As soon as you arrive in Taormina, you will feel the magical, mythical atmosphere spread all around which has enchanted visitors from all over the world for years and years.
Settled on a hill of the Monte Tauro, Taormina dominates two grand, sweeping bays below and on the southern side, the top of Mount Etna, the european highest active volcano, often capped with snow, offering to the visitors a breathtaking, dramatic and memorable view.
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Events
- September 10, 2026 – Coez10/09/2025 - 12:54 AM
Coez From The Rooftop Tour 2026 Taormina Ancient Theatre, Thursday 10 September 2026 @ 9:30pm Silvano Albanese (born 1983), known professionally as Coez, is an Italian rapper. TICKETS on ticketone Parterre/Platea: € 74,80 Gallery/Tribuetta: € 69,00 Cavea, central, numbered seats: € 59,00 Cavea, lateral, non-numbered seats: € 46,00 MORE INFO Official […]
- August 22, 2025 – Il Volo22/08/2025 - 12:45 AM
Il Volo Taormina Ancient Theatre, Saturday 22nd August 2025 @ 9:30pm Il Volo is a world-known Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone, and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as “pop-opera”. TICKETS on ciaoticket, ticketone and boxol Parterre: € 115,00 Gallery: € 99,00 Cavea, central, numbered seats: € 89,00 […]
- August 1, 2026 – Claudio Baglioni01/08/2025 - 12:35 AM
Claudio Baglioni Ancient Theatre, Saturday 1st August 2026 Claudio Baglioni (1951) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career has been going on for over 50 years. He is considered one of the most successful pop rock singer-songwriters in the history of Italian music, he has sold over 60 million records, among which […]
June 28 – 68th Silver Ribbon Awards
68th Silver Ribbon Awards Ceremony
Taormina Greek Theatre
June 28h 2014, 9.30pm
The Nastro d’Argento (Silver Ribbon) is a movie award assigned each year, since 1946, for cinematic performances and production by the Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics. The Nastro d’argento is the oldest movie award in Europe, and the second oldest in the world (only the Academy Awards are older). The awards are given during a fashion gala night held at the Taormina Greek Theatre.
TICKETS online at boxol.it and ticketone.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.094221142/628730
Stalls (Parterre) and Gallery: € 20,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 15,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 10,00
WINNERS OF THE 2013 EDITION
BEST DIRECTOR Giuseppe Tornatore – La migliore offerta
BEST DEBUTANT DIRECTOR Valeria Golino – Miele
BEST COMEDY Maria Sole Tognazzi – Viaggio sola
BEST PRODUCER Isabella Cocuzza and Arturo Paglia – La migliore offerta
BEST SUBJECT Massimo Gaudioso and Matteo Garrone – Reality
BEST SCREENPLAY Roberto Andò and Angelo Pasquini – Viva la libertà
BEST ACTOR Aniello Arena – Reality
BEST ACTRESS Jasmine Trinca – Un giorno devi andare AND Miele
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Carlo Verdone – La grande bellezza
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Sabrina Ferilli – La grande bellezza
BEST CINEMTOGRAPHY Luca Bigazzi – L’intervallo, La grande bellezza AND Un giorno speciale
BEST FILM EDITING Massimo Quaglia – La migliore offerta
BEST ART DIRECTION Maurizio Sabatini and Raffaella Giovannetti – La migliore offerta
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Maurizio Millenotti – Reality AND La migliore offerta
BEST SOUND Emanuele Cecere – La grande bellezza AND Miele
BEST SOUNDRACK Ennio Morricone – La migliore offerta
BEST ORIGINAL SONG Cesare Cremonini and Gianni Morandi in Padroni di casa – “Amor mio”
BEST FILM Bernardo Bertolucci – Io e Te
June 22 – The Sounds of Silence. Co-Balance
Greek Theatre, June 22 2014 at 10.00pm
On one extraordinary proscenium, Music, Sand Art , Sculpture and Prose weave a texture made of different creative languages but expressing emotions through parallel channels, a unique message of great communicative power: the healthy co- existences, in art as in life, build value. “The Sounds of Silence. Co- Balance ” is a multi-disciplinary artistic journey whose beating heart is the music , but where every other creative form blends to create a superb harmony of the whole.
