Naples Events - May 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.

The America's Cup reaches Naples this month: the Louis Vuitton Cup starts on 22 May on the water the castle closes off, and the theatres stay open around it with Britten, Pirandello, a ballet and Ton Koopman.

🎭 Watch and listen

Louis Vuitton Cup 2027 — opening weekend

📅 Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 May 2027

The first AC75 racing of the 38th Cup: three fleet races on each of the two days, on the course where the castle marks one end. The Race Village is free to walk through.

📍 Location: Gulf of Naples; the racecourse runs between Castel dell'Ovo and Posillipo. Free Race Village on the Viale Francesco Caracciolo waterfront.

🏷️ Categories: REGATTA

🌐 More Information: America's Cup

Peter Grimes, Britten

📅 Wednesday 19 – Tuesday 25 May 2027, six performances

🕒 Times: 19 May 20:00 · 20 May 19:00 · 21 May 20:00 · 22 May 20:00 · 23 May 17:00 · 25 May 18:00

Britten in the Teatro La Fenice production, John Fiore conducting, with Gregory Kunde and John Findon sharing the title role. Three hours fifteen, two intervals.

📍 Location: Teatro di San Carlo, Via San Carlo 98/f

🏷️ Categories: OPERA

🌐 More Information: Teatro di San Carlo

Ceneri

📅 Friday 7 – Saturday 8 May 2027

Marcos Morau's Ceneri for Aterballetto: two nights of dance in a month otherwise given to opera and boats.

📍 Location: Teatro Mercadante, Piazza Municipio

🏷️ Categories: DANCE

🌐 More Information: Teatro di Napoli

Studio sui sei personaggi

📅 Thursday 6 – Sunday 16 May 2027

Emma Dante writes and directs a study on Pirandello's six characters, ten days at the San Ferdinando.

📍 Location: Teatro San Ferdinando, Piazza Eduardo De Filippo

🏷️ Categories: THEATRE

🌐 More Information: Teatro di Napoli

Ton Koopman — Bach, Beethoven, Haydn

📅 Friday 28 May 2027

🕒 Times: 19:00

Koopman conducts Bach's Third Orchestral Suite and Haydn's "Military" Symphony, with Alexandra Dovgan in Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.