A festival created after the restoration of the organ of the San Martino cathedral in Lucca to promote a repertoire of sacred music, the 58th edition of the Sagra Musicale Lucchese is an important cultural event in Italy thanks to a high level artistic program proposing unpublished music, premières and International celebrities, promoting the best of the contemporary artistic production.

A festival created after the restoration of the organ of the San Martino cathedral in Lucca to promote a repertoire of sacred music, the 58th edition of the Sagra Musicale Lucchese is an important cultural event in Italy thanks to a high level artistic program proposing unpublished music, premières and International celebrities, promoting the best of the contemporary artistic production.

2nd edition of the Festival della Risata, the Laughter Festival. Three days together laughing and deepening important issues at the same time, still with a smile on your lips. Smile and laughter, an ideal combination to deal with issues of social and scientific relevance with hilarity.

This is the program:

On Mother's Day the Botanical Garden organizes, in collaboration with the A.Di.P.A. association, guided tours to discover plants related to motherhood and, in a certain sense, to care, protection and fertility. A new path to discover the collections of the Botanical Garden of Lucca.

In the program on Sunday 9 May

11:00 am - Entrance at the San Regolo rampart. Botanical Garden of Lucca | Themed guided tours about plants related to motherhood and fertility. The duration of the visit is approximately 1 hour.

On Mother's Day the Botanical Garden organizes, in collaboration with the A.Di.P.A. association, guided tours to discover plants related to motherhood and, in a certain sense, to care, protection and fertility. A new path to discover the collections of the Botanical Garden of Lucca.

In the program on Saturday 8 May

4:30 pm - Entrance at the San Regolo rampart. Botanical Garden of Lucca | Themed guided tours about plants related to motherhood and fertility. The duration of the visit is approximately 1 hour.

On November 30, 1786, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany inserted a new penal code in which, for the first time in the world, the abolition of the death penalty was decreed. The Festa della Toscana remembers that extraordinary event every year to affirm the commitment to the promotion of human rights, peace and justice.

On the occasion of the International Jazz Day organised by the UNESCO, the Lucca Jazz circle celebrates the anniversary with an online marathon on the social channels of the association and the Culture office of the City of Lucca.

In the program on Friday 30 April

3 May is the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, which has its roots as early as the fourth century after Christ. On this occasion a traditional fair is held.

Traditional fairs and markets have played a very important role since ancient times. Already in the Middle Ages, fairs were held during local festivals and the rulers granted exemption from duties and taxes thus offering goods with more convenient prices.