Since 1913 the Arena has staged monumental summer productions — Aida above all — for over ten thousand spectators a night. Stone-step seats are booked with a cushion; the lighting of thousands of small candles at dusk is the moment nobody forgets.
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Arena di Verona Opera Festival
Last edition: 12 June – 12 September 2026
2027 edition: date to be confirmed
June – September 202693 days
12 Jun – 12 Sep2026 edition over.
The world's most famous open-air opera season, inside the Roman amphitheatre.
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Patron saint festival In 206 days
Feast of Saint Zeno
📅 Every year, on 21 May
On 21 May Verona celebrates Saint Zeno, the city's patron, in the Romanesque basilica that bears his name away from the centre.
While you're in Verona
Places to see before or after the feast. All 45 places in Verona →
Arena di Verona
Four arches still standing after the 1117 earthquake, and opera on Roman steps since 1913.
Casa di Giulietta
Verona's most visited monument is a medieval tower house famously transformed into a shrine to Shakespeare's Juliet.
Piazza delle Erbe
The Roman forum turned marketplace: towers, frescoed palaces and a fountain from 1368.
Basilica di San Zeno
The masterpiece of Po Valley Romanesque: the bronze panels, the Wheel of Fortune and Mantegna's altarpiece.
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What to see 45
Arena di Verona · Casa di Giulietta · Piazza delle Erbe and 42 more
What to eat here 1
Pandoro
Where to stay 24
24 places to stay · top rated: Corte Realdi - Palazzo Camozzini 9.6 · Villa Dorigny Dimora Storica con Affreschi e Giardino 9.6
Events & festivals 2
Next up: Feast of Saint Zeno, Friday 21 May
Getting there
Nearest airport: Verona Catullo, 9 km away
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