Another special April weekend full of interesting and exciting appointments has arrived at Turin. If the uncertain climate of these days has demoralized you a little, the Turin weekend is ready to lift your spirits with many events scheduled. So don’t miss our selection of 10 things to do in Turin Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April 2024.
The concerts await you Turin Jazz Festival 2024 which begins in these days, the new one exhibition on Henri de Toulouse Lautrec which opens to the Citadel Keep, theAuto Moto Turin Show at the Lingotto, the ten years of the Central Market with many free eventsThe showsthe festivalsfairs and much more.
The 10 things to do in Turin this weekend (19/20/21 April 2024):
Turin Jazz Festival
The Torino Jazz Festival 2024 returns this spring with a series of concerts in different venues across the city. For ten days, from 20 to 30 April, the Piedmontese capital will resonate with jazz notes, from the most classic to the experimental, through rock, avant-garde, new European progressive and electronic.
To know more: Torino Jazz Festival 2024: dates, program and tickets
Auto Moto Turin Show
Turin returns to being the capital of car and motorcycle enthusiasts with the new AMTS – Auto Moto Turin Show 2024 event which takes place this weekend at Lingotto Fiere. A great event of culture and car market with moments of pure entertainment and adrenaline, exhibitions and experiences.
To know more: Auto Moto Turin Show 2024: Turin, the automotive capital with many new products and prestigious models
Insurrections. Photographs of a protest
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Flashback Habitat Ecosystem for Contemporary Cultures awaits you again this weekend with “Insurrections. Photographs of a protest”, three ways of making and describing revolutions and protests in a single exhibition. From the street photography by Chris Suspect to the peaceful revolution of the yellow umbrellas in Hong Kong by Enrico Gili to the resistance of the American Indians told by Angelo Quattrocchi: an exhibition that therefore becomes a stimulus for important reflections. Tickets available here.
To know more: Insurrections. Photographs of a protest: the Flashback Habitat exhibition in Turin
Festivals, Fairs and Markets
The festivals of Turin and Piedmont return again this weekend with many delicious gastronomic events, fairs, markets and parties around the region, in small villages and large cities, to increasingly enter the heart of the spring season. Don’t miss the 2024 Gorgonzola Festival in Cavallermaggiore with many dishes and delicious events.
To know more: Festivals, fairs and markets in Turin and Piedmont on 20 and 21 April 2024
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
The exhibition on Toulouse Lautrec arrives at the Mastio della Cittadella from 20 April. Over 120 works to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the man who was nicknamed “the soul of Montmartre” and to immerse you in the vibrant context of fin-de-siècle Paris without moving from the Piedmontese capital. You can buy tickets here.
To know more: Henri de Toulouse Lautrec: the exhibition “The World of Circus and Montmartre” in Turin
Massimo Ghini and Paolo Ruffini in “Almost Friends”
The Teatro Alfieri in Turin will stage the show “Quasi Amici” from 19 to 21 April 2024, an adaptation for the theater of the subject and screenplay of the film by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache starring Massimo Ghini and Paolo Ruffini. Tickets available here.
To know more: Massimo Ghini and Paolo Ruffini in Turin in 2024 with “Quasi Amici”: dates and tickets
Mercato Centrale turns 10 – Free party
The Mercato Centrale turns ten and celebrates with a great free event in Turin and with the Disquisito Festival for a weekend of music, food and culture. It starts on Friday with the Willie Peyote concert and the musical entertainment of Bandakadabra and then traveling performances, exhibitions, talks and much more.
To know more: Mercato Centrale turns 10: big free party in Turin with Willie Peyote and many surprises
Technology Biennial
The cultural event, organized by the Polytechnic of Turin, which aims to explore the relationship between technology and society, returns to Turin for its fourth edition. Many events are scheduled which will give interested parties the opportunity to take part in free lessons, debates, meetings, exhibitions and shows to reflect on the most current issues in the contemporary debate.
To know more: Biennale Tecnologia 2024 in Turin: 160 free events including lessons, meetings and shows
Lovers Film Festival 2024
The oldest Italian festival on LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersexual) themes directed by Vladimir Luxuria and founded by Giovanni Minerba and Ottavio Mai, awaits you these days at Cinema Massimo. Around 60 titles including feature films, documentaries and short films from all over the world will be in competition.
To know more: Lovers Film Festival 2024: the oldest Italian festival on LGBTQI+ themes in Turin
Earth Day
Earth Day 2024 is celebrated in Turin with a large free event dedicated to the Planet scheduled for Saturday 20 April 2024 from 9.00 to 24.00. The setting for the event this year too will be the Royal Museums, the historic heart of the city, surrounded by the magnificent Royal Gardens.
To know more: Earth Day 2024: the great free event dedicated to the Planet returns to Turin
These are just some of the events scheduled in the city this weekend. Many others can be found in our section Events in Turin (Exhibitions, Shows, Concerts).
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