AltroMare Festival - Waiting for the Giro-E
Two weeks of sustainability in Grottammare, while waiting for the Giro-E and the Giro d'Italia
About AltroMare Festival
A festival that pedals towards sustainability
The AltroMare Festival - Waiting for the Giro-E is the major event that, in May, transforms Grottammare (province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Marche region) into a city in pink. For two weeks, the town center becomes the stage for a packed calendar of events entirely focused on sustainability and the relaunch of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The common thread is the bicycle, a symbol of gentler, more environmentally friendly mobility, and the anticipation of the cycling caravan's passage through the Piceno territory.
From the bike rally to the great cycling celebration
Promoted by the Municipality of Grottammare with the involvement of about forty local associations, the festival intertwines sport, culture, education, and civic engagement. Events range from mountain bike and running rallies to days dedicated to inclusion and road safety for children, including the presentation of the Municipality's sustainability report, the inauguration of new cycle paths, and historical insights into the connection between Grottammare and major cycling events. The festival culminates with the arrival of the Giro-E Enel and the passage of the Giro d'Italia, making the Riviera delle Palme one of Italy's cycling capitals.
A city dressed in pink
Throughout the festival, Grottammare is adorned with widespread initiatives: pink bicycles painted and decorated by members of the Sisto V Social Center and displayed at various points in the city, and the "Pink Shop Windows" contest, which rewards the most beautiful displays by shops and businesses. This involvement makes the AltroMare Festival not just a sporting event, but a true community celebration uniting associations, schools, merchants, and citizens around the values of environmental sustainability and energy transition.
AltroMare Festival — edition 2026
The first edition of the AltroMare Festival - Waiting for the Giro-E animated Grottammare from May 2 to 16, 2026, with a program entirely dedicated to sustainability and the goals of the 2030 Agenda. The event, promoted by the Municipality with about forty local associations, prepared the city for the arrival of the Giro-E Enel caravan and the passage of the Giro d'Italia.
Among the widespread initiatives were the pink bicycles decorated by the Sisto V Social Center and the "Pink Shop Windows" contest for local businesses. In this inaugural edition, the "AltroMare - Riding Towards Change" Award was presented.
Programme AltroMare Festival 2026
Saturday, May 2
- 10:30 AM - Mountain bike and running rally organized by Avis, meeting point in Piazza Kursaal
Thursday, May 7
- Presentation of the sustainability report "Grottammare Sustainable Municipality"
Saturday, May 9
- Inauguration of the first section of the Tesino Cycle Path
Sunday, May 10
- Day dedicated to sports, inclusion, and road safety for children
Monday, May 11
- Historical insights into the connection between Grottammare and the Giro d'Italia
Tuesday, May 12
- Inauguration of the exhibition dedicated to Gino Bartali, with his granddaughter Gioia Bartali
Friday, May 15
- 7:00 PM - "Waiting for the Giro" in Piazza Fazzini, with music and entertainment
Saturday, May 16 - Grand Finale
- 9:30 AM - Opening of the Green Fun Village in Via Matteotti and Piazza San Pio V, with activities on green mobility, sustainability, and energy transition
- 12:40 PM - Start of the 5th stage of the Giro-E Enel Grottammare-Fermo
- Approx. 3:30 PM - Passage of the 8th stage of the 109th Giro d'Italia
Highlights AltroMare Festival 2026
Prices AltroMare Festival 2026
Practical information — AltroMare Festival
Where
Events take place in the center of Grottammare (AP), with key moments concentrated in Via Matteotti and Piazza San Pio V, where the Green Fun Village is set up, and in the city squares (Piazza Kursaal, Piazza Fazzini).
How to get there
Grottammare is located on the Adriatic coast of the Marche region, along the SS16 Adriatica. Grottammare train station is on the Bologna-Lecce Adriatic line. By car, take the Grottammare exit from the A14 motorway.
Admission
Festival events are free to attend.
Information
Municipality of Grottammare - www.comune.grottammare.ap.it
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Where does it take place — AltroMare Festival
Centro cittadino, via Matteotti e piazza San Pio V