370 classes and events across Rome
Classes, Free Culture & Things to Do in Rome
Pasta and tiramisù in Trastevere, Roman mosaic in Monti, fresco and ceramics by Piazza Navona — plus the free museum Sundays, opera at the Costanzi and the exhibitions worth queuing for — 370 of them on right now across 143 museums, studios and concert halls. Every listing read off the venue's own page by a person, with the price as printed. No aggregator sludge, no dead links.
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Every one of these was read off the venue's own page, with the price and the date it actually says. Narrow them below — the numbers are what you will get.
12 picks from 370 across Rome
BOOK ANY DAYRoman Mosaic WorkshopFabio Bordi Mosaici · Centro StoricoSee listingGrab a spot →Sketching in Villa Borghese with Guido
€38BOOK ANY DAYSketching Class in Villa BorgheseSketching in Villa Borghese with Guido · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese€38Grab a spot →Domus Atelier Art&Gallery
€72BOOK ANY DAYTiffany Glass Jewellery WorkshopDomus Atelier Art&Gallery · San Lorenzo, Pigneto & East€72Grab a spot →Ceramiche Poetiche
€70MON–THU · 1 PM (ALSO 10 AM TUE–THU)Pottery Workshop for BeginnersCeramiche Poetiche · Trastevere & Monteverde€70Details →Simone Valariano Goldsmith Workshop
BOOK ANY DAYGoldsmith Jewellery-Making WorkshopSimone Valariano Goldsmith Workshop · San Lorenzo, Pigneto & East€220 + cost of metalGrab a spot →MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts
SAT, NOV 28Plant It! Growing a Biodiverse GardenMAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa BorgheseFree · booking requiredDetails →Galleria Borghese
THRU SUN, OCT 25All That Changes You: Metamorphosis by Isaac JulienGalleria Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese€16 + €2 booking fee (museum ticket)Details →Palazzo Merulana
THRU SUN, NOV 1The World of the Stage II: Yuan GongPalazzo Merulana · Monti, Esquilino & TerminiSee listingDetails →Ippodromo Capannelle
THRU SUN, OCT 25Japan DaysIppodromo Capannelle · Appian Way, EUR & SouthFree entryDetails →Bioparco di Roma
THRU SUN, NOV 1Weekend Activity Days at BioparcoBioparco di Roma · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese€19 / €14 reduced · free for children under 1 mDetails →Cinecittà World
THRU SUN, NOV 1Halloween at Cinecittà WorldCinecittà World · Appian Way, EUR & SouthPrice not published on this listingDetails →Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
THRU SUN, OCT 25Rome Film Fest Closing WeekendAuditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa BorgheseTicketed · price not published on the programmeDetails →Pick a craft
Sorted by what you actually make, not lumped into one “workshops” list. Each page carries the studio's own dates and the price as printed.
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City guides
The things a calendar cannot tell you
Which masterpieces hang in churches you can walk into free, which museums you must book before you fly, and every free museum day to December — with prices as printed and the date we last checked.
Read the guides →Checked by a person
Every listing here was opened, read and typed by a human against the venue's own page. The date is the date they printed; the price is the price they printed. When a venue publishes no price, we say so instead of guessing.
Recurring things stay right
A Tuesday class shows next Tuesday, every week, and it still reads 6:30pm on both sides of the clock change. Most calendars list it once and let it rot.
Venues, not just events
Each studio and shoreline has its own page with what's coming and what already happened — so you can see what a place actually programmes before you book. Browse venues →
Everything on this site
Every page we keep, what is behind it, and how many things are on it right now. The counts come from the same filter the page itself uses, so the number here is the number you land on.
26 places to start
By craft
Three quarters of this calendar is people teaching you to make something. One page per craft.
- Pottery & ceramicsWheel throwing, handbuilding and glazing — one-night taster through to a six-week course with your own shelf.6 classes →
- Mosaic & lampsTile and glass mosaic, Turkish lamps and stepping stones. Mostly single evenings, and you leave with the thing.10 classes →
- Glass & neonGlassblowing, fusing, stained glass and neon bending — the most equipment-heavy thing on the calendar, and priced like it.3 classes →
- PrintmakingScreen printing, letterpress, lino, etching and risograph, at the presses that still keep them running.Open →
- Bookbinding & paperJapanese stab binding, coptic stitch, box making, marbling and zines. Quiet, precise, usually under three hours.Open →
- Textiles & fibreWeaving, tufting, natural dye, sewing, knitting and visible mending — the biggest craft category here after clay.Open →
- Flowers & plantsArranging, wreaths, ikebana, terrariums and pressed flowers. Seasonal, and the good ones sell out.2 classes →
- Painting & drawingLife drawing, watercolour, oil, sumi-e and paint-and-sip, from a two-hour evening to a full atelier term.27 classes →
- Wood & carvingSpoon carving, joinery, furniture and turning — the classes with the longest waiting lists and the best tools.Open →
- Candles & scentCandle pouring and perfume blending. The cheapest way into a studio, and the most common first class people book.Open →
- Jewelry & metalSilversmithing, ring making, enamelling and stone setting — you leave wearing it, which is why these book out first.2 classes →
- All classes & workshopsEvery craft above on one page, each with its own count and the studios that teach it.70 classes →
The rest of the calendar
Not everything here is a class. These are the other things we read and check.
- Volunteer & cleanupsHarbour and river shifts, garden and compost days, street-tree care. Free, and the good ones fill a week ahead.Open →
- Talks & coursesArtist talks, curator walkthroughs and evening courses. Usually one session, usually cheap or free.11 talks →
- Museums & exhibitionsShows worth the trip, listed by the weeks they are open rather than pinned to one date.115 shows →
- Music & performanceGigs, concerts, classical and opera, dance and theatre, each with a date and a price we could confirm.104 shows →
- FilmOutdoor screenings, repertory nights and festival dates. Not the multiplex listings.7 screenings →
- CommunityStreet fairs, markets, block parties and neighbourhood meetups across Rome.2 events →
- Cultural festivalsLunar new year, carnival, heritage weekends and the city-wide festival calendar.3 festivals →
By price, place and time
The three questions people actually open the site with.
- Everything freeThe whole free calendar in one list. "Free" is the claim most often wrong elsewhere, so each one is read off the venue’s own page.73 free events →
- Free craft & makingOpen studio sessions, museum craft tables and community craft nights. The smallest free list, honestly so — somebody has to pay for the clay.5 sessions →
- Free volunteer daysStanding weekly shifts rather than one-off dates — the most reliably available thing on this calendar.Open →
- Free culture & outdoorsMuseum free nights, pay-what-you-wish hours, outdoor films and park programmes. Residents-only and free-with-admission are both labelled.68 listings →
- This weekThe next seven days, with recurring things placed on the days they actually happen rather than once.153 on this week →
- Venues by areaEvery studio and space we list, each with its upcoming and past events, address and own website.169 places →
- City guidesLonger written pieces — what a class actually costs, who takes walk-ups, what to book weeks ahead.Open →