CCR Season Official Opening - September 24, 2026

Our formal reception for the 2026-2027 club season is going to take place along the garden portico of the historic Hotel Quirinale. Get together with old friends and new to catch up and learn about our plans for the new season.

Due to venue requirements, the final guest list must be decided by the 14th of September and later bookings cannot be accepted, so be sure to book your spot as soon as possible!

Drinks

Prosecco

Wines: Chardonnay & Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from Cantina Colle Cavalieri

Various fruit juices

Still & sparkling water

Apericena menu

Olive ascolane (meat-stuffed olives)

Batter-fried vegetables

Mini supplì (Roman-style rice balls)

Arancini (Sicilian-style rice balls)

Potato croquettes

Pizzette (mini pizzas)

Coldcuts from the Lazio Region with warm rosemary focaccia

Braided bufala mozzarella with cherry tomatoes and basil

Selection of cheeses paired with various types of jam and compote

Puglia-style focaccia & Roman-style crispy pizza stuffed with mortadella & bufala stracciatella

Quiche

Rigatoni all'Amatriciana

Curry meatballs

Mini pastries

Freshly sliced fruit

When: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026

Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: The gardens of the Hotel Quirinale, Via Nazionale 7.

Cost: current CCR members €40, guests €55. Advance payment required for admission.

RSVP and payment to canadarome@gmail.com by noon Sept. 14th (attach proof of payment). You are financially responsible for your reservation.

NB Due to venue requirements, the guest list must be decided by Sept. 14th and later bookings cannot be accepted. This is also the deadline to inform the venue of any dietary requirements.

CCR Meet & Greet Opening - September 30, 2020

We may not be able to have a huge party for our traditional official club season opening this year, but we still want to find a way to reconnect in healthy conditions! A CCR member has offered her large private garden for this opportunity to see each other once again. Most of the current CCR Executive will be present to catch up with old members and greet new ones. There will be plenty of space to mingle and chat at a safe distance!

Our caterer, Around You Banqueting, is going to provide light appetizers and drinks with procedures that perfectly respect all health and safety requirements. Servers wearing personal protective equipment will serve food and drinks upon request (no direct participant contact with buffet). 

Greek feta and cherry tomato skewers

Salmon and guacamole multigrain triangles

Ham and ricotta mini loaves

Bresaola beef rolls with turmeric filling

Quiche Lorraine

Limoncello torte 

Sour cherry crostata

Sparkling wine

Red and still white wine

Flavoured waters

Soft drinks

Assorted fruit juices

Sparkling and still mineral water

Where: Residence of CCR member (Appia Antica area -- details will be sent to registered participants). Some parking is available inside the gate, with more spots along the road.

When: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (NB: Rain date Oct. 1st)

Time: 5-8 p.m. ("open house" timing, no speeches!)

Cost: €20 for CCR members, €25 for non-members; advance payment required.

RSVP and payment by Sept. 27th, ATTN Marielle at canadarome@gmail.com. Please note that you are financially responsible for your reservation.

NB: As the garden is grass and stone paths, footwear should be chosen accordingly.

COVID-19 Safety Measures: In accordance with sanitary measures, participants are required to wear masks (nose and mouth coverings) at all times when not eating or drinking; when doing the latter they must maintain a distance of 1.5 m from each other unless they are members of the same household.

CCR 2013-2014 Season Opening Luncheon - September 29, 2013

Last year we held our holiday season dinner in the gorgeous rooftop restaurant at Hotel FortySeven, over-looking the Arch of Janus, the Roman Forum, the Tiber and the Temples of Portunus and Hercules in the Forum Boarium. Now we'll get the chance to enjoy all this splendour during the day, as the Canadian Club of Rome holds its official 2013-2014 Season Opening with a luncheon at Hotel FortySeven's top-ranking Circus Restaurant.  

