Balconi Fioriti
The festival of greenery, flowers, and gardening in the heart of Santarcangelo
About Balconi Fioriti
Balconi Fioriti, when Santarcangelo is tinged with green
Every spring, the medieval village of Santarcangelo di Romagna, in the province of Rimini, transforms into a large, widespread garden thanks to Balconi Fioriti, one of the most beloved floral events in Emilia-Romagna. For an entire weekend, Piazza Ganganelli, the streets of the historic center, and adjacent squares are filled with plants, flowers, colors, and scents, welcoming thousands of visitors and effectively marking the start of the Romagna tourist season.
A market exhibition that smells of spring
The heart of the event is the large market exhibition of plants, flowers, gardening, and crafts that occupies Piazza Ganganelli, complemented by stands of agricultural products, garden produce, and wellness items in Piazza Marini. Nursery owners, florists, producers, and artisans offer flowers, essences, tools, and ideas for greenery, while the floral arrangements of "Balconi in fiore" (Balconies in bloom) decorate the streets of the natural shopping center, guiding visitors on a walk between art and nature.
Workshops, exhibitions, and green culture
Balconi Fioriti is not just a market: it's a widespread celebration made up of gardening workshops for children, meetings on nature and sustainability, art and poetry exhibitions, book presentations, and show cooking dedicated to flowers in cooking. The program intertwines the pleasure of greenery with Santarcangelo's culture, gastronomy, and traditions, in an informal and family-friendly atmosphere that involves the entire village.
The competition for the most beautiful balconies
The most anticipated moment remains the Balconi Fioriti competition, which gives the event its name: a jury awards the most well-kept balconies, shop windows, and creations in the city, divided into the categories of City Balcony, Flowering Balcony, Creativity, and Shop Window. The award ceremony, on Sunday afternoon in Piazza Ganganelli, beautifully concludes a weekend that combines the Santarcangelo residents' love for greenery with the discovery of one of Romagna's most charming villages.
Balconi Fioriti — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of Balconi Fioriti animated Santarcangelo di Romagna for the entire weekend of May 16-17. Piazza Ganganelli hosted the large market exhibition of plants, flowers, gardening, and crafts, while Piazza Marini transformed into a garden with agricultural producers, wellness stands, and workshops. Along the streets of the center, the "Balconi in fiore" arrangements accompanied visitors through art exhibitions, nature talks, nature walks along the Marecchia river, and musical moments. Among the new features was the show cooking dedicated to flowers in cooking. The event concluded on Sunday afternoon with the award ceremony for the competition dedicated to the city's most beautiful balconies and shop windows.
Programme Balconi Fioriti 2026
Saturday, May 16
Throughout the weekend, in Piazza Ganganelli, a market exhibition of plants, flowers, gardening, and crafts; floral arrangements "Balconi in fiore" along the streets of the center. In the Town Hall porticoes, the exhibition of drawings and projects from the Pascucci school "Reflections on Respect"; Via della Costa becomes an art street with works by painters, sculptors, poets, and writers.
- 4:00 PM — Inauguration of the exhibition "Travelers of the World – Art and Poetry Exhibition" at the library
- 5:00 PM — In Piazza Marini, Claudio Ciabotti: "Treasures of Nature: Understanding Mushrooms and Wild Herbs. Herbs in Cooking, the Chef's Secrets"
- 6:00 PM — In Piazza Marini, the talk "Let's Save the World… with Bees" by Denis Legni; "aperi-flowers" along the streets of the center by Città Viva
- 7:00 PM — Musical Balconies with the musical trio I bianch'ottoni
Sunday, May 17
- 9:30 AM — Nature walk "Small, Large, Immense Marecchia" by ViviNatura, starting from the Mutonia artistic park
- 10:00 AM — First session of "Santarcangelo Walks" by RaMi Benessere e Sport gym, starting from the fountain in Viale Marini
- 11:00 AM-12:30 PM — Conference "Let's Design Our Balcony" with Carlo Pagani (botanical expert), Sabina Filippi (agronomist and landscape architect), and Simone Caratozzolo (garden designer)
- Afternoon — Show cooking "Botanica Finger Food" dedicated to flowers in cooking and a floral arrangement workshop
- 6:00 PM — In Piazza Ganganelli, award ceremony for the Balconi Fioriti competition (categories: City Balcony, Flowering Balcony, Creativity, Shop Window)
Highlights Balconi Fioriti 2026
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Practical information — Balconi Fioriti
Where
Piazza Ganganelli, Piazza Marini, and the historic center of Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN), Emilia-Romagna.
When
A weekend in mid-May, from morning to evening (Saturday and Sunday).
Admission
Free.
How to get there
Santarcangelo di Romagna is easily reachable by car from the Rimini Nord exit of the A14 motorway and via the Via Emilia (SS9), as well as by train thanks to the railway station on the Bologna-Rimini line. During the event, traffic changes are expected in the historic center: it is advisable to use the peripheral parking lots.
Contacts
Town Hall switchboard: +39 0541 356111. Promo D Organization: 340 8342606 (also WhatsApp).
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Where does it take place — Balconi Fioriti
Piazza Ganganelli e centro storico
Piazza Ganganelli, 47822 Santarcangelo di Romagna