A great variety of events for locals and tourists spending their Christmas holiday in Sorrento.
The first appointment on the December 8th with the inaugural ceremony of the multimedial show “ Sirens’ songs – Sorrentine melodies at the end of ‘800s” at Villa Fiorentino-, which will be opened to public until January 31st.
On the 9th, 15th and 24th Piazza Tasso will play host to street artists and the puppet theatre of the Mercurio brothers. December 11th, at 17.00, at Tasso theatre, concert by Ladri di Carrozzelle, while on the 20th at St Francesco cloister personal exhibition by Rossella Di martino “The magic of Christmas…. embroideries and paintings”. On the 12th and 13th in the city district St. Lucia the traditional “Ceppone”, a big bonfire with tree stamps and surrounding stalls, stands and grills serving delicious sausages. On the 12th, 16th, 26th and 27th  bagpipes itinerant concert, ending up in Piazza Lauro. From 12th to 7th December, piazza Lauro will host a Christmas flower market with biological products stalls. On the 16th and 17th December chocolate days with free sampling from 10.00 to 13.00 at bar Fauno in Tasso square and from 12.00 to 22.00 at the Correale palace, in cooperation with the pastry chef Paolo Magni from the Accademia Maestri Pasticceri italiani. Only on the 17th, from 16.00 to 18.00, in Tasso square  “Children and chocolate”, with the possibility of a nice train journey around the town.
Guided tours to the Villa of Pollio Felice (December 16th, at 10.30 from piazza tasso) and folklore with the itinerant show  “Buattell e Martelluz” (17), and on the 20th in Piazza Lauro, charity evening with “Mozzarella di Bufala Campana”. Music on the 22nd December with the concert by the local Christmas Band while from 21st December to 7th January photo exhibition at the cloister of St Francesco “Immagini del Presepe napoletano” by Antonino Fiorentino and Ernesto Gaudiello and slide projection  “Immagini del Natale”.  On the 23rd December in piazza Lauro charity night with “zeppole e struffoli”, typical Christmas cakes. Also theatre in the calendar of events with the comedy of Scarp Etta “Laic e’ papà” executed by the theatrical company Airone which will be performed on the 25th, at the theatre Sant’Antonino, at 19,30.  On the following day, Christmas concert of Pueri et Juvenes Cantores “Don Antonio Izzo” at 19.00 in the main cathedral. The most important event will be the concert “Le Stelle di Natale” which will host on the 28th, an international star: Gloria Gaynor and the young Italian singer Anna Tatangelo. Great symphonic music on the 30th at the Grand hotel Hilton Sorrento Palace, at 21.00, with the usual appointment of new year’s concert with the  “Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti” by  Rotary Club Sorrento.  On the same day at 20.00 in piazza Lauro, concert by the local band “Città di Sorrento” with Neapolitan music and Christmas songs.
The 2007 will be greeted with two appointments: 31st at 18.00 the traditional “Ciuccio di Fuoco” while on the night of New Years Eve, the port of Sorrento will be lit up with the popular fireworks show.