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Pisa's big traditional event is the
Gioco del Ponte
, held on the last Sunday in June every year, when twelve teams from the north and south banks of the city stage a series of battles, pushing a seven-tonne carriage over the Ponte di Mezzo. The event, first mentioned in 1568, is still held in medieval costume with much ceremony. June 17 sees the
Regata di San Ranieri
, where four rowing teams race in costume in honour of the patron saint of Pisa; it is preceded the night before by the
Luminaria di San Ranieri
, when all the waterfront buildings and the Leaning Tower are illuminated. Italy's four great maritime republics (Amalfi, Pisa, Genoa and Venice) take turns to host the
Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare
, which comes round to Pisa in late May or early June of 2002. Four eight-man crews from each of the cities race against each other on the Arno, in between festivities and parades.
Look out for
concerts
at the Teatro Comunale Verdi, Via Palestro 40, and for more offbeat and contemporary shows (even the odd rock concert) held in a former church at the end of Via San Zeno. The city also has an adventurous
arts cinema
, Cinema Nuove, in Piazza Stazione. Other useful information
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