Can you visit the Colosseum at night?

Yes. A Night at the Colosseum runs on Tuesday and Thursday from 20:00 to 23:00, last admission 21:50. The visit costs €50 and lasts about 60 minutes, in groups of up to 25.

How much is the Colosseum night visit?

€50, which is the Full Experience ticket at €24 plus the €26 guided visit; €28 reduced. On sale 7 days before, nominative, no name change.

Does the night visit include the underground?

Yes. A Night at the Colosseum covers the first tier, the arena floor and the underground with a park guide.

Is the Colosseum lit at night?

Yes, the arcades are lit every evening and the piazza is open. Inside, the park's own visit runs on Tuesday and Thursday, and two operator tours take small groups into the underground in the evening.

The arcades of the Colosseum lit at dusk

The Colosseum at night

A Night at the Colosseum runs on Tuesday and Thursday from 20:00 to 23:00, last admission 21:50. A park guide takes groups of up to 25 through the first tier, the arena floor and the underground for about 60 minutes. The ticket is €50, on sale 7 days ahead.

Updated 22 October 2026 Hours and tickets Parco archeologico del Colosseo, last read <time data-read datetime="2026-10-22">22 October 2026</time>; tour listings read 20 October 2026

Night visit Tue and Thu 20:00 to 23:00, last admission 21:50, 60 minutes → Ticket €50 Full Experience €24 plus the guided visit €26; €28 reduced → On sale 7 days ahead nominative, no name change, groups of up to 25 →

The night visit is the only way into the Colosseum after dark on a park ticket. Two operator tours also take small groups into the underground in the evening.

The place

What is A Night at the Colosseum?

A guided evening visit run by the park on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 20:00 to 23:00, with the last admission at 21:50. Each visit lasts about 60 minutes, in a group of up to 25 people. The route covers the first tier, the arena floor and the underground; by day the €18 standard ticket opens neither of the last two.

The ticket

The night ticket

Colosseum, Forum and Palatine (24h) the standard ticket: first and second tiers, no arena floor; one entry to the Forum and Palatine within 24 hours

€18

24h Only Arena arena floor for 20 minutes at the booked time, Forum and Palatine within 24 hours; €11.50 with Roma Pass

€18

Forum Pass SUPER Forum, Palatine and the SUPER sites without the Colosseum; no time slot, use within 30 days

€18

Full Experience Arena arena floor plus the tiers, Forum, Palatine and SUPER sites; 2 days; on sale 7 days ahead

€24

Full Experience Underground and Arena underground corridors with a park guide, arena, tiers, Forum, Palatine, SUPER sites; 2 days; €32 with the educational tour

€24 €32

Full Experience Attic the upper tiers 8:30 to 14:30 plus Forum, Palatine and SUPER sites; 2 days

€24

Full Experience Passage of Commodus a 25-minute guided visit through the passage on Monday and Wednesday, up to 8 people; the tiers, the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites; 2 days; on sale 7 days ahead

€32

A Night at the Colosseum Full Experience €24 plus the 60-minute guided night visit €26; Tuesday and Thursday

€50

adult price online with the educational tour

Adult prices from the official ticket shop, read 20 October 2026. EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay €2 on the standard and Full Experience tickets. Every ticket is in the holder's name and checked against ID at the gate.

The ticket costs €50: the Full Experience ticket, €24, plus the guided visit, €26. The reduced price is €28. It goes on sale 7 days before the visit, is nominative, and allows no name change. Because the Full Experience ticket is part of it, the Forum, the Palatine and the SUPER sites can be visited on it too within its validity.

Your ticket: A Night at the Colosseum, €50, €28 reduced, on sale 7 days ahead, in your own name, no name change.

Outside the fence

The Colosseum lit from outside

The arcades are lit every night. The walk around the piazza, past the Arch of Constantine and up Via dei Fori Imperiali beside the Forum is free.

Metro B stops at Colosseo, across the piazza, which is lit and open at any hour.

Colosseum evening and night tours

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Four evening options we compare. Two take small groups into the underground by night, one with prosecco at the start. The other two are a drinks walk from a Colosseum-view terrace to dinner in Monti, and a sunset photo walk. The park's night visit is €50; the prosecco option is €169.