Agrigento Capital of Culture 2025 – September Events Calendar

September in Agrigento: Where Culture Comes Alive

As summer slowly fades into the golden light of September, Agrigento bursts into life with a rich calendar of events that celebrate art, history, and the spirit of a land shaped by centuries of encounters. From contemporary exhibitions to ancient oratory, from open-air concerts to immersive installations, the city—Italian Capital of Culture 2025—invites visitors to discover its deepest soul.

Whether you’re wandering through the Valley of the Temples under the stars, exploring cutting-edge exhibitions in historic spaces, or attending workshops and performances that spark reflection, September in Agrigento is more than a destination—it's an experience.

This month’s highlights include international artists, open-air shows, sacred architecture brought to life with music, and projects that connect local traditions with global visions. If you’re planning a trip to Sicily, this is the moment to stop in Agrigento—and let its stories, flavors, and voices guide you through a truly unforgettable journey.

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SEPTEMBER 2025

02/09/2025 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

MIRRORExhibition and screening program curated by Basak Senova and Jonatan Habib Engqvist📍 Teatro Luigi Pirandello, Agrigento

06/09/2025

White Nights on the Hill of Girgenti – evening openings along the routeCurated by: Archdiocese of Agrigento, Diocesan Museum, Anthos_Agrigento Oltre la Valle, Ecclesiaviva Onlus

🔗 Info: www.museodiocesanoag.it

07/09/2025

PANORAMA DAY

The Garden of the Kolymbethra celebrates Panorama Day with a landscape photography workshop.Organized by FAI – Italian Environmental Fund

📍 Giardino della Kolymbethra

🔗 Info: www.giardinodellakolymbethra.it

10/09/2025 | 6:00 PM

SKY RESERVE

Opening of the exhibition by Rafael Y. Herman🗓 On view until November 9

📍 Lampedusa Island

10/09/2025

Concert by Steve Hackett

Organized by the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples

📍 Palacongressi, Agrigento

🔗 Info: www.parcovalledeitempli.it

11/09/2025 | 6:00 PM

LUCE E FANTASMI DI AGRIGENTO

Opening of the exhibition by Daniela Vetro🗓 On view until October 11

📍 Agrigento

11/09/2025 | 5:00 PM12/09/2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 8:30 PM

13/09/2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 8:30 PM

14/09/2025 | 10:30 AM

ODYSSEY OF THE WORD.

The art of oratory between truth, persuasion, and deceit

📍 Teatro Luigi Pirandello; Monastery of Santo Spirito; Le Fabbriche; Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

12–26/09/2025

Cathedral in Concert – Music Festival

Curated by: Archdiocese of Agrigento, Diocesan Museum, Anthos_Agrigento Oltre la Valle, Ecclesiaviva Onlus

🔗 Info: www.museodiocesanoag.it

21/09/2025 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

THE PATH OF AROMASAromatherapy journeys. Workshops by reservation to discover the healing power of nature.

📍 Bishop’s Garden, Agrigento

29/09/2025 | 6:00 PM

HOSPITIUM – Nessun’Isola

Opening of the exhibition by artist Tanja Boukal, a reflection on Lampedusa’s identity as a crossroads of stories and cultures.🗓 On view until October 29

📍 Archaeological Museum of the Pelagie Islands, Lampedusa

📍 Mudia Diocesan Museum, Agrigento.

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH

Every Friday | 7:00 PM

LIVING DIODOROS: Fridays of Biodiversity

Stories, Flavours and Territory

📍 Casa Diodoros, Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples

From May 8 to December 31Installation

WE ARE ALL MIGRANTS

A symbolic sculpture by Edoardo Malagigi addressing the universal theme of migration.

From June 5 to October 31

Conference

The culture of sulfur in the Agrigento area: architecture and landscapeCurated by the Department of Architecture

📍 University Territorial Hub of Agrigento, Piazza Pirandello

From March 20 to September 20

Installation

TEMPLE OF TETRAPAK

Inspired by the columns of the Temple of Concordia, the artwork by Edoardo Malagigi features three columns made from modules of recycled Tetra Pak cartons.

