February/March:
Carnavale: Street celebrations Sunday to Tuesday each year before Lent (Feb. or March).

March:
Festa di Santa Francesca Romana (March 9) Roman drivers bring their cars to the church of Santa Francesca Romana to have them blessed by the patron saint of motorists.

April:
Domenica delle Palme: Palm Sunday is traditionally celebrated by the Pope who says Mass in St. Peter's Square.
Holy (Easter) Week. Catholics from around the world make pilgrimages to Rome's various basilicas or to hear the Pope give his address at the Vatican.
Good Friday there is a procession of the Cross from the Colosseum to Capitoline Hill. Easter Sunday: Papal blessing at St. Peter's.
Festa della Primavera (late April) Azaleas in terra cotta pots adorn the Spanish steps.

May:
International Horse Show (early May) at Piazza di Siena in the Villa Borghese.
Rose Show at the Via di Valle Murcia.
Antiques Fair in Via dei Coronari (lit by candles at nighth).

June:
Festa della Repubblica (first Sunday in June) Military parade.
Festa di San Giovanni (24 June) Meals of snails and suckling pigs.
Festa di SS Pietro e Paolo Rome's patron Saints. (June 29)
Infiorata (last weekend in June) Flower festival.

July:
Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds) is an international festival of music, opera, ballet, cinema and art that runs for 20 days from June 29-July 18. It is located 117km from Rome, but well worth the trip. (For information: Piazza del Duomo tel. 0743-49890).
RomEuropa Festival of Film, dance, theater and concerts held at the Villa Medici. (Late June-Late July)
Festa dei Noiantri (last two weeks in July) An open air party to usher in the outdoor summer concerts.
Tevere Expo (Last two weeks of July) Stalls along the Tiber near Ponte Sant'Angelo display Italian arts, crafts, food, wine, and folk music.
Festa delle Catene (August 1) At San Pietro in Vincoli, the chains of St. Peter are shown to the faithful during prayer.

August:
Festa della Madonna delle Neve. (August 5) At Santa Maria Maggiore, at the Gloria portion of the Mass, flower petals fall on the congregation in reinactment of a local 4th century legend.
Ferragosto (Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary) August 15: Main midsummer holiday. Shops and restaurants are closed.

September:
Torchlit street and craft fair in Via dell'Orso. (September 23-October 7)

October:
Castelli wine festivals (first Sunday of October )

November:
Festa di Santa Cecilia (Nov.22)

December:
Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione (Dec.8) Religious services in Piazza di Spagna often attended by the Pope.
Children's Fair (Dec.12-Jan.6) In Piazza Navona. Culminates with the "witch" (Befana) festival on the eve of Epiphany.
Midnight Masses Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Maria in Aracoeli and the Papal Mass at St. Peter's (December 24)
Mid-morning Mass at St. Peter's (December 25)
Te Deum outside the Gesu in thanks for the passing year. (Dec.31)

Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
21 November 2003,
Basilica of St. Mary in Trastevere
Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Antiochene Rite (Syro and Malankar)

Solemnity of Christ the King
26 November 2003
St. Peter's Basilica
Holy Mass
Jubilee for the Apostolate of the Laity

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8 December 2003
The Spanish Square

A Tribute to The Immaculate Virgin Mary
8 December 2003
Basilica of St. Mary Major

Akathistos Hymn
10 December 2003
2nd. Sunday of Advent
Basilica of St. John Lateran
Holy Mass

Celebration of Holy Mass in the Mozarabic Rite
16 December 2003
Basilica of St. Peter or of St. Mary Major

Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord
24 December 2003
St. Peter's Basilica
Midnight Mass

Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord
25 December 2003
St. Peter's Basilica
The "Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing

Vespers and Te Deum
31 December 2003
St. Peter's Basilica

Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
1 January 2003
World Day of Peace
St. Peter's Basilica
Holy Mass

Vigil of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
5 January 2003
Basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul outside the Walls
Holy Mass and Closing of the Holy Door, Holy Land.

Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord
6 January 2003
St. Peter's Basilica
Holy Mass and Closing of the Holy Door; Te Deum