Flò – FuoriLuogo

A festival born where you least expect it

Flò – FuoriLuogo is perhaps the most unconventional festival in the Roman summer: it takes place on the roof of a multi-storey car park, amidst antennas, flashing lights, and murals, in the Casilino district of Municipio V in Rome, in the Lazio region. The slogan chosen by the organisers—"the right thing in the wrong place"—perfectly captures the spirit of the project: taking a place that no one looked at and transforming it into a vibrant square, without waiting for someone else to do it.

The festival was born from an idea by Fusolab, an association that has been working for over twenty years in the eastern quadrant of the capital with projects for local welfare and widespread culture. It is held within the Casilino Sky Park, the panoramic terrace of the Multipark on Viale della Bella Villa.

A space suspended seventeen metres up

The surface is that of a true open-air agora: approximately four thousand square metres at a height of seventeen metres, with a 360-degree view over the rooftops of East Rome and the Castelli Romani on the horizon. The structure is organised into thematic areas that coexist on the same evening, so that visitors can choose their own pace:

• Live Arena — concerts, theatre, and performances under the stars, with a capacity of about one thousand seats;
• Area Games — billiards, table tennis, retro arcade cabinets, board games, and tournaments;
• Lounge & Party — DJ sets, aperitifs, and urban dance until late at night;
• Area Bimbi — workshops and activities designed for children;
• Area Sport — yoga, pilates, calisthenics, padel, basketball, and skateboarding;
• Art District — live painting, installations, and street art created on-site;
• Street Food — a gastronomic court with artisanal stalls;
• Pista Panoramica — a three-hundred-metre loop for walking at sunset.

A deliberately hybrid programme

Flò does not choose a single genre: it lets them coexist. Throughout the evenings, live music and DJ sets, theatrical performances, stand-up comedy monologues, open-air film and documentary screenings, meetings, and sporting events alternate. It is a formula that reflects the vocation of the Casilino Sky Park, whose summer season hosts rooftop cinema festivals, comedy and theatre nights, as well as concerts by international and underground artists.

The logic is that of accessible culture: admission is free, access to the car park on the lower floors is free, and the programme is designed for an intergenerational audience, from local families to young people arriving by metro.

Urban regeneration, not just entertainment

Behind the festival lies years of work in the area. Flò – FuoriLuogo was a winner of the public call «Roma Creativa 365. Cultura tutto l'anno» promoted by Roma Capitale – Department of Culture with Zètema Progetto Cultura, with financial support granted for both 2025 and 2026. This recognition certifies the value of the project beyond the dimension of a summer event: here, the suburbs are not a margin to be entertained, but a place that produces culture itself.

Why it is worth the climb

Those visiting Rome rarely venture beyond the cultural Grande Raccordo Anulare of the historic centre. Flò is an opportunity to see a different and very real city: the audience is that of the neighbourhood, food prices are popular, and the atmosphere is that of a block party extended to an entire municipality. At sunset, when the lights of the Live Arena turn on and the traffic of the Casilina flows below, you understand why the project has already attracted tens of thousands of people.