This year too, on June 29, 2025, the Pinwheel of Castel Sant’Angelo, the most anticipated fireworks display, returns to illuminate gorgeously the night sky of Rome.
During the show that, as per tradition, takes place on the occasion of the feast of the Patron Saints of Rome, Saints Peter and Paul at Castel Sant’Angelo, for twenty minutes the citizens of Rome and tourists can enjoy the fascinating view of the fireworks from Lungotevere Tor di Nona and from the Vittorio Emanuele II, Sant’Angelo and Umberto I Bridges.
Born in 1481 under the pontificate of Pope Sixtus IV, who entrusted the design of the machines for the fireworks, true works of engineering, to the most talented artists of his time, the Pinwheel was renewed by the imagination and creativity of Michelangelo Buonarroti, and then enriched with new plays of light, colors and sounds by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who, taking inspiration from the power of the Stromboli volcano, made it even more exciting. Since the 15th century, the Pinwheel has been celebrated by poets and painters, witnessed in the stories of the Grand Tour and immortalized on canvas by numerous European artists. Today Castel Sant'Angelo, with its silent and imposing mass, becomes the ideal backdrop for this luminous ritual that is renewed every year, continuing to fascinate everyone.
The event is conceived and curated by Arch. Giuseppe Passeri, one of the greatest experts in this type of show, and by Gruppo IX INVICTA & Co. The event is organized by the Directorate of State Museums of the City of Rome and the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo.
Photo: official poster of the event
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