Events in Florence: Concerts, Exhibitions and Fairs

What to do in Florence in May 2022

April 28, 2022
what to do in Florence in May

Are you looking for any ideas on what to do in Florence in May? In this monthly column, we report many suggestions on events in Florence in May from the team of the Brunelleschi Hotel, Hotel in the historic centre of Florence in Piazza Santa Elisabetta. Our luxury hotel in Florence is the ideal starting point for any excursion to the city and participation in the most beautiful scheduled events. You will find out a corner of absolute relaxation thanks to our rooms with panoramic views, our restaurants located in a location unique in the world: the Byzantine Tower of Pagliazza, and our Tower Bar with the possibility of tasting the Perrier-Jouët champagne of which we are Maison Racommandée, or a tasty happy hour with the finger food of Chef Rocco De Santis.

The city begins to flourish again together with the many organized events that will animate the coming spring days.

Events in Florence in May 2022

  • 86th ART – International Handicraft Exhibition, Fortezza da Basso, from 23 April to 1 May;
  • Opening to the public of the Iris Garden, Piazzale Michelangelo, from 25 April to 20 May;
  • Giuseppe Bezzuoli (1789-1855). A great protagonist of Italian romantic painting at the Museum of Fashion and Costume in Palazzo Pitti, until 5 May;
  • Changing of the Guard in Piazza della Signoria, 1st May;
  • Spring Market Exhibition at the Horticulture Garden in via Vittorio Emanuele II, 4, on 1 May;
  • Roméo et Juliette at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, May 3-5-8-10;
  • Blanco – Blu celeste tour at the Tuscany Hall Theater, May 4th and 5th;
  • Notre Dame de Paris at the Nelson Mandela Forum, May 6-7-8;
  • Queen at the opera at the Tuscany Hall Theater, 7 May;
  • The Marriage of Figaro – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, May 7-14-15-19;
  • Loredana Berté – Manifesto at the Verdi Theater, 12 May;
  • Volare – Festival of flight at Parco delle Cascine, May 13-14-15;
  • Food Experience – Enogastronomica, three days of tastings in the workshops of the artisans, from 13 to 15 May;
  • Drusilla Foer – Eleganzissima at the Verdi Theater, 14 May;
  • Artigianarte – collecting in Florence at the Tuscany Hall Theater, 14 and 15 May;
  • Mario Biondi – Romantic Tour at the Verdi Theater, 16 May;
  • Litfiba – The last round at the Tuscany Hall Theater, May 16 and 17;
  • Grease at the Verdi Theater, May 17th and 18th;
  • Green Factory Firenze at the Giardino dell’Orticoltura in via Vittorio Emanuele II, 4, 21 and 22 May;
  • I due Foscari – Giuseppe Verdi at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, May 22-25-28-31;
  • Marracash at the Nelson Mandela Forum, May 23;
  • Mahmood at the Tuscany Hall Theater, 24 May;
  • Achille Lauro at the Tuscany Hall Theater, May 25;
  • Gianna Nannini at the Artemio Franchi Municipal Stadium, May 28;
  • Exhibition “Donatello. The Renaissance ”at Palazzo Strozzi until 31 July 2022;
  • Oscar Ghiglia. The years of the twentieth century at Palazzo Medici Riccardi until 13 September.

For more information or doubts about the events scheduled in Florence in May 2022, contact us at concierge@hotelbrunelleschi.it, by phone at 0039.055.27370 or by filling in the following fields. We will reply you as soon as possible.

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