Naples Events - December 2027
⚠️ Current Status
Castel dell'Ovo's interior is not confirmed open. The Comune di Napoli's official page still lists the castle as closed to the public until further notice for renovation work, and gives no reopening date. On 20 September 2026 Mayor Gaetano Manfredi announced that the castle would reopen and stay open, with guided visits by booking while restoration continues in other parts of the complex; as of 30 September 2026 no booking channel had been published. Check our opening hours and current access status page, or telephone the castle on 081 7953581, before planning a trip around going inside.
Two dates are known for December 2027: the free first Sunday on the 5th, and the third of the city's San Gennaro dates on the 16th. The Christmas season belongs to a 2027/28 programme that has not been announced.
🏛️ Learn and do
#domenicalmuseo — free first Sunday
📅 Sunday 5 December 2027
The year's last free first Sunday, at Palazzo Reale and Museo Pignatelli.
📍 Location: Palazzo Reale, Piazza del Plebiscito, and Museo Pignatelli
🏷️ Categories: FREE MUSEUM DAY
🌐 More Information: Palazzo Reale di Napoli
San Gennaro — the "lay miracle"
📅 Thursday 16 December 2027
The city calls it the lay miracle: the December date is kept on the anniversary of the 1631 eruption of Vesuvius, in the chapel where the relics are.
📍 Location: Cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro, inside the Duomo, Via Duomo
🏷️ Categories: RELIGIOUS RITE
🌐 More Information: Comune di Napoli — the San Gennaro rite