📍 Agrigento

From April 18 to September 20

Installation

END GAME

One of the central works in Edoardo Malagigi’s project: a large antimilitarist Pinocchio sculpture made from recycled plastic.

📍 Piazza Pirro Marconi, Agrigento

The Silent Room v05 by Nathalie Harb

📍 Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples🗓 July 4 to September 4

Unlearning through Palestine:PEOPLE, STONES and TREES

Exhibition on the Collective Dictionary of Unlearning, the outcome of the Summer School

📍 Palazzo Tomasi, Agrigento🗓 July 5 to October 30

Art & FaithExhibition: MARY MAGDALENE.Female witnesses of hope.

Works by Guercino, Francesco Hayez, Mattia Preti, Cecco del Caravaggio, Nicolas Regnier, Andrea Vaccaro, Giovanni Portaluni

📍 Mudia Diocesan Museum, Agrigento🗓 January to November

Cultural Sites

AGRIGENTO_Beyond the Valley – Art & Faith itineraries

📍 Cathedral (Towers, Sarcophagus Room, Crypt, panoramic view over the city), Diocesan Museum, Church of Santa Maria dei Greci

🔗 Info: www.museodiocesanoag.it🗓 January to December

Educational and cultural theatreCurated by Teatro Luigi Pirandello

📍 Teatro Luigi Pirandello, Agrigento🗓 January to December

ExhibitionSecret Agrigento. Ancient RootsCurated by the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples

📍 Former Police Headquarters, Agrigento

🔗 Info: www.parcovalledeitempli.it

PROJECT EARTH & PROJECT FIRE – APPOINTMENTS

🗓 January to December

ExhibitionsCulture – Landscape – Community

• Varanasi. A Journey into the Infinite

• New Cities, built from scratch: Astana, Forest City, Nusantara, Songdo, and The LineCurated by the Superintendence BB.CC.AA. of Agrigento, Farm Cultural Park, in collaboration with the Municipality of Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples Park, and the Municipality of Aragona

• 📍 Villa Genuardi (Agrigento) & Former Auditorium (Aragona)🗓 February to November

Mobility and (Un)Rootedness

A programme of events exploring migration and identityCurated by the Department of Culture and Society

📍 University Territorial Hub of Agrigento🗓 March to December

Opera in Theatre 2025

Curated by Teatro Luigi Pirandello

📍 Teatro Luigi Pirandello, Agrigento🗓 May 2 to November 29

Dynamic Exhibition: Patrons and Protectors

Community and identity. The province tells its story

📍 MAB – Museum_Archive_LibraryCurated by the Archdiocese of Agrigento, Museum, Archive,

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IN FOCUS

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

Éclore

For one month, Lise Chevalier will be in residence for a creative journey into the heart of Sciacca’s traditions, where the artist explores the interplay between the vitality of coral and the ancient local craftsmanship.

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DISCOVER THE PLACE

Le Fabbriche

An exhibition and cultural space housed within the historic architectural complex built in the 14th century by Federico Chiaramonte, covering over 600 square meters with a garden and a reading room. Named Le Fabbriche, the space was created with the aim of establishing a permanent multidisciplinary cultural hub in the heart of the city’s historic center. It is developed in collaboration with the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples, the municipal administration, and other local institutions. Today, it hosts the Orestiadi Foundation, offering a program that follows the Foundation’s tradition with particular focus on contemporary artistic languages.

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EXPLORE THE PROJECT

Nocito Coral Museum

The project proposed by the Nocito Coral Museum of Sciacca aims to tell and celebrate the story of the floating multicultural city that emerged thanks to the coral rush between 1875 and the outbreak of World War I.This historical phenomenon brought together cultures from across the Mediterranean, who shared a common experience of collaboration between fishermen, artisans, and merchants of different ethnic backgrounds.

To narrate this extraordinary story, the Nocito Museum plans the creation of a new permanent exhibition area, which will include two rooms, one of them multimedia. This expansion will allow for a reorganization of the collection, with a special focus on the sea culture that flourished during that period. The exhibition will become a tangible symbol of intercultural cooperation among the various fishing and coral-working communities, highlighting the historical significance of this unique phenomenon.

