Bolsena Permaculture Festival
Three days of ecological regeneration, art, and resilient communities on Lake Bolsena
About Bolsena Permaculture
The return of the Permaculture Festival to Bolsena
After a hiatus of about ten years, the Permaculture Festival returns to animate Bolsena, on the northeastern shore of the lake of the same name, in the province of Viterbo (Lazio). From September 11th to 13th, 2026, the village overlooking Europe's largest volcanic lake will host three days dedicated to ecological regeneration, participatory design, and the construction of resilient communities. The event, which began in the 2010s as one of Italy's premier sustainability gatherings, resumes its journey thanks to its creator and curator Luca Puri, a Bolsena-based architect, and the support of the Italian Permaculture Academy.
A program blending practical knowledge and culture
The heart of the festival is the sharing of concrete knowledge for sustainable living in the region. The 2026 edition features a rich program including:
- 16 practical workshops on permaculture, ecological design, and landscape care;
- 12 meetings with experts, mentors, and new talents from the Italian permaculture community;
- 6 thematic conferences on environmental regeneration;
- live music, art exhibitions, and numerous informal exchange opportunities.
The festival is held entirely in Italian and is primarily aimed at the national permaculture community, while enthusiastically welcoming guests and curious visitors from everywhere.
Participatory art: Forunion and Forelements
Alongside education, the festival gives ample space to collective art. The Forunion project involves the creative reuse of over one thousand used t-shirts, transformed into artistic interpretations of the event's logo. The Forelements project brings to life an installation featuring sixteen flags made from recycled fabrics, inspired by the four elements: water, air, earth, and fire. The artistic journey, which involves children, the elderly, people with disabilities, schools, and local embroiderers, culminates on Sunday, September 13th, with a public performance featuring flag-wavers. Among the key figures of this edition is the EcoSocial Artist Luca Gnizio.
Bolsena and its lake
The Municipality of Bolsena, famous for its Eucharistic miracle and its medieval historic center dominated by the Rocca Monaldeschi, offers an ideal setting for a festival that weaves together nature, culture, and community. The town's squares—from Piazza Matteotti to Piazza Dante Alighieri—and a charming historic palace become open-air laboratories for three days, in dialogue with the lake and the vineyards and olive groves of the Tuscia Viterbese region.
A festival for the community
More than just a review, the Bolsena Permaculture Festival is a participatory process: citizens, artists, farmers, and visitors build an experience together that aims to leave lasting traces on the territory. It is an opportunity to discover practices of self-production, synergistic horticulture, green building, and low-impact lifestyles, immersed in the beauty of northern Lazio.
Bolsena Permaculture — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Bolsena Permaculture Festival takes place from Friday, September 11th to Sunday, September 13th, marking the event's return after about a decade of suspension. Three days, held entirely in Italian, are dedicated to ecological regeneration and resilient communities, promoted by the Italian Permaculture Academy and curated by the local architect Luca Puri.
The festival weaves together practical training, meetings, participatory art, and music, enlivening the squares and a historic palace in the center of Bolsena, on the lake in the province of Viterbo.
Programme Bolsena Permaculture 2026
Program of the three days (September 11-13, 2026), entirely in Italian:
- 16 practical workshops on permaculture and ecological design;
- 12 meetings with experts and mentors of the permaculture community;
- 6 conferences on environmental regeneration;
- live music and art exhibitions;
- Forunion project: creative reuse of over one thousand used t-shirts;
- Forelements project: installation with sixteen flags on the four elements;
- Sunday, September 13th: public closing performance with flag-wavers.
The detailed schedule of individual workshops and meetings will be communicated by the organization.
Highlights Bolsena Permaculture 2026
- Return of the festival after about ten years of hiatus
- 16 workshops, 12 meetings, and 6 conferences on permaculture
- Participatory art projects Forunion and Forelements
- Closing performance with flag-wavers
- Featured artist: EcoSocial Artist Luca Gnizio
Prices Bolsena Permaculture 2026
Practical information — Bolsena Permaculture
How to get there
By car: Bolsena can be reached via the SS 2 Cassia road, between Viterbo and Orvieto. By train: the most convenient station is Orvieto, on the Rome–Florence line, connected to Bolsena by local bus. By plane: the reference airports are Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino, about two hours away.
Venue
Activities take place in the historic center of Bolsena, among the town's squares and a historic palace that serves as the festival's headquarters.
Information
For the detailed program, workshop registration, and participation costs: email [email protected] or follow the Instagram profile @permaculturabolsena.
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