5 Sport events not to be missed in Rome

[revised February 2026] Traveling abroad for sport events is a growing trend and it’s a great way to become familiar with a city by returning often.

Italy is not just soccer (“calcio”), many sports are practiced and supported in our country and international events are annually organised in Rome. Just a little list of ideas:

• soccer: matches of the A league (“campionato”) generally take place during the weekends from September to May and local teams are A.S. Roma and S.S. Lazio. They both play at the Olympic stadium (BTW, we arrange a tour of the area, send us a message if you want more infos) and you can buy tickets following the links above
• rugby: Italy plays in the Six Nations tournament and matches usually take place in February/March at the Olympic stadium. Follow the calendar in the link above.
• tennis: the Internazionali d’Italia are scheduled for May at the Foro Italico and they are becoming more important year after year
• athletic: Golden Gala is the annual track and field event and it takes place in June at the Olympic Stadium. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. Rome hosts also an important city marathon usually happening in  March.
• bike: the most important Italian event is the “Giro d’Italia” which will take place in May and this year (2026) will end in Rome on the 31st.

Are there other sport events you want to recommend? Please, let us know and we will improve this list!