Music Festival of Bagnara di Romagna
The village fills with notes on the summer solstice night
About Music Festival Bagnara
The most popular music festival in Bassa Romagna
The Music Festival of Bagnara di Romagna is one of the most beloved summer events in the small municipality in the Province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. Every year, on the day of the summer solstice (June 21st), the medieval village transforms into a large open-air stage, part of the national event promoted in Italy by AIPFM. Bagnara is one of the three locations in Bassa Romagna that participate in the event, along with Bagnacavallo and Lugo.
A widespread stage, without stages
The formula is what makes this festival special: no stages are set up within the village. Concerts spring up directly in the squares, gardens, courtyards, and along the streets of the historic center, amidst the people. This is what makes the Bagnara Music Festival a truly popular and local event, where the public strolls from one note to another under the shadow of the Rocca Sforzesca, the 15th-century fortress of the Riario-Sforza family that dominates the town.
Music for all tastes
The program ranges across different genres and atmospheres: pop, disco music, blues, folk songs, singer-songwriter music, and DJ sets. It features everything from young local bands to more established artists, in a continuous alternation that enlivens the village from 6:30 PM until late evening. Music is only part of the festival: along the streets, there are food stalls, street food, aperitifs, and open restaurants, while the Rocca Sforzesca and the Pietro Mascagni Museum open their doors to visitors in the afternoon.
Music Festival and Romantic Night together
In Bagnara, the Music Festival intertwines with the Romantic Night of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy, the initiative that every year, on the night of the solstice, lights up Italian villages with intimate and evocative atmospheres. Special dinners, soft lighting, and music make this evening a perfect opportunity to discover one of Romagna's best-preserved historic centers.
A free and widespread event
Admission to the concerts is free. The event is organized by the Municipality of Bagnara di Romagna with the support of local associations and organizations—including Circolo Arci Mandela, the Gives association, the Pro Loco, and Bagnara Eventi—and with the tourism coordination of the Union of Municipalities of Bassa Romagna.
Music Festival Bagnara — edition 2026
The 32nd edition of the Music Festival will take place in Bagnara di Romagna on June 21, 2026, on the summer solstice. The national theme for this edition is 'The Voice of Places', dedicated to choirs and the beauty of the territory's uniqueness. Bagnara is one of the three locations for the event in Bassa Romagna, along with Bagnacavallo and Lugo.
Once again this year, concerts will liven up the squares, gardens, and streets of the village from 6:30 PM until late evening, in a widespread and free format that intertwines with the Romantic Night of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy.
Programme Music Festival Bagnara 2026
The detailed program with artists and concert times for the 2026 edition will be announced in the weeks preceding the event, as is traditionally done for the Bagnara Music Festival.
The usual structure includes a series of widespread concerts that, starting at 6:30 PM, simultaneously animate squares, gardens, courtyards, and streets of the historic center, without any stages set up within the village. Genres range from pop, disco, blues, folk songs, and singer-songwriter music to DJ sets, with dozens of artists and bands performing until late evening. Along the streets, there are street food stalls, aperitifs, and open restaurants.
The theme for the 2026 edition, 'The Voice of Places', emphasizes choirs and singing as an expression of the territory.
Highlights Music Festival Bagnara 2026
- 32nd edition on the summer solstice night, June 21, 2026
- National theme 'The Voice of Places,' dedicated to choirs
- Widespread and free concerts in the village squares and streets
- Music Festival combined with the Romantic Night of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy
Prices Music Festival Bagnara 2026
Practical information — Music Festival Bagnara
When
June 21st, on the summer solstice, from 6:30 PM until late evening.
Where
In the historic center of Bagnara di Romagna (RA): squares, gardens, courtyards, and streets of the village, around the Rocca Sforzesca in Piazza IV Novembre.
How to get there
By car: Bagnara di Romagna is easily reached from the A14 Bologna-Ancona motorway (Imola or Lugo exit) and the Via Emilia. By train: the nearest stations are Lugo and Imola, connected to the village by local bus lines.
Costs
Admission to the concerts is free. Food stalls, street food, and restaurants are payable along the streets.
Information
Tourism Office of the Union of Municipalities of Bassa Romagna — tel. +39 0545 280898 — [email protected]
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Where does it take place — Music Festival Bagnara
Centro storico di Bagnara di Romagna
Piazza IV Novembre, 48031 Bagnara di Romagna