The Place in Rome

Rome by Night

EVENTS in ROME ITALY

June 2 - Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica). This big national holiday is akin to Independence Days in other countries. A huge parade is held on the Via dei Fori Imperiali.

Rose Garden - The city's Rose Garden is open to the public during May and June, usually through about June 23 or 24. Via di Valle Murcia 6, near the Circo Massimo.

Early- to mid-June - Corpus Domini. Exactly 60 days after Easter, Catholics celebrate Corpus Domini, which honors the Holy Eucharist. In Rome, this feast day is typically celebrated with mass at the cathedral of San Giovanni in Laterano followed by a procession to Santa Maria Maggiore.

June 23-24 - Feast of Saint John (San Giovanni). This feast is celebrated in the vast piazza that it in front of the church of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome's cathedral.

June 29 - Saints Peter and Paul Day. Two of Catholicism's most important saints are celebrated on this religious holiday with special masses at Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican and San Paolo Fuori Le Mura.