Ideas for spending New Year’s Eve 2025 in Tuscany
What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?
What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?
Have you ever thought about celebrating it in Italy, perhaps in the wonderful region of Tuscany?
Italy offers countless ideas and opportunities to welcome the new year with family and friends: from free events and open-air concerts to cozy weekends in charming farmhouses, where you can unwind and enjoy a traditional New Year’s Eve dinner.
Here you can find the main events scheduled for New Year’s Eve 2025! But before that, we’d love to share a few fun anecdotes about Italy’s most beloved traditions for this special night.
How Italians celebrate New Year’s Eve: some funny traditions
Do you know all the funny (and sometimes slightly eccentric) Italian traditions for New Year’s Eve day?
- The open window: many people open the window of a dark room just before midnight. This is believed to let out evil spirits and negative energy, allowing the air – and the new year – to start fresh and purified.
- Red underwear: in Italy, red has always symbolized power, health, and fertility, and it’s considered a good-luck charm. That’s why wearing something red on New Year’s Eve – usually underwear – is practically a must!
- Lentils and pomegranate: lentils are thought to bring wealth because of their coin-like shape, while pomegranate represents longevity, fertility, and prosperity. These two foods are never missing from a traditional Italian New Year’s Eve dinner.
- Throwing away some old objects: in some smaller towns, people get rid of – or even break – old items as a way to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future. So be careful… and keep an eye on those windows!
New Year’s Eve 2025 in Italy: the biggest events
If you want to spend all the night out, several Italian cities have planned major New Year’s Eve celebrations. In addition, the Christmas and festive atmosphere welcome people ready to celebrate this magical night.
In Rome, a big free concert will take place at the Circo Massimo, with the Italian artists Tananai, Fabri Fibra and Alessandra Amoroso.
Genoa will host a free performance by Pinguini Tattici Nucleari in Piazza della Vittoria.
In Naples, the celebrations will fill Piazza del Plebiscito with a big concert and a DJ set, with Italian artists such as Elodie, Serena Brancale, LDA and Franco Ricciardi.
Olbia is preparing a spectacular open-air show with Marco Mengoni. Ascoli Piceno will celebrate in the main square with Zero Assoluto as special guests.
New Year’s Eve 2025 in Tuscany: concerts in Florence, Siena, Pisa, and Lucca
Tuscany is a fabulous destination for those who wish to indulge in a New Year’s Eve trip. Every year the main cities organize lots of events, parties, and concerts to wait for midnight and toast to the new year.
Florence will shine with four squares dedicated to the night of December 31st, offering free events for all tastes and all ages.Piazza Santa Croce will host the main event of the evening: the lineup is still top secret, but rumors point to some of the most beloved names in the Italian music scene. Piazza Santissima Annunziata will host gospel choirs, while Piazza del Carmine will resonate with live jazz. There will also be spectacular light projections and a midnight countdown in Piazza della Signoria. Finally, Scandicci will host a major open-air concert by the Italian singer Daniele Silvestri, followed by a DJ set by Maghero.
Siena goes on with a “widespread” New Year’s Eve format this year.There won’t be a single main event; instead, multiple happenings will take place simultaneously in different squares around the city, including Piazza del Campo and Piazza Matteotti. There will be live music of all kinds – from pop to rock, from swing to folk and more – so that everyone can find something they love!
Pisa won’t miss out on its big New Year’s Eve concert in Piazza dei Cavalieri.The Italian singer Alfa will be the star guest of the night on December 31st: he’ll ring in the new year with his own concert, followed by fireworks along the Lungarno and a DJ set.
Lucca is going back to the ’90s for one night!Piazza Santa Maria will host a big free musical event to celebrate New Year’s Eve: Voglio tornare agli anni ’90 (I want to go back to the ’90s). There will be music, entertainment, shows under the stars and a DJ set starting at 10:30 p.m., welcoming the new year with a tribute to the decade that revolutionized pop and dance music. It will be a journey through time, with themed setups and live performances, thanks to the live show that has captivated crowds in squares all over Italy in recent years.
Let’s book the perfect New Year’s Eve in Tuscany and enjoy the Christmas spirit that characterizes this charming region every year. Antica Bifore Guest House is waiting for you in the heart of Lucca’s old town: the hotel is an ideal starting point to discover the beauty of the city and travel to the surrounding area.
