Chiavi di Lettura Literature Festival
The Chivasso literature festival featuring authors, legality, and new readers
About Chiavi di Lettura
A widespread literature festival in the heart of the Canavese
Chiavi di Lettura is the literary event of the Municipality of Chivasso, located in the heart of the Canavese area in the province of Turin, promoted by the Department of Culture. It is not a festival concentrated into a few days, but a true cultural season that spans from November to May, with monthly meetings animating the most beautiful and symbolic locations of this Piedmontese city.
Nationally and internationally renowned authors
The stated goal of the event is to bring new audiences closer to reading through direct dialogue with writers, journalists, and witnesses of our time. Over the years, the festival has hosted leading voices from the Italian cultural scene, alternating between fiction, non-fiction, current affairs, and civic engagement. The meetings are held in various spaces, both traditional and unconventional, to restore a collective and civic character to reading.
Festival venues
- MoviMente Civic Library — the beating heart of the festival, hosting the majority of the events.
- Civic Theatre (Teatrino Civico) — for the most anticipated and popular appointments.
- Palazzo Einaudi — a historic setting for special evenings.
- City Council Hall — for institutional inaugurations.
A section dedicated to the youth
Starting with the 2025-2026 edition, the festival launched a new section, the Youth Festival, designed for students from schools in Chivasso and the surrounding area. A project involving hundreds of pupils in exclusive meetings with authors, where books are read and prepared in class before the event, transforming reading into a shared and formative experience.
Legality, memory, and current affairs
Among the recurring themes of the festival are legality, civic memory, and current affairs. The festival is part of the "Luci sul Festival" circuit promoted by the Turin International Book Fair, confirming its deep roots in the broader Piedmontese cultural landscape. Admission to all events is free until capacity is reached, a defining trait that makes Chiavi di Lettura an event open to the entire community.
Chiavi di Lettura — edition 2026
The fourth edition of Chiavi di Lettura took place in Chivasso from November 22, 2025, to May 23, 2026, with events spread throughout the winter and spring season. The festival confirmed its successful formula of free appointments with nationally renowned authors, hosted between the MoviMente Civic Library, the Civic Theatre, Palazzo Einaudi, and the City Council Hall.
The big news of the year was the launch of the Youth Festival (April 13-16, 2026), a section dedicated to schools that involved 571 students from 36 local classes in exclusive meetings with authors.
Programme Chiavi di Lettura 2026
November 22, 2025 — 9:00 PM (City Council Hall)
- Marco Buticchi presents La più bella del mondo — opening night.
November 27, 2025 — 6:00 PM (MoviMente Library)
- Darwin Pastorin presents Lettera a Bearzot. Il Vecio, Pablito…
December 12, 2025 — 6:00 PM (MoviMente Library)
- Marco Travaglini presents Il seggio del peccato.
January 21, 2026 — 6:00 PM (MoviMente Library)
- Fabio Geda presents La casa dell'attesa (Laterza), in collaboration with Doctors with Africa CUAMM.
January 24, 2026 — 11:00 AM (MoviMente Library)
- Vito Fiorino presents Vito e gli altri — Legality section.
February 2, 2026 — 9:00 PM (Civic Theatre)
- Pietro Grasso and Alessio Pasquini present Da che parte stai? Tutti siamo chiamati a scegliere.
February 6, 2026 — 5:30 PM (MoviMente Library)
- Tazio Brusasco presents Voci lontane. Un anno di scuola presso il carcere delle Vallette.
February 14, 2026 — 9:00 PM (Palazzo Einaudi)
- Andrea Vitali presents I rimedi del dottor Aiace Debouchè.
February 21, 2026 — 11:00 AM (MoviMente Library)
- Giuseppe Culicchia presents Uccidere un fascista. Sergio Ramelli, una vita spezzata dall'odio.
February 28, 2026 — 11:00 AM (MoviMente Library)
- Valentina Petri presents Non ti sento.
March 5, 2026 — 6:30 PM (MoviMente Library)
- Alice Basso presents Le ottanta domande di Atena Ferraris.
April 13-16, 2026 — Youth Festival (MoviMente Library)
- Giuseppe Assandri — Berlino 1936. Una storia di Luz Long e Jesse Owens.
- Valeria De Cubellis — Libere per Costituzione. Le 21 donne che hanno fatto l'Italia.
- Chiara Grasso — Il tasso e la bambina.
- Valentina Chiarle — Le volpi di Lubion e il pianeta Terra che verrà.
May 23, 2026 — 9:00 PM (Civic Theatre)
- Filippo Roma, host of Le Iene, presents Si ami chi può — closing night.
Highlights Chiavi di Lettura 2026
Prices Chiavi di Lettura 2026
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Getting there
Chivasso is located about 25 km from Turin. By train, Chivasso station is a major railway hub, well-connected to Turin and the lines to Milan and the Canavese area. By car, it can be reached via the A4 Turin-Milan motorway (Chivasso Centro exit) or the SS11 road.
Venues
Meetings are primarily held at the MoviMente Civic Library, as well as the Civic Theatre, Palazzo Einaudi, and the City Council Hall.
Admission and information
Free admission until capacity is reached. Information: [email protected], tel. +39 011 9115700.
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Where does it take place — Chiavi di Lettura
Biblioteca civica MoviMente
Via Carlo Ravel 2, 10034 Chivasso