
Local tradition is represented as well with colourfully dressed characters and musicians in Renaissance costume, riders on horseback, bands and dancers.The entire program for each edition is designed by the local city council along with representatives of all foreign communities who live in Florence, with the goal of celebrating the city's ethnic diversity. Countries participating include: Brazil, Peru, Sweden, Bangladesh, Senegal, the Ivory Coast, China, Mexico, Germany, and the United States.
The parade begins in Piazza Ognissanti and continues through the rest of the city, from Lungarno Vespucci and Lungarno Corsini, to via Tornabuoni, via Strozzi, Piazza della Repubblica, via Roma, Piazza Duomo, and via Calzaiuoli. It will end in Piazza della Signoria, where prizes will be awarded to the most original costumes and where the Piccolo Melograno Choir will perform.

Finish of Paris-Nice
ATP Masters Series, Monte Carlo
Holiday on Ice, Nice
The International Fair of Nice
Monte Carlo Spring Arts Festival
Nice International Semi-marathon, nice
Fête de Mai, Nice
International Film Festival, Cannes
Saint-Tropez Bravades
Monaco Grand Prix (Formula 1)
Nice International Triathlon Ironman
Fireworks festival in Cannes (various dates)
Jazz à Juan, Antibes - Juan-les-Pins
Bastille Day Celebration (al over France)
Fête du Jasmin, Grasse (dates not yet fixed)
Cannes International Boat and Yacht Show
Monaco Yacht Show
MIP-COM, Cannes
Fête de la Musique, Nice
Tour de France
The horse race Il palio, Siena
La Luminaria di San Ranieri, Pisa
Bravio delle Botti, Montepulciano
Easter festivities, Vence
Vence celebrates it's cultures (date not yet confirmed)
Scoppio del Carro, Florence
Calcio Storico, Florence
Maggio Musicale, Florence (dates not yet confirmed)
Festa di San Lorenzo, Florence