2026 in Italy

Events

• 25 January – A landslide with a length of occurs in Niscemi, Sicily, due to Storm Harry, prompting the evacuation of 1,500 residents.

Predicted and scheduled

• 6–22 February - The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
• 6-15 March - The 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
• 21 August - 6 September - 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto.
• TBA - 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania.

Holidays

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 5 April – Easter Sunday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 25 April – Liberation Day
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 2 June – Republic Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

Art and entertainment

• List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

January

• 2 January: Ivanne Trebbi, 97, partisan and politician, deputy.
• 3 January:
• * Natale Carlotto, 94, deputy.
• * Francesco Paolo Casavola, 94, president of the Constitutional Court.
• 4 January: Mario Blasone, 85, basketball player.
• 5 January:
• * Paolo Gillet, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Albano.
• * Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, 88, defence industry executive, chairman of Finmeccanica.
• * Cosimo Scaglioso, 89, senator.
• 6 January: Raffaele Nogaro, 92, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sessa Aurunca and of Caserta.
• 7 January:
• * Raffaella Bragazzi, 66, television presenter.
• * Domenico Graziani, 81, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cassano all'Jonio and archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina.
• 11 January: Sergio Tarquinio, 100, painter.
• 15 January: Angelo Gugel, 90, papal assistant.
• 16 January: Rocco B. Commisso, 76, businessman and football team owner.
• 19 January: Valentino, 93, fashion designer.