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On Diwali, Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:56 pm (GMT+1) in Rome. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark. Sunset in other cities in Italy
2 Diwali events are listed in and around Rome for 2026, from 8 to 25 November. The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.
The biggest Diwali celebration in Rome
Diwali 2026 Roma
When
Sunday 15 November 2026 from 10.00; the last show starts at 22.10
Where
Auditorium del Massimo, Via Massimiliano Massimo 1, Rome
Entry
Free; registration required
The closing day of the union’s 2026 programme: yoga, a Ganesha puja at noon and a Lakshmi puja at 16.00, Kerala and Kuchipudi dance, puppet theatre, an ayurveda workshop and a documentary, bansuri and Carnatic concerts, a contemporary-dance show, and Indian food from the restaurant Jaipur.
The union’s Diwali 2026 Roma is on Sunday 15 November, a week after Diwali itself, at the Auditorium del Massimo, Via Massimiliano Massimo 1: free with registration, with yoga from 10.00, a Ganesha puja at noon, a Lakshmi puja at 16.00, concerts, dance until a last show at 22.10, and Indian food from the restaurant Jaipur. It held its 2024 Rome Diwali in the same auditorium, on 9 November.
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The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.
If it is your first one
Book restaurant tables two weeks ahead — the Diwali weekend fills every Indian restaurant in town.
Check local fireworks rules before buying any; most European towns restrict them to New Year.
Sweets (mithai) can be ordered from Indian grocers a week ahead; many deliver nationwide.
The big city events sell tickets in advance and sell out; children under a certain age are usually free.
Questions people ask
When is Diwali 2026 in Rome?
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. In Rome the biggest public celebration is the Unione Induista Italiana’s Diwali at the Auditorium del Massimo in Rome on 15 November.
What time does the sun set in Rome on Diwali 2026?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:56 pm (GMT+1) in Rome. That is for the city centre with a flat horizon, as every published table gives it; behind buildings or hills it appears a few minutes later. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark.
Where is Diwali 2026 Roma?
Auditorium del Massimo, Via Massimiliano Massimo 1, Rome. Sunday 15 November 2026 from 10.00; the last show starts at 22.10.
How much are tickets for Diwali 2026 Roma?
Free; registration required — as published by the organisers (Unione Induista Italiana — Diwali 2026 Roma).
What Diwali events are there in Rome?
2 Diwali events are listed on this page so far: Diwali & Shyama Kali Puja Rome 2026; Lakshmi Puja 2026 Rome.
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