What's on in San Marino, San Marino through the year

Busy — Christmas of Wonders, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

• Closure

  Winter quiet on the rock

  7 Jan – 15 Mar

  Once the Christmas market comes down the coaches stop, half the souvenir shops shutter and the towers and museums drop to winter hours. You get the lanes to yourself and not much else open. Source ↗

Still on: In-cloud days on Monte Titano (15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)), Christmas of Wonders (22 Nov – 6 Jan (usually))

Busy — Feast of Saint Agatha, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Feast of Saint Agatha

  5 FebNational holidayClosures

  The republic's second patron and the anniversary of its recovery of independence in 1740, marked on 5 February with a procession to the basilica and a day off. Shops and offices close in the middle of the quiet season. Source ↗

Still on: Winter quiet on the rock (7 Jan – 15 Mar), In-cloud days on Monte Titano (15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Winter quiet on the rock (7 Jan – 15 Mar), In-cloud days on Monte Titano (15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Investiture of the Captains Regent

  1 AprMajor festival

  Twice a year the republic swears in two new heads of state for six months. On 1 April the crossbowmen, the guard and the whole state parade up to the Palazzo Pubblico for it. Source ↗

Still on: In-cloud days on Monte Titano (15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Busy — Superbike weekend at Misano, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Superbike weekend at Misano

  12–14 JunMotorsport weekendCrowdedBook early

  The World Superbike round at Misano fills the same beds as the September Grand Prix does, and San Marino is where the paddock and half the fans sleep. Rates on the rock go with it. Source ↗

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Coach day-tripper peak

• Season

  Coach day-tripper peak

  1 Jul – 31 AugSchool holidaysCrowded

  The Rimini beach resorts send coaches up all summer, and between eleven and four the duty-free shops on the main street are what most people see of the country. Stay the night and it empties.

Busy — Coach day-tripper peak, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Coach day-tripper peak (1 Jul – 31 Aug)

Peak crowds — Feast of Saint Marinus, San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix

• Holiday

  Feast of Saint Marinus

  3 SepMajor festivalClosures

  The national day on 3 September marks the founding of the republic in 301, with a procession, a torchlit evening and everything official shut. It is the busiest date in the calendar. Source ↗

• Festival

  San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix

  5–20 Sep · usuallyMotorsport weekendCrowdedBook early

  The race is run at Misano on the coast below, but the beds are taken across the whole province including up here, and the roads on the Sunday are motorcycles end to end. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Autumn investiture

  1 OctMajor festival

  The second changeover of the year, on 1 October, run the same way as the April one and with far fewer visitors watching it. Source ↗

• Season

  In-cloud days on Monte Titano

  15 Oct – 15 Apr · usuallyFog seasonRisk

  The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it. On those days the famous view of the Adriatic is a white wall, while the coast below is clear.

Busy — Christmas of Wonders, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Christmas of Wonders

  22 Nov – 6 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowded

  The whole walled town becomes a Christmas market from the last Saturday of November to Epiphany, with a rink in the Cava dei Balestrieri. Weekends bring the coaches back and the cable car queues. Source ↗

Still on: In-cloud days on Monte Titano (15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Christmas of Wonders, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: In-cloud days on Monte Titano (15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)), Christmas of Wonders (22 Nov – 6 Jan (usually))