2026 in Italy
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Events
January
- 25 January – A landslide with a length of 4 km (2.5 mi) occurs in Niscemi, Sicily, due to Storm Harry, prompting the evacuation of 1,500 residents.[1]
February
- 6–22 February – The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.[2][3]
- 15 February – Two skiers are killed in an avalanche along the Mont Blanc massif in Courmayeur.[4]
- 17 February – A fire destroys the 19th century Teatro Sannazaro in Naples.[5]
- 26 February – Authorities arrest Burundian national Guillaume Harushimana in Parma in connection with the 2014 murders of three Italian missionary nuns in Bujumbura.[6]
- 27 February – A tram derails in Milan, killing two people and injuring 40 others.[7]
March
- 2 March – An ambulance operator is arrested in Forlì after being accused of murdering five elderly patients between February and November 2025.[8]
- 4 March – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits Sicily, damaging at least 600 homes in Ragalna.[9]
- 5 March – The Italian Ministry of Defence states that Italy is to dispatch naval assets to Cyprus.[10]
- 6–15 March – The 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.[2][3]
- 12 March – The Italian military base in Erbil, Iraq is struck by an Iranian missile, with no casualties of injuries reported.[11]
- 15 March – An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.[12]
- 21 March – Two people are killed in an avalanche at the Hohe Ferse near Ratschings.[13]
- 22–23 March – 2026 Italian constitutional referendum: A proposal to reform the judiciary is rejected by 54% of voters.[14]
- 31 March – Italy denies the United States Air Force the use the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the war in Iran.[15]
Predicted and scheduled
- May–June – 2026 Italian local elections
- 21 August–6 September – 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto.[16]
- TBA – 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania.[17][18]
Holidays
Source:[19]
- 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
