The most important event in Nuoro is the festival of the Sagra del Redentore, which takes place during the last week of August both in Nuoro and on Mount Ortobene (where the imposing statue of Cristo Redentore is to be found). For more than a century the Sagra del Redentore has attracted thousands of participants and spectators. Religious celebrations are conducted by big parades of people, dressed in traditional costumes, walking the streets in the centre of the town. Other groups of people, in the evening, play instruments and sing at the amphitheatre and in the squares of the town.

The theatre is currently undergoing restoration, however it is possible to watch a film at the cinema Le Grazie or see some interesting theatre productions by the BocheTeatro company. The summer offers the chance to visit theatre exhibitions of the Piazza dei Sogni (Dreams square) organized by the town council and the Girovagando association.

There are many ways in which to enjoy the music of the natives such as: canto a tenore, traditional and polyphonic choirs, songs accompanied by guitar and organetto. At the beginning of the year the Seminario Nuoro Jazz offers the chance to see some of the best representations of modern music, gathering local and worldwide jazz musicians. In Autumn there are lots of concerts organized by the Ente Musicale di Nuoro.