# Calcio Storico Fiorentino: dates and origins > Two semifinals and a final in Piazza Santa Croce: June 13, 14 and 24 in 2026. The 2027 calendar is not out yet, and the June 24 final is a tradition. URL: https://myitalia.it/events/calcio-storico-fiorentino Last updated: 2026-09-11 The Calcio Storico Fiorentino is played in June in Piazza Santa Croce: in 2026 the semifinals were on June 13 and 14 and the final on June 24, the feast of Florence's patron saint, with the Comune di Firenze as organizer. ## 2026 is done, 2027 is not announced The 2026 tournament had two semifinals, on June 13 and 14, and a final on June 24, all in Piazza Santa Croce. The final traditionally lands on June 24, the feast of San Giovanni, while the semifinal dates change from year to year. The Comune di Firenze has not published the 2027 calendar yet. June 24 is the one day you can hold open for the final, and even that is a tradition rather than an announced date. ## A match played under siege, February 17, 1530 The game looks back to February 17, 1530, when Florentines played in Piazza Santa Croce while the troops of Charles V were besieging the city, as a gesture of defiance. The Comune presents that match as its symbolic reference, not as the start of the tournament held today, which was revived in the twentieth century. Older ancestors are claimed too: the Greek sphairomachia and the Roman harpastum, both team ball games. Treat them as the lineage the city tells, not as a continuous history. ## The Corteo comes first The 2026 tournament was preceded by the Corteo Storico della Repubblica Fiorentina, the costumed procession of the old Florentine Republic. If you come for the spectacle rather than the score, the procession is half of what you came for. Ticket prices and sale dates for 2027 are not published in our sources. The Comune di Firenze is the organizer, so its announcements are the ones to watch in spring. ## Getting to Santa Croce Florence is 1 hour 35 minutes from Rome on the fastest direct high-speed train, on the September 2026 timetable, which makes a June match possible as a day trip. Driving in is the mistake: the entire historic center is a limited traffic zone in five sectors, with cameras at the gates, and the rules are at [ZTL in Florence](/ztl/in-florence). The rest of the city's practical questions, from the tourist tax to the Cupola slots, are answered at [Florence questions](/faq/firenze), and the city itself at [Firenze](/towns/firenze). ## FAQ ### When is the Calcio Storico in Florence? In June. In 2026 the semifinals were on June 13 and 14 and the final on June 24, all in Piazza Santa Croce. The final traditionally falls on June 24, the feast of San Giovanni, but the Comune di Firenze has not yet published the 2027 calendar. ### Where is the Calcio Storico played? In Piazza Santa Croce, in the historic center of Florence, the same square where the match of 1530 was played. The Comune di Firenze organizes it, and the 2026 tournament was preceded by the Corteo Storico della Repubblica Fiorentina. ### Why do Florentines play Calcio Storico? To recall February 17, 1530, when Florence played a match in Piazza Santa Croce during the siege by the troops of Charles V, as an act of defiance. The Comune treats 1530 as a symbolic date; the tournament you see today was revived in the twentieth century. ### Can I see the Calcio Storico on a day trip from Rome? Yes, by train. The fastest direct high-speed service from Roma Termini to Firenze Santa Maria Novella takes 1 hour 35 minutes on the September 2026 timetable. Don't drive: the whole historic center of Florence is a limited traffic zone. ## Sources | Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until | |---|---|---|---| | Il Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2026 si e' disputato in Piazza Santa Croce con le semifinali il 13 e 14 giugno e la finale il 24 giugno 2026, preceduto dal Corteo Storico della Repubblica Fiorentina. | [Comune di Firenze](https://cultura.comune.fi.it/calcio-storico-fiorentino) | medium | 2027-06-30 | | Il Calcio Storico Fiorentino si richiama alla partita giocata in Piazza Santa Croce il 17 febbraio 1530 durante l'assedio di Firenze da parte delle truppe di Carlo V, come gesto di sfida; le radici piu' antiche sono ricondotte alla sferomachia greca e all'harpastum romano. | [Comune di Firenze](https://cultura.comune.fi.it/calcio-storico-fiorentino) | medium | 2099-12-31 | | In treno ad alta velocita' Roma Termini-Firenze Santa Maria Novella il collegamento diretto piu' veloce impiega 1 ora e 35 minuti; la mediana dei Frecciarossa diretti e' di circa 1 ora e 41 minuti (orario in vigore a settembre 2026). | [Trenitalia (sistema di vendita Le Frecce)](https://www.lefrecce.it/Channels.Website.BFF.WEB/website/ticket/solutions) | medium | 2026-12-13 | | L'intero centro storico di Firenze e' Zona a Traffico Limitato, divisa in cinque settori (A, B, O, F, G); nei settori A, B e O la ZTL e' attiva tutto l'anno nei giorni feriali dalle 7:30 alle 20:00 da lunedi' a venerdi' e dalle 7:30 alle 16:00 il sabato, con una ZTL notturna estiva aggiuntiva dal primo giovedi' di aprile alla prima domenica di ottobre (2026). | [Comune di Firenze](https://mobilita.comune.fi.it/muoversi/muoversi/ztl.html) | medium | 2027-04-30 | ## Image https://media.myitalia.it/media/event.calcio-storico-fiorentino.1600.jpg Author: valentina ceccatelli. 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