Space: Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, San Paolino
Promoter: City of Florence
Production: MUS.E

F.LIGHTS UP is a large-scale urban light programme developed by the City of Florence in collaboration with Fondazione MUS.E, with support from the Ministry of Tourism’s UNESCO Sites and Creative Cities Fund and local institutional partners.

The project transforms the city into a visual laboratory, where the façades of its most iconic monuments become three-dimensional surfaces for light-based interventions. Through video mapping and light installations, digital technologies enter into dialogue with architectural heritage, combining innovation with traditional craftsmanship.

Key sites include Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Church of San Paolino, alongside installations in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Piazza San Lorenzo, the Chamber of Commerce, and Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Across the Christmas period, the programme redefines the urban landscape, engaging both residents and visitors through a continuous interplay of light, space, and perception.

Space: Piazza della Signoria
Promoter: City of Florence
Production: MUS.E

Cast: Lorenzo Baglioni, Mattia Boschi, Nicola Pesaresi, Accademia del Maggio, Deborah Iurato, Giovanni Caccamo, Syria, Mr. Rain, Bowland

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New Year’s in Florence is a city-wide programme of music and performance events celebrating the arrival of the new year across multiple public spaces.

At its center, Piazza della Signoria hosts a main evening of live performance featuring Diodato, alongside a programme that moves between opera, magic, and contemporary music. The event extends across six squares throughout the city, creating a distributed celebration designed to engage different audiences.

In addition to Piazza della Signoria, events take place in Piazza Santissima Annunziata with jazz by Circolo Exwide, in Piazza San Giovanni with gospel choirs curated by Musart, in Piazza Santa Croce with the Orchestra Toscana Classica, in Piazza del Carmine with the pop orchestra of Anfiteatro 2010, and in Piazza Santo Spirito and the Oltrarno district with a travelling marching band by Music Pool.

The programme is promoted by the City of Florence and coordinated by MUS.E, with the support of Toscana Energia.