The autumn days are livened by a calendar of festivals and events that stroll through bustling squares and showcase local flavors. Village festivals celebrate seasonal products and offer chances to discover local traditions. In Tuscany, November weather invites visitors to choose a stop among charming towns and cities. Just let yourself be guided by the scents and your curiosity.
Among the wine-and-food happenings to note are the Capraia Squid Festival, the National White Truffle Show of San Miniato, and the Montemurlo Olive Oil Festival. Three occasions to discover some of the flavors that animate Tuscany’s autumn calendar.
Where to experience November flavors in Tuscany
- Capraia Squid Festival – Capraia Island (LI), from October 30 to November 1, 2026.
Capraia Squid Festival featuring a fishing contest open to several categories, a spectacular start of boats, and the final weighing of the squid caught, a chance to taste the local squid specialties. - Reggello Extravirgin Olive Oil Festival – Reggello (FI), from October 30 to November 1, 2026.
Event dedicated to Reggello’s extra-virgin olive oil, with activities to help visitors appreciate the taste and quality of the product. - Campiglia Campigliese Schiaccia Festival – Campiglia Marittima (LI), October 31 to November 1 and November 7 to 8, 2026.
The Campiglia Campigliese Schiaccia Festival offers stalls, shows, folklore, street food and the village’s iconic schiaccia bread. - Porcino and Chianina Festival – Castelfranco di Sotto (PI), from October 31 to November 1, 2026.
A festival dedicated to porcino mushrooms and the Chianina cattle breed to highlight Tuscan culinary traditions, with menus based on tortelli and fresh tagliatelle and steak, sometimes accompanied by porcini mushrooms, for Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch. - Chianni Wild Boar Festival – Chianni (PI), from November 5 to 8 and from November 12 to 15, 2026.
The Chianni Wild Boar Festival offers a gastronomic stand dedicated to dishes made with wild boar, alongside stalls, performances and concerts. - Autumnia, Agriculture, Environment and Food – Figline e Incisa Val d’Arno (FI), from November 6 to 8, 2026.
Autumnia presents food stands, tastings, typical products, updates on agriculture and the environment, events, exhibitions, displays and activities for children, with an area dedicated to livestock farming. - Textile Arts Fair – Florence (FI), November 7, 2026.
The Textile Arts Fair is a market exhibition bringing together exhibitors from across Italy dedicated to textile products and crafts. - The White Truffle Show of the Crete Senesi – Montalcino (SI), from November 7 to 8 and from November 14 to 15, 2026.
The White Truffle Show of the Crete Senesi offers stalls selling fresh truffles, typical products, crafts, performances and exhibitions spread throughout the village. - Stravino – Wine Lovers’ Market – Pistoia (PT), from November 7 to 9, 2026.
Stravino is a wine-focused market with tastings, talks and direct sales, aimed at producers, operators and enthusiasts in a new location in the heart of Tuscany. - Terra di Prato – Market for Agricultural Products – Prato (PO), every Saturday from November 7 to 28, 2026.
Terra di Prato is a market for agricultural products allowing direct purchases from producers, rediscovering genuine foods, seasonality, local specialties and farming know-how. - Cetica Chestnut Festival – Castel San Niccolò (AR), November 8, 2026.
The Cetica Chestnut Festival offers a lunch and tastings of chestnut-based dishes and products, accompanied by music and songs throughout the afternoon and evening. - Fierucolina in Piazza del Carmine – Florence (FI), November 8, 2026.
A monthly market in Piazza del Carmine dedicated to small-scale organic products, handmade crafts and rural life traditions. - Valdelsa Market in San Gimignano – San Gimignano (SI), November 8, 2026.
The Valdelsa Market in San Gimignano offers direct sales of zero-kilometer agricultural products, highlighting local crops and the direct relationship between producers and consumers. - Market at Colle di Val d’Elsa – Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI), November 28, 2026.
Short-supply-chain market in Colle di Val d’Elsa, with products directly from local producers. - National White Truffle Show of San Miniato – San Miniato (PI), Saturdays and Sundays from November 14 to 29, 2026.
The National White Truffle Show of San Miniato offers new setups, spaces dedicated to the Municipalities of the San Miniato Hills and a program on wine-and-food, environment and ecosystem, featuring national and international guests of note. - Montemurlo Olive Oil Festival – Montemurlo (PO), November 15, 2026.
The Montemurlo Olive Oil Festival highlights the Rocca and its historical features, keeps alive the traditions linked to new olive oil and offers local associations a space to present their activities. - Prim’Olio Primovino – Camaiore (LU), November 21 to 22, 2026.
In the historic center of Camaiore, Prim’Olio Primovino returns, dedicated to new olive oil, wine, honey, chestnuts, organic and zero-kilometer products and the territory’s excellences. - Il Desco, Lucca’s Flavors and Know-How – Lucca (LU), November 27 to 29, 2026.
