. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
May 2025
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May 1 (21:15) throughout May every day from Monday to Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
JUNE 2025
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June 2 (21:15) throughout June every day from Monday to Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
The program of events at the wonderful Teatro Antico of Taormina generally starts mid of June with the Taobuk Festival followed up by the Taormina Film Fest, and continued by concerts, opera and ballet performances of national and international importance. There are currently some dates for concerts at the Ancient Theatre. Further dates will be added soon.
June 18 to 22
Teatro Antico, Palazzo dei Congressi and other locations – Taormina
Taobuk 2025 – XV edition of the international book Festival, this year under the motto: Confine – Borders. A borderline, physical or mental, geographic or inner, real or imaginary that digs the furrow of contiguity. Separated and together joined by a point, two different worlds look at each other, touch each other. They meet, clash and merge into a common core. Within this space of exploration are the coordinates of the 15th edition of Taobuk, the international book festival created and directed by Antonella Ferrara.
The American novelist and short-story writer Peter Cameron, the American horror, mystery, adventure, crime author Joe R. Lansdale and the Italian novelist and film director Susanna Tamaro (Follow your Heart) are among the guests who will receive the Taobuk Award for Literary Excellence on Saturday, June 21 at the Teatro antico in Taormina during the gala evening at the Antique Theatre.
More info: taobuk.it
JULY 2025
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July 1 (21:15) throughout July every day from Monday to Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
July 4 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Dream Theater, the historic American progressive metal band in concert. On the occasion of the band’s 40th anniversary, five stages are planned in Italy in 2025, one of which is in Taormina.
Tickets: ticketone.it
July 5 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Giovanni Allevi in concert. Four years after his last performance in Taormina, Giovanni Allevi will once again be a protagonist in Sicily, bringing with him not only his music but also a story of rebirth and personal resistance.
Tickets: ticketone.it
July 12 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Alessandra Amoroso the Italian singer, successful since 2009 in concert. Most of the artist’s publications, purely pop sounds emerge, although influences from African-American music are also present in her style, characterized by a ‘sandy’ timbre, also referred to as a ‘black’ voice. She has stated her main musical influences are Anastacia, Aretha Franklin and Mina.
Tickets: ticketone.it
July 14 (21:00)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Placido Domingo in concert. Born 1941 the Spanish opera singer recorded more that a hundred complete operas and performed in the most important opera houses worldwide. The event will see Domingo joined by other internationally renowned artists. Performing alongside him on stage will be soprano Maria Josè Siri and conductor Jordi Bernacer, with the extraordinary participation of pianist Leonora Armellini and soprano Giuliana Di Stefano. The evening will be presented by conductor Salvo La Rosa.
More infos and tickets: liveticket.it
July 25 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Kraftwerk. The German group considered among the pioneers of electronic music, whose musical style influenced popular music of the late 20th century and led to the emergence of new musical genres.
Tickets: ticketone.it
July 26 and 27 (21:30)
Simple Minds. The British band led by its carismatic singer Jim Kerr has a history of great success behind it, a musical parabola that started way back in the 1970s and has since seen it become one of the most successful bands in the world, selling over 60 million records, with number one singles on both sides of the Atlantic and number one albums across the planet, including five number one albums in the UK. Jim Kerr has a special connection to Taormina. He owns a hotel here and keeps coming back to the town he fell in love with many years ago.
Tickets: ticketone.it
AUGUST 2025
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August 1 (21:15) throughout August every day from Monday to Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
August 4 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Loredana Bertè the Italian pop and rock singer in concert, who looks back on 50 years of her career. She newly participated in the Sanremo Festival 2024 with the song “Pazza”, reaching seventh place in the final ranking and winning the ‘Mia Martini’ Critics’ Prize. The song is included in the collection Ribelle, released on 9 February 2024 to celebrate her 50-year recording career. Since 15 November, for the third consecutive season, she has been a coach in the program The Voice Kids aired on Rai 1 and since 21 February 2025, she has been a coach in the program The Voice Senior.
More Infos and tickets: ticketone.it
August 8 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Gipsy Kings by Andre Reyes, the only Italian date. A musical journey that, through the notes of the historic band, spans generations and renews its long-lasting magic. The co-founder of the Gipsy Kings, will carry on the history of the band that in 30 years has sold more than 60 million albums and has won the approval of a wide audience worldwide.
Tickets: ticketone.it
SEPTEMBER 2025
September 1 (21:15) throughout September every day from Monday to Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
OCTOBER 2025
October 1 (21:15) throughout October every day from Monday to Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
NOVEMBER 2025
November 5 (21:15) throughout November every Wednesday and Friday
Teatro Nazarena – Via Fontana Vecchia 3, Taormina
Italian Opera Taormina – the most famous arias and duets from the internationally renowned Italian opera repertoire, a magical journey between Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini, making use of the best voices of the national and international scene, accompanied by equally virtuous pianists. During the break of each show, a drink is offered on the panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.
Info and tickets: italianoperataormina.com
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Last Update: March 7, 2025