What to do in Rome in September 2019
Wanted in Rome's day-by-day guide to the best events and things to do in Rome during September 2019.
As the outdoor summer festivals draw to an end, Rome looks forward to an autumn full of exciting cultural and social events, from Shakespearean theatre to cutting-edge dance and music at Romaeuropa Festival. The city's foreign cultural academies reopen and the capital gets ready for several blockbuster art exhibitions, while it is still warm enough for dinner and drinks outside, even a trip to the beach. Here are our suggestions, one for each day of September.1 Sept. Rome's city-run museums are open free to residents of the capital.

3 Sept. Take in some live music in easy-going surroundings in the Giardino at Monk Club.

5 Sept. Celebrate the legacy of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury at Hard Rock Cafè on Via Veneto.
6 Sept. If you are a porchetta fan make your way to Ariccia for the annual Sagra della Porchetta.

8 Sept. Pamper yourself with a relaxing spa treatment at QC Terme near Fiumicino.

10 Sept. Enjoy the final night of jazz at Village Celimontana before the festival ends.
11 Sept. Book a night in Sperlonga and enjoy two beach days and an evening in the old town.

13 Sept. Marvel as Calder collaborates with Kentridge at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.
14 Sept. Enjoy a coffee outdoors at Tram Depot, an old tram converted into a bar, in the Testaccio area.

16 Sept. Explore the newly-opened section of tunnels at the Baths of Caracalla.

18 Sept. If you fancy a cultural trip out of town, travel to the five-sided Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola.

20 Sept. Take a day trip to the relaxing hot springs near the Tuscan town of Saturnia.

22 Sept. Visit Rome's beach-side S. Severa Castle under the stars.

24 Sept. Tracey Emin returns with her sixth exhibition at Rome's Lorcan O'Neill Gallery.

26 Sept. Be among the first to see the Bacon and Freud show at Chiostro del Bramante.

28 Sept. See the links between science and art with ArteScienza at Auditorium Parco della Musica.
29 Sept. The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride returns to Rome to raise funds for cancer research.
