Itinerari Festival

A festival weaving music and heritage

The Itinerari Festival is an event conceived and promoted by Cantieri Musicali Ancona ETS with the patronage of the Municipality of Ancona. As the name suggests, it is not just a simple concert series, but a series of journeys designed to let the public discover different forms of beauty: that of music, offered in different genres, places, and times, and that of the city of Ancona, told through its museums and hidden spaces.

The formula: forty minutes for every beauty

The heart of the festival lies in the forty-minute concerts, spread over two days in three different time slots: morning, afternoon, and evening. It's an agile formula, designed for those who want to approach classical music without the commitment of an entire evening, moving from one venue to another as if on a real itinerary. You can move from classical guitar to a violin and piano duo, from a piano recital to opera, and to choral reviews that bring together several local ensembles.

Workshops and the underground city

Alongside the concerts, Itinerari offers drum circle and handpan workshops open to everyone, regardless of age or musical skill: an invitation to make music together, not just to listen to it. The heritage dimension is equally central, with guided tours of the Open Deposits of the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche and the routes of the Ancona Sotterranea association, which lead visitors beneath the city's surface, through tunnels and spaces usually inaccessible.

Venues in the heart of Ancona

The editions take place in some of the capital's most representative locations: the Mole Vanvitelliana, the imposing pentagonal lazaretto overlooking the port, and the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche, with its Hall of Festivals. The festival thus fits into a broader project of cultural enhancement of Ancona and the Province of Ancona, in the Marche region, accompanying the city on its path towards recognition of its artistic heritage.

An event for everyone

One of Itinerari's distinctive features is its free admission: all activities, from concerts to workshops, from guided tours to choral reviews, are free and open to the public, with booking recommended for some events. A concrete way to make culture accessible and to let citizens and visitors experience the beauty of Ancona in all its forms.