MEET THE ARTISTE

fi Spyrou

Efi Spyrou is a multidisciplinary artist whose work connects personal experiences and collective memory through sculpture, film, and photo-performance, offering sharp socio-political critiques.Among her most notable solo exhibitions are Metamorphoses at the Greek Pavilion (Expo 2020 Dubai), My Finest Fabulous and Amazing Math Book (London Festival of Architecture, Greenwich University, London), and Black Gold Flakes (A.G. Leventis Museum, Nicosia).

She has been recognized with awards such as “PPC meets Art” (2022) and “175 Years of the National Bank of Greece” (2017). Spyrou has also directed several award-winning short films, including Identity in Between and Womanifesto I & II.

MEET THE ARTIST

Daniela Vetro

Daniela Vetro is a comics artist and writer. From comics to illustrations, sculptures to video games, she has collaborated with both national and international publishers such as Walt Disney, Egmont, Glénat, Socialpoint, Sergio Bonelli Editore, DeAgostini, and many more.She studied illustration with master Emanuele Luzzati and animation cinema with Grafimated.

In 1998, she graduated from the Disney Academy in Milan and began collaborating with the Italian division of the publishing house. She published stories and covers for Topolino, W.I.T.C.H., Le GM, and Minnie Mag. After a master program at Disney headquarters in Burbank, in 2003 she was awarded the Golden Mickey (Topolino d’oro) as best illustrator.

She then moved on to realistic drawing with Dylan Dog, and later worked as a concept artist on popular video games like Tasty Town and Dragon City. In 2021, she was the special guest at Capri Comics and published Discovering the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento with Tito & Tita, a bilingual illustrated guide for children, for which she was the sole author.

From 2022 to 2023, she served as art director and character designer for MiopiaX (Dopavision).In 2024, she worked with Glénat on the second volume of La légende oubliée de Perceval.

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IN FOCUS

EXPLORE THE PROJECT

Sky Reserve

With Sky Reserve, artist Rafael Yossef Herman transforms Lampedusa into a global beacon for the protection of the night sky. In one of the few places still untouched by light pollution, a land art installation celebrates the beauty of unspoiled night, exploring darkness as a living and pure dimension.

As the world’s first project aimed at creating a UNESCO-recognized “Sky Reserve”, Sky Reserve seeks to raise awareness about the impact of artificial light while promoting an international model of ecological and artistic preservation.

Lampedusa thus becomes a symbol of the bond between humanity and nature, inspiring the future of environmental conservation.

Luminous Strays

In Luminous Strays, artist Efi Spyrou creates an immersive installation blending suspended weavings, motion-sensitive lights, and original sounds. In an almost dark space, hybrid figures and luminous creatures emerge as symbols of coexistence between the natural and the artificial, between our own light and that of others.

Inspired by the spirit of Agrigento, this new sensory work invites visitors to uncover what lies hidden, opening a profound dialogue with nature — and with ourselves.

Luce e Fantasmi di Agrigento (Light and Ghosts of Agrigento)

With Luce e Fantasmi di Agrigento, Daniela Vetro tells the ancient soul of the city through a graphic novel and an exhibition of evocative illustrations.

Gold and blue, tuff and sea, light and shadow intertwine in a visual journey that celebrates Agrigento as a crossroads of cultures and encounters.

An immersive artistic experience, on view from September to October 2025, inviting visitors to rediscover the living memory of a city steeped in history, beauty, and mystery.

Odyssey of the Word –

The Art of Oratory Between Truth, Persuasion, and Deceit

The first event in Agrigento is dedicated to the power of speech and its ability to shape thought and society. The inaugural edition, themed "Corruption: Models of Prosecution and Defense," will explore the art of oratory through the analysis of two historical examples: Cicero’s prosecution against Verres and the parliamentary speeches of Bettino Craxi.

Curated by Fondazione Orestiadi and the Pier Paolo Pasolini Cultural Center, with scientific direction by Alfonso Maurizio Iacono and artistic direction by Giovanni Taglialavoro, the event will feature lectures, talks, theatrical performances, and workshops for high school students, offering an immersive experience into the mechanisms of rhetoric and communication.

A journey into the power of language, bridging classical tradition and contemporary thought, aimed at establishing Agrigento as a point of reference for the study of oratory and a place of encounter with its genius loci.