Music Festival / European Music Festival

The 2025 Music Festival confirmed Modena as one of the Italian capitals of the European Music Festival. Three days, 40 concerts, 250 musicians, and 23 locations for an entirely free event. On Friday, June 20th, the preview at the Supercinema Estivo featured the Soundtracks collective providing a live soundtrack for Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. with Enrico Gabrielli. The heart of the festival on Saturday, June 21st, was at the Ducal Gardens with the Music Centre's Cicala Sound series, featuring live performances by Coca Puma and Post Nebbia and a DJ set by Francesco Misceo. In parallel, the churches of San Domenico, Santa Chiara, and Santa Maria delle Assi, the garden of the Duomo Museums, the Luciano Pavarotti House Museum, the Urban Forest, and the streets of the center hosted dozens of events, from the gospel of Serial Singers to the jazz at Hangar Rosso Tiepido. Sunday, June 22nd, saw the closing in Piazza Torre with the city band and the contest for emerging bands.