Piazza Navona hosts Piano City Roma from 3 to 4 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 05:25 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Piazza Navona and Piano City Roma meet in Rome from 3 October 2026 to 4 October 2026, when the city-wide piano festival uses locations across the capital. The city’s official tourism listing includes Piazza Navona 2 among the venues, placing the Baroque square within a programme of concerts and performances spread across Rome.
Piano City Roma reaches Piazza Navona from 3 October
Piano City Roma is scheduled for two days, from 3 October 2026 to 4 October 2026. The festival brings established pianists and emerging talents to squares, courtyards, homes, trams, terraces and other urban settings across Rome.
The festival is described as free and open across the city, with music running from sunrise until evening. The programme includes concerts, special performances and tributes to major composers, while the organiser warns that the programme may change. The official festival listing gives the dates and includes Piazza Navona 2 in its location data.
Piazza Navona links new piano music to ancient Rome
The square follows the perimeter of the Stadium of Domitian, built in 86 AD for athletics competitions and horse racing. Remains of the stadium lie several metres below the present street level and can be seen beneath buildings near Piazza Tor Sanguigna and Sant’Agnese in Agone.
Three fountains define the space. The Fountain of the Four Rivers stands at the centre, with a design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, while the Moor Fountain and the Neptune Fountain are associated with Giacomo della Porta. Piano City Roma’s use of a listed location at this historic site places a contemporary music festival beside monuments shaped by Rome’s ancient and Baroque history. The city’s fountain history records the Four Rivers Fountain’s restoration and its creation by Bernini in the seventeenth century.
Visiting Piazza Navona: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Piano City Roma runs from 3 October 2026 to 4 October 2026, and Piazza Navona 2 is listed among the festival locations.
- The festival is described as free and city-wide, but the programme is subject to change and individual venues may set their own access arrangements.
- The square is in central Rome, close to the Pantheon and Campo de’ Fiori, and is reached through the surrounding historic-centre streets.
- The visit combines an open urban space with fountains, churches and buildings surrounding the former Stadium of Domitian’s footprint.
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Frequently asked questions about Piazza Navona
When does Piano City Roma take place at Piazza Navona?
Piano City Roma runs from 3 October 2026 to 4 October 2026. Piazza Navona 2 is listed among the festival locations.
Where is Piazza Navona and how do you get there?
Piazza Navona is in central Rome, within the historic centre and close to the Pantheon and Campo de’ Fiori. Access is through the surrounding central streets.
What is Piazza Navona?
It is a Baroque square shaped by the footprint of the Stadium of Domitian. Its three fountains include Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers and two fountains associated with Giacomo della Porta.