Music composed by Vito Terribile, Orchestra conducted by Francesco Marchetti and the greatest sand artist of the world, the Israelian Ilana Yahav who will “translate the music in imagines”.
Watch a beautiful example of Yahav’s work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfS2rybDOg
Tickets on boxol.it
Stalls: € 22,00
Stands (numbered seats): € 20,00
Stands (not numbered seats): € 17,00
MORE INFO
www.isuonidelsilenziocoesistenze.com
Press Office Ms Giovanna Astolfi
Mobile +39 335268338
ufficiostampa.suonidelsilenzio@gmail.com
June 15 – Jersey Boys
T A O R M I N A F I L M F E S T 2 0 1 4
Jersey Boys
National Première
Taormina Greek Theatre, June 15th 2014 @ 9.30pm
Clint Eastwood’s Broadway adaptation “Jersey Boys”. His version of the long-running musical stars John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Christopher Walken.
Based on the Tony Award-winning musical of the same name, the film tells the story of four young men from New York who came together to form the iconic Sixties group The Four Seasons.
The trailer charts the rise of the renowned boy band before changing tone halfway through to reveal the group’s seedy past.
The film features a number of their popular songs, including “Sherry”, “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “Walk Like a Man” and “Bye Bye Baby”.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL2iILHUsG0
Tickets on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730
Gallery: € 12,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 8,00
June 14/22 – Taormina Film Fest – 60th ed.
Taormina Film Fest 2014
Greek Theatre and Taormina Congress Hall
From Saturday 14 to Saturday 21 2014
60th editon of the TAORMINA FILM FEST
Taormina Film Fest, a historic film festival, and Italy’s oldest, began in 1955. It is a competitive event screening film previews, independent features, documentaries, shorts and tributes to filmmakers of the past.
Some of the festival’s most exciting moments occur during Taormina’s renowned Master Classes. Held everyday at Palazzo dei Congressi of Taormina, elite actors and directors in the world of cinema share their experience and expertise with the audience of festival attendees and journalists. Oliver Stone, Meg Ryan, Sophia Loren and Jeremy Irons are only a few names of previous participants who have made this an unforgettable event.
JUNE 14, Saturday – Greek Theatre @ 9.30pm >>>> Dragon Trainer 2 in 3D
JUNE 15, Sunday – Greek Theatre @ 9.30pm >>>> Jersey Boys
JUNE 16, Monday – Greek Theatre @ 9.30pm >>>> Gebo e L’Ombra
For more info please check www.taormina-arte.com
June 14 – How To Train Your Dragon 2 (3D)
T A O R M I N A F I L M F E S T 2 0 1 4Dragon Trainer 2 in 3D
National Première
Taormina Greek Theatre, June 14th 2014 @ 9.30pm
Watch the official teaser trailer
The thrilling second chapter of the epic ‘HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON’ trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
(From the trailer’s YouTube page)
Tickets on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 12,00 Upper circle (numbered seats): € 8,00
Ticket Office in Taormina @ Taormina Arte:
Tel. 0039 0942 21142
info@taormina-arte.com
www.taormina-arte.com
June 6 – 13th Tour of Sicily – Vintage cars
13th Tour of Sicily – 34th Florio’s Sicily
Taormina town centre, June 6th 2014
The racing starts from Palermo on June 4th 2014 and will end on June 8th.
The second leg will end in TAORMINA on Friday 6. Cars will stop in the Piazza Duomo square from 5.00pm on.
“…dear friends! You know my intention about the future of Targa Florio…Well, I decide to make it run across our Island. Today, it was born the new Targa Florio which will call Giro di Sicilia…….” – Vincenzo Florio, September 1911
“Giro di Sicilia” was organized by V.zo Florio in 1912 as 7th Targa Florio which was held on the Madonie Great Circuit. In the last century eighteen editions have been held. The rally is still rememberd as one of Italy and both World’s most important races on the road.
The Route, choosen among the winding and impervious roads of the Island, sometimes including also the Madonie little circuit, never exceeded a total lenght of 1080km ( about 671 miles).
