Muntagninjazz

Muntagninjazz in Pratola Peligna

Muntagninjazz is one of the most original jazz festivals in Abruzzo: a widespread and itinerant event that every summer brings great live music to the squares, woods, and mountain huts of the Peligna Valley, in the province of L'Aquila. Founded in 2007 and organized by the Muntagninjazz APS association, the festival involves about ten municipalities and dozens of different locations, transforming villages, natural theaters, springs, and mountain trails into open-air stages.

Among the municipalities that make up the widespread program is the Municipality of Pratola Peligna, a town nestled in the center of the Peligna Valley, at the foot of the Morrone massif and a few kilometers from Sulmona. With its Piazza Garibaldi, the monumental 19th-century fountain, and the famous Sanctuary of the Madonna della Libera, Pratola Peligna is one of the most vibrant centers in the valley and has for years been one of the festival's Abruzzo stops.

A festival between music and territory

Muntagninjazz is not just a concert series: it is a cultural project that enhances the territory of the Peligna Valley and the Abruzzo mountains. Alongside evenings in village squares and major concerts in Sulmona, the festival offers concert-hikes that accompany the public to the most beautiful places in the district, between the Majella National Park and the surrounding nature reserves. The formula has made Muntagninjazz a recognized model of a widespread festival, capable of intertwining music, art, environment, and sustainable tourism throughout the province of L'Aquila.

The 2026 twentieth anniversary

In 2026, Muntagninjazz reaches the milestone of its twentieth edition, with a program running from July 23 to August 22 in ten municipalities of the Peligna Valley: Sulmona, Introdacqua, Capestrano, Pratola Peligna, Raiano, Pacentro, Anversa degli Abruzzi, Prezza, Campo di Giove, and Bugnara. A month of music that blends jazz, singer-songwriter music, concert-hikes, theater, and original productions, with big names in Italian jazz and evenings spread across squares and mountain landscapes.

Pratola Peligna, in the heart of the Peligna Valley

Attending a stop of Muntagninjazz also means discovering Pratola Peligna, a town in inland Abruzzo located in the center of the Peligna Valley, between Sulmona and the Morrone and Majella ranges. The Sanctuary of the Madonna della Libera, a destination for deep religious and popular tradition, the square with its historic fountain, and the proximity to large natural parks make Pratola a reference point for the area. The festival's presence in the heart of the Abruzzo Region combines jazz music with the discovery of this corner of the valley.