Midsummer Festival - 5 Rhythms & Friends
Edition 2026 World music Dance Contemporary dance

Midsummer Festival - 5 Rhythms & Friends

The largest Italian gathering for 5 Rhythms dance and conscious movement, set in the nature of Gubbio

Gubbio — Perugia (054) Since 2016
Dates 06 Aug — 16 Aug 2026
Location Gubbio (054)
Prices —
Status Confirmed

About Midsummer Festival

In August, in the countryside of Gubbio, the Midsummer Festival - 5 Rhythms & Friends brings together dancers and practitioners from all over Italy and abroad for a ten-day immersion in conscious movement. Active since 2016, it is the largest Italian event dedicated to the 5 Rhythms and related dances: each day begins with yoga and continues with practices of Movement Medicine, Soul Motion, Azul, Ecstatic Dance, and Trance Dance, danced on an outdoor wooden platform amidst meadows and trees, with a predominantly zero-km vegetarian kitchen.

Dancing in Nature

The Midsummer Festival - 5 Rhythms & Friends has been, since 2016, the most important Italian gathering dedicated to 5 Rhythms dance and conscious movement. It takes place every summer in the countryside of Gubbio, in the Province of Perugia, in a setting immersed in the Umbrian nature, where dancing occurs on an outdoor wooden platform surrounded by meadows and trees.

Practices

The day always opens with a yoga practice and continues with various daily conscious movement sessions: in addition to the 5 Rhythms, there are alternating sessions of Movement Medicine, Soul Motion, Azul, Ecstatic Dance, and Trance Dance. The practices are led by qualified teachers from all over Italy and abroad, often accompanied by live musicians, in Italian and English.

A Community Experience

More than just an event, the Midsummer Festival is a community experience: the minimum stay is a few days, the cuisine is predominantly vegetarian and zero-km, and the atmosphere is that of a summer retreat dedicated to the body, movement, and meeting people. A proposal that enriches the offerings of the Gubbio area with an experiential and contemporary dimension.

Midsummer Festival — edition 2026

The 2026 edition of the Midsummer Festival - 5 Rhythms & Friends will be held from August 6 to 16 at Casa Sangam, near Gubbio. Ten days of 5 Rhythms dance and conscious movement on an outdoor platform, with daily yoga opening sessions and sessions of Movement Medicine, Soul Motion, Azul, Ecstatic Dance, and Trance Dance led by Italian and international teachers.

The Midsummer Festival 2026 will take place from August 6 to 16 at Casa Sangam, in the Gubbio countryside. Confirmed as the largest Italian event for 5 Rhythms dance and conscious dance, it offers a daily program starting with yoga in the morning and continuing with multiple movement sessions throughout the day.

Dancing takes place on an outdoor wooden platform immersed in nature; the cuisine is predominantly vegetarian and zero-km. The practices are led in Italian and English by qualified teachers from Italy and abroad.

Programme Midsummer Festival 2026

Structure of a typical day

  • Morning — Opening with a yoga practice.
  • During the day — Multiple daily conscious movement sessions: 5 Rhythms and, on rotation, Movement Medicine, Soul Motion, Azul, Ecstatic Dance, and Trance Dance, often with live musicians.
  • Evening — Evening dance sessions and community moments.

The detailed day-by-day schedule, with the names of the guest teachers for the edition, will be published on the official website. Full program to be updated.

Highlights Midsummer Festival 2026

Ten days of 5 Rhythms dance in nature, with Italian and international teachers and live music.

Prices Midsummer Festival 2026

Paid participation with various formulas (full period or partial stay, minimum of a few days). Rates, accommodation, and registration on the official website.

Practical information — Midsummer Festival

Where

The festival is held at Casa Sangam, in the Pontedassi area within the territory of Gubbio (PG).

How to get there

The nearest train station is Fossato di Vico-Gubbio. By car, Gubbio can be reached from the SS298 from Perugia.

Accommodation

A minimum stay of a few days is required; accommodation is available on-site and in the surrounding area. Information and registration on the official website.

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Where does it take place — Midsummer Festival

Casa Sangam

Casa Sangam, Loc. Pontedassi, 06024 Gubbio

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