A trade show dedicated to quality Luccan agri-food products, hosted in the historic Real Collegio of Lucca. - Colle di Val d’Elsa Market – Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI), November 28, 2026.
Short-supply-chain market in Colle di Val d’Elsa, with products directly from local producers.
Antique, Crafts and Collectibles Markets
- The Arezzo Antiquarian Fair Returns – Arezzo (AR), October 31 to November 1, 2026.
Antiquarian Fair in Arezzo’s historic center, with more than 400 stalls selling books, furniture, paintings, prints, toys, mid-century items, fabrics, clocks and porcelain; the September edition takes place in the city’s Prato area. - Mercantico, Cascina’s Antique Market – Cascina (PI), November 1, 2026.
Mercantico is the traditional antique market that animates Cascina’s historic center on the first Sunday of each month. - Aprilante – Greve in Chianti (FI), November 1, 2026.
Aprilante animates the historic center of Panzano in Chianti with a monthly market of crafts and curiosities, among numerous stalls spread through the village streets. - Small Antiques and Crafts Market – San Miniato (PI), November 1, 2026.
In the historic center of San Miniato, the small antiques and crafts market offers about fifty stalls distributed among squares and arcades, highlighting the city’s most picturesque corners. - Collectors in the Square in Scarperia – Scarperia e San Piero (FI), November 1, 2026.
Scarperia hosts a swap fair with numerous exhibitors of antiques, junk, collecting, philately and numismatics, a meeting point for enthusiasts. - Market at the Center of Montevarchi – Montevarchi (AR), every Wednesday from November 4 to 25, 2026.
In Montevarchi, every Wednesday, the market offers food products and typical goods, providing a fixed appointment for quality shopping. - Memorandia, “things tell stories” – Anghiari (AR), November 8, 2026.
Memorandia brings to Piazza Baldaccio a market of antiques, mid-century items and collecting, ideal for strolling the medieval town and seeking objects from the past. - Antique and Craft Market of Seano – Carmignano (PO), November 8, 2026.
La soffitta in Piazza in Seano is a monthly market with about 200 exhibitors of antiques and collectible items, a reference point for collectors and the curious. - Mercanzia in Piazza San Piero – Scarperia e San Piero (FI), November 8, 2026.
In the center of San Piero a Sieve, a market of crafts, antiques and cellar-clearings, a chance to find unique objects in the setting of Piazza Colonna and adjacent streets. - Used Goods and Hobby Market – Terranuova Bracciolini (AR), November 8, 2026.
The used goods and hobby market animates the historic center and the main square with numerous exhibitors, offering a wide range of purchasing options for every need. - Collectors’ Market – Vicopisano (PI), November 8, 2026.
In Piazza Cavalca at Vicopisano, a large collectors’ market with over 200 exhibitors of collectibles, from antiques to mid-century modern and crafts. - Arezzo Tyrolean Village Christmas Markets – Arezzo (AR), November 14–15, November 19–22, and November 26–29, 2026.
In Piazza Grande in Arezzo, the Christmas markets of the Tyrolean Village feature vendors from Tyrol, Austria and Germany and a wide array of traditional artisanal productions. - Reuse Market in Pisa – Pisa (PI), November 15, 2026.
In Via Alberto Paparelli in Pisa returns the Reuse Market, with stalls and booths of curious objects to promote recycling and repurposing of items still in good condition. - Crafts and Antiques Market – Pontremoli (MS), November 15, 2026.
In the historic center of Pontremoli, a market with stalls of antiques, crafts and local products that animates squares and streets all day long. - Collector’s Corner in Siena – Siena (SI), November 15, 2026.
In Piazza del Mercato in Siena, a market dedicated to antiques, mid-century items and collecting. - Market of Piazza dei Ciompi – Florence (FI), November 21–22, 2026.
In Piazza dei Ciompi in Florence, a market dedicated to comics, vinyl records, vintage clothing and collecting with numerous stalls from across Italy. - Collector’s Corner, Antiques in Grosseto – Grosseto (GR), November 21, 2026.
In the square of Grosseto, exhibitors of antiques, mid-century and collecting create a flagship event for enthusiasts. - BientinAntiquaria – Bientina (PI), November 22, 2026.
Outdoor antiques market in the historic center of Bientina, with numerous exhibitors in the main squares. - Old and Used Things Exchange Show – Castiglion Fiorentino (AR), November 22, 2026.
Exchange show of old and used items set up in Castiglion Fiorentino’s public gardens. - Pescia Antiqua, Antique and Collecting Fair – Pescia (PT), November 22, 2026.
In Pescia, between Piazza Mazzini and nearby streets, Pescia Antiqua offers stalls of antiques, vintage items and collecting, alongside a food market with local products and open shops.
Christmas Markets
- Empoli: Christmas Town – Empoli (FI), from November 14, 2026 to January 10, 2027.
Empoli transforms into a Christmas village with wooden stalls, crafts, local products, traditional sweets, gift ideas and a lively atmosphere of lights, performances and music.
