Che Festival 2026 – Music for Peace
Fourteen days of music, solidarity, and culture where entry is with a basic necessity item
About Che Festival
The festival where you enter with solidarity
The Che Festival is much more than a music festival: it is the beating heart of the activities of Music for Peace, the volunteer organization that has been working for years in Sampierdarena, a district in the west of Genoa, with humanitarian projects in Italy and worldwide. The formula that makes it unique is the entry: you don't buy a ticket, but you bring a basic necessity item (food, medical supplies, baby items), which fuels the aid shipments destined for the association's missions.
Fourteen days of events
For two weeks, the Music for Peace headquarters in via Balleydier becomes a village open from 12 PM to midnight, with a program that intertwines concerts, DJ sets, international street food, sports, dance, cabaret, shows, a market, and discussion moments. There is space for lunch breaks, aperitifs, and dinners, in a convivial atmosphere that makes the festival a meeting point for thousands of people.
Culture and civic engagement
Alongside the music, the Che Festival offers workshops for children and cultural debates on peace, rights, and international solidarity, in line with Music for Peace's mission. It is a festival that speaks to all ages and that, while entertaining, raises awareness: the demonstration that a great popular festival can also be a tool for change.
A reference point for the city
In the landscape of events in Genoa and Liguria, the Che Festival holds a special place for its virtuous model, capable of transforming entertainment into concrete help. An event that every summer fills Sampierdarena with music and meaning.
Che Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Che Festival returns from June 1st to 14th at the Music for Peace headquarters at via Balleydier 60 in Sampierdarena, daily from 12 PM to 12 AM. The program intertwines concerts, DJ sets, international street food, sports, dance, shows, cabaret, a market, and cultural debates.
True to its identity, this year again, entry is not in cash but in basic necessity items, which fuel the association's humanitarian aid shipments. The detailed daily program can be found on the official website, where the complete PDF program is also downloadable.
Programme Che Festival 2026
June 1st to 14th — daily from 12 PM to 12 AM
Program spread over fourteen days at the Music for Peace headquarters (via Balleydier 60, Sampierdarena):
- Evening concerts and DJ sets
- International street food, with lunch breaks, aperitifs, and dinners
- Workshops for children and family activities
- Sports, dance, shows, cabaret, and a market
- Cultural debates on peace, rights, and solidarity
The details of the artists and events for each day are published on the official website chefestival.it (downloadable PDF program).
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How to get there
The Music for Peace headquarters is located at via Balleydier 60 in Sampierdarena, in the west of Genoa, reachable by train (Genova Sampierdarena station) and by AMT buses.
Admission
Admission is not monetary: you enter by bringing a basic necessity item intended for humanitarian missions. Complete program and daily details available on the official website. Hours: every day from 12 PM to 12 AM.
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Where does it take place — Che Festival
Music for Peace, Sampierdarena
Via Nicolò Daste / Via Balleydier 60, Sampierdarena, 16154 Genova