Festival of Beauty
Art, thought, and music at the Roman Theatre of Verona
About Festival of Beauty
When thought becomes spectacle
The Festival of Beauty is one of the most refined cultural events on the Italian scene. Founded in 2014, it brings the great protagonists of thought, literature, and music to the Roman Theatre of Verona each year to reflect together on a theme of existence, chosen as the guiding thread of the edition.
Lectures, monologues, and concerts
The program alternates master lectures by philosophers and intellectuals, original theatrical monologues, and concerts by big names on the Italian scene. The setting of the Roman Theatre, an Augustan amphitheater at the foot of San Pietro hill, makes every evening an experience suspended between culture and the beauty of the place.
A travelling festival
While its heart is in Verona, the Festival of Beauty has taken on a national dimension over the years, with stops in other Italian cities. However, the Verona event remains the identity-forming one, capable of transforming the Scaliger city, in Veneto, into the capital of thought for a few days in September.
The Symbolic, 2026 edition
The 2026 edition, the XIII, is dedicated to the theme of The Symbolic: an investigation into the power of symbols in art, the psyche, and life, entrusted to some of the most renowned Italian thinkers and artists.
Festival of Beauty — edition 2026
The XIII edition of the Festival of Beauty is dedicated to the theme of The Symbolic. The Verona stop takes place from September 24 to 30, 2026 at the Roman Theatre of Verona, with a program alternating writers, philosophers, and performers. Each evening begins at 9:00 PM.
Programme Festival of Beauty 2026
Verona Stop — Roman Theatre
- September 24, 9:00 PM — Donato Carrisi, Thriller! The mind between labyrinths and symbols
- September 25, 9:00 PM — Alessandro Bergonzoni, Not beautiful but magnificent (the symbolic: from the embolic to the aeolic, in a breath)
- September 26, 9:00 PM — Stefania Andreoli, Saturday of words and the symbolic
- September 28, 9:00 PM — Arianna Porcelli Safonov, Technocatechism (theatrical monologue)
- September 29, 9:00 PM — Umberto Galimberti, The symbolic underlying the madness of art and the madness of love
- September 30, 9:00 PM — Massimo Recalcati, Poetics of the remainder. Anselm Kiefer
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Practical information — Festival of Beauty
How to get there
The Roman Theatre is located in Via Redentore, near Ponte Pietra, in the historic center of Verona. It can be reached from Verona Porta Nuova station by bus or on foot by crossing the center.
Tickets
On sale on the Ticketone and Verona Box Office circuits.
Tip
Evening events are held outdoors: bring a jacket for the late September evenings.
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Where does it take place — Festival of Beauty
Teatro Romano
Via Redentore 2, 37121 Verona