The event reached its maximum popolarity after 1948, when in its “Gold Book” entered the most important racers’ name such as Biondetti, Marzotto, Villoresi, Taruffi, Collins, Gendebien.
De Portago’s tragic accident during “Mille Miglia” in 1957, led as consequences the soppression of Giro di Sicilia together with the other races on the road.
In 1979 Veteran Car Club Panormus, created the first great event named “la Sicilia dei Florio” destined to appeal the lovers both with an agreement more and more increasing. In 1989 it was joined with Gioro di Sicilia – Targa Florio, in a unique great event.
(credit: www.girodisicilia.it)
Video edition 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o3xyhmjLBAU
Full program and details (in English) >> www.girodisicilia.it/index.php/en/
More info
June 2/8 – Madeinmedi
Madeinmedi – 8th edition
Mediterranean Design & Fashion Week
June 2/8 2014
June 6 and 7 >> Fashion model at the Greek Theatre FREE ENTRANCE
Shooting in Taormina beautiful corner
Made in Medi was conceived to become a window on the future.
A week dedicated to art and fashion, training and learning.
Youth participation is its vital element.
Through planning cultural activities Made in Medi is aiming to be a guide across the Mediterranean, the hub where creatives and industry professionals meet their audience.
Objective:
Establish the Mediterranean as an important contributor in the international fashion industry.
Help the development or emerging brands.
Set and reinforce synergies between different components of the fashion production industry.
Establish high level of education in fashion.
Provide an accurate and insightful view on the current market.
Pics of the last edition
More info: www.madeinmedi.org/en
Program
May 31/June 1 – Rally Event Taormina
Rally Event Taormina
Parade laps on May 24th and 30th
Race on May 31st and June 1st
New edition of the Rally Event Taormina organised by New Turbomark. This year the rally starts from the promenade of the nearby town of Letojanni and the arrive is expected, in the same town, after some 140 miles of hard and selective routes, at around 6.00pm.
A run through the picturesque Sicilian countryside that will reach many villages and towns of the nearby Ionian area: Limina, Santa Teresa di Riva, Savoca, Alì Terme, Alì, Casalvecchio Siculo and others.
Registrations will open on April 30th and will close on May 26th.
Parade laps on Saturday 24 and Friday 30 from noon to midnight.
Race on May 31 and June 1.
Info and program on www.taorminarallyevent.com (in Italian)
May 31 – Gianni Morandi
Gianni Morandi
Solo insieme 2014 Live 7.0
Taormina Greek Theatre – Saturday May 31st 2014, 9.30pm
Gianni Morandi (1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer and he will perform in Taormina with an orchestra of 15 elements.
He made his debut in 1962, in 1970 he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with “Occhi di ragazza”. He won the Festival of Sanremo in 1987 with “Si può dare di più” together with Enrico Ruggeri and Umberto Tozzi, placed second in 1995 and third in 2000. It is estimated that Morandi has sold 50 million recordings. His songs “In ginocchio da te”, “Non son degno di te” and “Scende la pioggia” were certified as having each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.He has written a number of autobiographical books and appeared in 18 films. He also played as actor in several TV series. In 2011 Morandi presented the Sanremo Music Festival 2011
Stalls (Parterre): € 80,00
Gallery: € 65,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 48,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 36,00
Tickets on ctbox.it and ticketone.com
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730
May 30/June 24 – Il Cinema sopra Taormina
Exhibition > Photo and posters on the films shot in Taormina
May 30th – June 24th 2014
del Carmine Church
Tuesday – Sunday, 11.00am – 12.30pm and 5.30pm – 10.00pm
Free entrance
An exhibition that shows the many movies that have been filmed in Taormina and which have spread the fame of the little Sicilian town all over the world. Photos, videos, posters and memories. “Il cinema sopra Taormina”, a book and an exhibition.
“The Little Devil” with Walter Matthau and Roberto Benigni – “Le Grand Bleu” by Luc Besson – “The Godfather III” by Francis Ford Coppola – “Mighty Aphrodite” by Woody Allen, are some of the great films shot in this beautiful corner of the Mediterranean Sea.