Biodiversity Festival — Living Threads

Biodiversity Celebrated at Parco Nord

The Biodiversity Festival is an environmental and scientific dissemination event held at Parco Nord Milano, the large park that extends north of the city between Milan and Sesto San Giovanni. In Milan, the festival also involves the OrtoComune Niguarda, in Municipality 9. It is one of the leading events in Italy on the theme of biodiversity, capable of combining scientific rigor and public participation.

The 20th Anniversary Edition: Living Threads

The 2026 edition marks an important milestone, the twentieth, and bears the title Living Threads: biodiversity presented as an intertwining of relationships that spans species, ecosystems, cultures, economies, and human communities. An idea of nature as a network of connections, where every element is linked to others.

A Program for Everyone

For ten days, the festival offers meetings with scientists, artists, and communicators, workshops for children and families, theatre and music performances, nature walks, cinema, installations, and participatory activities. The main venue is Cascina Centro Parco, in Sesto San Giovanni, complemented by OrtoComune Niguarda in Milan. The festival benefits from the collaboration of entities such as the Asinara National Park, the Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan, MM S.p.A., universities, and cultural organizations.

Knowing to Protect

The festival's objective is to raise awareness about biodiversity to learn how to protect it, showing how the health of ecosystems is linked to our own. In a densely urbanized metropolitan area like Milan's, Parco Nord represents a precious green lung, and the festival is an opportunity to rediscover and experience it. Admission is free, confirming the event's popular and inclusive vocation.