Our menu, prepared by celebrated Chef Vito Grippa, will feature “Filetti di pesce spada alle erbe con orzo perlato ai pomodori datterini e basilico” (swordfish filets with herbs and pearl barley with cherry tomatoes and basil). Dessert will be “Semifreddo al thè verde macha con ananas all'anice stellato e zenzero in agrodolce” (frozen macha green tea dessert with pineapple scented with star anise and sweet and sour ginger). Wine, mineral water and coffee will be served.

When: Sunday, September 29, 2013

Where: Hotel FortySeven, Via Petroselli 47; parking available

Time: 1 p.m. (please be punctual)

Cost: CCR members €20 (special price thanks to CCR), non-members €25

Dress code: daytime smart casual

RSVP by no later than Thursday, Sept. 26th to canadarome@gmail.com

Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon RSVP.

What's in store for the 2013-2014 CCR Season

The 2013-2014 season of the Canadian Club of Rome will kick off with another pre-opening aperitivo at Rokko Japanese Restaurant. It was such a smashing success last year that we can't wait to return. This will be our first opportunity to catch up after the summer break, pay membership fees and sign up for the official opening event.

Speaking of which, our official 2013-2014 season opening will take place at another exclusive rooftop location. We love our panoramas of the Eternal City!

We're also planning more classic wine-tastings, book club reading lists, aperitivo get-togethers at a wide range of wonderful locations, ethnic dinners, a "death by chocolate" evening and other quirky Canadian mischief.

If you'd like to organize an event for the CCR or sponsor one of our events, please contact  canadarome@gmail.com.

CCR 2012-2013 Season Opening at Canada's Official Residence in Rome - September 27, 2012

This year, once again, we will be having our grand opening cocktail party at the official residence of Canada's representative to the Italian state. Located on the grounds of the homes of an Imperial Prefect of ancient Rome and of Scipio Africanus, the residence is bordered by the beautifully-preserved remains of the acqueduct that fed the nearby Baths of Caracalla. 

The Canadian Club of Rome thanks H.E. James Fox, Ambassador of Canada, and Mrs Nurys Estrella Fox, CCR Patrons of Honour, for opening their gorgeous villa grounds to us again this year. 

The open bar will be serving both an alcohol-based and non-alcoholic version of a specially-created cocktail, in addition to sangria, Bellini cocktails, and still and sparkling water.

Finger food will include an assortment of tapas such as tortilla de patatas and tortilla de espinacas; crostini with escarole and black olives, with pancetta, soft stracchino cheese and spicy Calabrian n'duja, and with anchovies and bufala mozzarella; cups of basmati rice with crunchy vegetables; Caprese salad skewers; peppery cheese potato croquettes; and mini-meatballs in tomato sauce.

When: Thursday, September 27, 2012

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: The gardens of the Official Residence of the Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Via di Porta Latina 11

Cost: CCR members €25 each, guests €30 each -- includes all food and beverages 

N.B. This event is open to guests only if accompanied by fully paid and registered CCR members.

Security: Mandatory registration of all participants. Please note that due to security requirements we will need the full name of each person attending at the time of booking. Also, you are required to have photo ID to show security personnel on the evening of the event. Unfortunately anyone arriving without the required ID will be denied entrance.

RSVP: by noon on September 26, 2012, to canadarome@gmail.com. You are financially responsible for your reservation.

CCR Membership Dues are due!

The Canadian Club of Rome club year runs from September 1 to June 30 each year, so it’s time to settle your membership dues and ensure your access to members-only events and substantial discounts at all activities requiring a donation.

Remember that our opening event in September will be at the official residence of Canadian Ambassador Fox and only members in good standing will be able to attend!

Dues for the 2011-2012 club year have been kept at the same level as last year. Annual membership dues are payable in Euros, as follows:

€40 for single membership
€70 with a spouse or significant other
€100 for family rate (3 or more members of the same family)
€30 for seniors (60 and over ) and students (under 18).

The Season Opens - September 22, 2010

Details will be published shortly about our 2010-2011 opening.