Biblical Festival — The Power of Limit
The 22nd edition of the travelling festival that brings the Bible into dialogue with the present, stopping in Padua
About Biblical Festival
A Festival That Makes the Bible Speak with the Present
The Biblical Festival is one of the most important Italian cultural events dedicated to the dialogue between biblical texts and the questions of contemporary man. Born in Vicenza, it is now a travelling event that touches several cities in Northern and Southern Italy. In Padua, the 22nd edition takes place over four days, with events spread throughout the historic centre and excursions into some municipalities in the province such as Albignasego, Este, Candiana, Piove di Sacco, and Carceri.
"The Power of Limit"
The theme of the edition, "The Power of Limit", addresses one of the most urgent issues of our time: the relationship between power and limit in a society that perceives limit as an obstacle to overcome and tends to interpret power as the unilateral use of force. The Festival offers a different perspective, where limit becomes a constitutive dimension of the human — a space for meaning, relationship, and freedom — and power becomes care, custody, and responsibility.
Encounters, Exhibitions, and Concerts in Historic Venues
The Padua programme alternates biblical encounters, dialogues, and meditations with exhibitions, guided tours, shows, and concerts, hosted in symbolic locations such as the Church of San Francesco Grande, the Scuola della Carità, the Old Library of the Episcopal Seminary, the Eremitani Museums, and the Theological Faculty of Triveneto. An opportunity to experience the historic centre of Padua through culture, spirituality, and art, in a nationally significant event.
Biblical Festival — edition 2026
In Padua, the 22nd edition of the Biblical Festival is held from May 14th to 17th, 2026, as part of the broader calendar of the event (April 10th - June 1st, 2026) which also involves Vicenza, Verona, Rovigo, Conegliano, Treviso, Chioggia, Alba, Catania, and Genoa.
The Padua programme includes biblical encounters, dialogues, meditations, exhibitions, guided tours, shows, and concerts, with events also held in Albignasego, Este, Candiana, Piove di Sacco, and Carceri.
Programme Biblical Festival 2026
Thursday, May 14th
- From late morning to early afternoon — guided tours of the Old Library of the Episcopal Seminary of Padua: "Arabic Bible and Quran. Marracci, Barbarigo, and the East". Three sessions: 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 2:00 PM, by mandatory registration.
May 14th to 17th
- Biblical encounters, dialogues, and meditations with guest speakers.
- Exhibitions and guided tours in the historic venues of the centre.
- Shows and concerts.
- Events spread across the municipalities of the province (Albignasego, Este, Candiana, Piove di Sacco, Carceri).
Main venues in Padua: Church of San Francesco Grande, Scuola della Carità, Old Library of the Seminary, Eremitani Museums, Theological Faculty of Triveneto. Full programme and times at festivalbiblico.it.
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Practical information — Biblical Festival
Where
Various venues in the historic centre of Padua (Church of San Francesco Grande, Scuola della Carità, Old Library of the Seminary, Eremitani Museums, Theological Faculty of Triveneto) and some municipalities in the province.
How to get there
The venues are concentrated in the historic centre, reachable on foot and by public transport. Padua is well connected by train to the national network.
Admission
Many events are free admission; some guided tours require mandatory registration. Programme and details on the official website.
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Where does it take place — Biblical Festival
Sedi varie del centro storico di Padova
Chiesa di San Francesco Grande e sedi varie, 35122 Padova