June is one of the best times to visit Rome as the temperatures are usually warm but not scorching and many events at night are held outdoors. The month is bookended by two public holidays, with plenty happening in between in the Eternal City. Here are some tips for the best things to do in Rome in June 2024.
Festa della Repubblica Frecce Tricolori flying over Rome. Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock.com.
June kicks off with the Festa della Repubblica , a national public holiday, which falls on a Sunday this year. Now in its 78th edition, the annual event commemorates the day in 1946 when Italians voted in favour of a republic and against the monarchy. Rome will host a military parade near the Colosseum and a fly-past by the Frecce Tricolori jets which emit plumes with the colours of the Italian flag.
Another novely on 2 June is the free opening of state museums and archaeological sites including the Colosseum where firefighters will unfurl a giant Italian tricolour. Strawberry festival in Nemi The 91st edition of the annual strawberry festival takes place in the town of Nemi in the Castelli Romani, just south of Rome, on Sunday 2 June. The popular Sagra delle fragole begins at 10.
00, leading up to the main event - the distribution of free strawberries - at 18.00. The day-long festival is enlivened with numerous parallel events, including live music, flower shows, exhibitions and kids’ events.
Caracalla Festival Rome's opera house stages more than 60 events at its summer fe.