Festa della Repubblica

Festa della Repubblica
The Frecce Tricolori, with the smoke trail representing the national colours of Italy, above the Altare della Patria during the celebrations of the Festa della Repubblica in 2022
Official name	Italian: Festa della Repubblica
Also called	The Second of June (Italian: Il Due Giugno)
Observed by	Italy
Type	National
Significance	Italy became a republic after the results of the 1946 Italian institutional referendum
Celebrations	Parades, fireworks, concerts, picnics
Date	2 June
Next time	2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)
Frequency	annual
First time	2 June 1946
Related to	Tricolour Day (7 January) National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (10 February) Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (17 March) Anniversary of the Liberation (25 April) National Unity and Armed Forces Day (4 November)

Festa della Repubblica (Italian: [ˈfɛsta della reˈpubblika]; English: Republic Day) is the Italian National Day and Republic Day, which is celebrated on 2 June each year, with the main celebration taking place in Rome. The Festa della Repubblica is one of the national symbols of Italy.

The day commemorates the 1946 Italian institutional referendum held by universal suffrage, in which the Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government following the Second World War and the fall of Fascism.

The ceremony of the event, organized in Rome, includes the deposition of a laurel wreath as a tribute to the Italian Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria by the President of the Italian Republic and a military parade along Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome.