Week of the Italian Language 2024

The Week of the Italian Language in the World takes place every year during the third week of October.

Organized by the diplomatic-consular network and the Italian Cultural Institutes in collaboration with our main linguistic promotion partners (MiC, MIM, MUR, CePeLL, the Swiss Confederation Government, Accademia della Crusca, CGIE, Italophone Radio and Television Community, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, RAI Italia, and Società Dante Alighieri), the Week has become the most important global event dedicated to the Italian language.

Since its inception in 2001, this event has annually received the High Patronage of the President of the Republic.

Each Week is dedicated to a different theme, serving as a common thread for a rich program of conferences, exhibitions, and meetings. The 24th edition (October 14-20, 2024) will focus on the theme 'Italian and the Book: The World Between the Lines,' aiming to explore the connection between language and literature in the contemporary world, while also highlighting the role of the book as a vehicle for Italian cultural, value-based, and identity heritage.