ummer in Naples lights up with art, music and wonder. Starting from the heart of the historic center, where our Boutique Hotel is located, the city offers a calendar full of unmissable events including concerts, international exhibitions, theatrical performances and food and wine experiences. More than a simple list of events, in this article you will find the highlights for a Neapolitan summer to be experienced day by day, in a mix of suggestions that crosses neighborhoods and sensibilities. From the monumental stages of the Teatro San Carlo to the intimate atmospheres of the cloisters, from the gardens to the terraces overlooking the sea, the cultural offering of the city, from the end of June to the end of August, is among the liveliest in Europe. In this small guide we have collected and organized the most interesting events of summer 2025 in Naples, dividing them by type and location: experiencing Naples in the summer means letting yourself be surprised every single evening, between elegance and vitality, beauty and passion.
Art and exhibitions: timeless dialogues
Art in Naples is a bridge between past and present, a continuous dialogue that unfolds through its prestigious venues. At the Gallerie d’Italia, the powerful exhibition season continues, the epicenter of contemporary artistic reflection ready to be articulated in three important proposals.
– “Chi sei, Napoli?” by JR (until October 5), the eighth chapter of the Chronicles project structured as a poetic investigation into urban identity through innovative photographic language.
– “Lady with Unicorn” by Raphael, a presence that marked the spring and whose exhibition ends on June 22.
– Also not to be missed is “David” by Jago, on display until October 26: a work that reworks the classical canon of Michelangelo to investigate the fragilities of contemporary man, using a strong sculptural language of powerful and effective narrative.
A few steps away, at the Capodimonte Museum, the baroque dialogues between Rubens and Baglione continue until July 7 (“Saint Sebastian Healed by Angels” and “Sacred and Profane Love”). The very delicate exhibition of Ludovico Carracci has just ended.
The Royal Palace, in turn, welcomes a unique and intense atmosphere until August 15 with “Giambattista Pittoni and the Age of Casanova”, a journey into the sensuality and refinement of eighteenth-century Venice and Naples.
Contemporary and Experimentation: new languages
The Neapolitan summer is also a push towards what is fresh and new. Until June 30, the Madre Museum presents “Euphoria Tomaso Binga”, a retrospective dedicated to one of the freest voices of the Italian avant-garde, who reinterprets the body, writing and feminism with irony and vision.
Similarly, until July 25, the CARTESIO of the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory hosts “Naples between city and cosmos”, a journey into astrophysics between installations and imagination, in an experience suspended between science and art. Special mention goes to the site-specific work “OH!” by Marcello Jori, installed in Piazza Mercato until September 29. Inspired by Pinocchio, this visual fairy tale transforms one of the oldest spaces in the city into an open-air creative laboratory, inviting the visitor to rediscover Naples through the lens of childhood and imagination.
Music: great concerts and author's notes
The soundtrack of the Neapolitan summer resonates loudly in the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, which hosts a series of concerts capable of attracting large and passionate audiences. Internationally renowned artists and Italian music stars alternate in a high-profile musical season, capable of transforming every evening into an unforgettable collective experience. Below, some of the most important events that have taken place and are planned:
June 16/17 – Vasco Rossi
June 21 – Imagine Dragons
June 24 – Cesare Cremonini
June 26 – Marco Mengoni
June 28 – Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
Great events for great emotions, to be experienced in an iconic space well connected to the center, for a night to be shared with thousands of spectators in an overwhelming atmosphere.
In the green heart of the Campi Flegrei, the Arena Flegrea offers a unique program for quality and adrenaline, in which symphonic music meets great cinematic narration:
June 28 – The Magical Music of Harry Potter (4:00 pm)
June 28 – The Wall & The Dark Side of the Moon (8:30 pm)
June 29 – The Music of The Lord of the Rings (4:00 pm)
June 29 – The Music of Hans Zimmer and Others (8:30 pm)
July 6 – Thirty Seconds to Mars
July 9 – Eduardo de Crescenzo
July 22 – Fabio Concato
July 23 – Afterhours
A multisensory experience immersed in nature, between visual memory and sonic enchantment.
Among the events not to be missed in July and August we also point out:
La Notte della Tammorra (1–5 July, Piazza Mercato)
Musica al Castello (25 July – 3 August, Maschio Angioino)
Kiss Kiss Summer Tour (31 July, Piazza del Plebiscito)
Ravello Festival (6 July – 25 August, Ravello)
Jazz a Corte (4, 11, 18, 25 July and 1, 8 August, Palazzo Reale)
Napoli City Half Marathon Sunset Edition (10 August, Lungomare Caracciolo)
Jazz sotto le stelle (14 August, Paestum Archaeological Park)
Theatre and classical: the enchantment of San Carlo
The Teatro San Carlo, the beating heart of Neapolitan culture, opens its summer season with a program that enchants and engages.
26, 27, 29 June and 1, 2, 3 July: the ballet Onegin, Čajkovskij masterpiece choreographed by John Cranko, thrills with its narrative intensity and visual lyricism.
28 June: the soprano Maria Agresta, conducted by Marco Armiliato, will be the protagonist of a unique and extraordinary concert.
During July and August, the courtyard of the Theater will become an open-air stage for the “San Carlo Opera Festival“: opera, concerts and dance under the stars in the heart of the city.
Food & wine: taste and territory
Summer in Naples is also a journey through authentic flavors and excellent food and wine traditions. In the Campi Flegrei, the volcanic landscape will be the backdrop to the event “Praesentia: where the sea is cultivated” scheduled for June 30, to celebrate the harmony between land and sea with show cooking, tastings of native wines and stories of local fish. An experience that invites a slow pace, capable of combining refinement and authenticity, in a profound dialogue with the territory and its cultural identity.
From July 6 to 14, in addition, Bufala Fest will return on the Caracciolo seafront: mozzarella, street food and tradition in a popular but quality event, with show cooking and special guests.
Walks and guided tours
For those who want to discover the most authentic Naples, walks and guided tours offer opportunities of great charm. On July 20, the Donnaregina Complex will host Tableaux Vivants by Caravaggio, living paintings that, between light and silence, transform the Baroque into an emotional theater.
The Ancient Theater of Neapolis, on the other hand, with the guided tours “The Theater between the Walls” on June 28, will open its doors for a final cycle designed to immerse yourself in the thousand-year history of Naples, among ancient stones and timeless suggestions. A journey that pays homage to the theatrical and cultural vocation of a city that lives through memory and passion.
Experiencing Naples in the summer
As previously mentioned, with such a rich cultural agenda, the Neapolitan summer is confirmed as one of the most interesting in Europe. Whether it’s a concert under the stars, an immersive exhibition or a ballet in the theater, every evening can become memorable for your next vacation. The city is ready to tell its story with grace and power and we, at the Santa Chiara Boutique Hotel, are ready to be your ideal starting point between music, art and without borders. Come and discover an author’s refuge.
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