OltreConfine Festival — Esine stop
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OltreConfine Festival — Esine stop

The distributed cultural festival of Valle Camonica stops in Esine with the new voices of Italian narrative

Esine — Brescia (017)
Dates 26 May — 26 May 2026
Location Esine (017)
Prices Free
Status Confirmed

About OltreConfine in Esine

OltreConfine is the spring cultural festival that every year crosses Valle Camonica and Sebino with meetings dedicated to literature, art, and current affairs. The stop in Esine, in the province of Brescia, brings new voices of contemporary Italian narrative to the town's council chamber. A free admission event that, within a distributed program of thirteen events, brings emerging writers into dialogue about how literature tells today's society.

A distributed festival in Valle Camonica

OltreConfine is a distributed cultural festival that every spring enlivens Valle Camonica and Sebino with meetings on literature, art, and current affairs. Promoted by the Oltreconfine Association with the artistic direction of Stefano Malosso, it involves numerous municipalities in the valley, including Esine, in the province of Brescia, creating a program that hosts nationally renowned writers, directors, journalists, and intellectuals.

The Esine stop

The Esine event takes place in the council chamber of the municipality and is dedicated to contemporary Italian narrative. The meeting, titled "Life between the pages. A dialogue among the new voices of Italian narrative," brings together some of the most interesting authors of the country's young literary scene, in a discussion on how emerging writers tell and question today's society through their distinctive voices.

Culture open to all

All festival events are free admission subject to availability. The Esine stop is part of a broader program that, from April to June, brings leading guests to the municipalities of Valle Camonica and Sebino. For the public of the Brescia and Camonica area, it is a precious opportunity to meet authors up close and participate in a quality cultural debate, in a valley context that uses culture as a tool for community.

OltreConfine in Esine — edition 2026

The Esine stop of the 12th edition of OltreConfine Festival takes place on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 9:00 PM, in the municipality's council chamber. The meeting "Life between the pages" brings together the new voices of Italian narrative — Monica Acito, Valentina Maini, and Riccardo Meozzi — moderated by artistic director Stefano Malosso.

The 12th edition of the OltreConfine Festival stops in Esine on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 9:00 PM, in the municipality's council chamber.

The event, titled "Life between the pages. A dialogue among the new voices of Italian narrative", brings together some of the most promising writers of young Italian narrative to reflect on how contemporary literature tells today's society. The meeting is part of a distributed program of thirteen events that, from April to June, crosses Valle Camonica and Sebino.

Programme OltreConfine in Esine 2026

Tuesday, May 26 — Esine

  • 9:00 PM — "Life between the pages. A dialogue among the new voices of Italian narrative"
  • Guests: Monica Acito, Valentina Maini, and Riccardo Meozzi
  • Moderation: Stefano Malosso, artistic director of the festival
  • Location: council chamber of Esine

The meeting is part of the festival's 2026 program (April 8 – June 16), which brings nationally renowned guests to Valle Camonica and Sebino for literature, art, and current affairs.

Highlights OltreConfine in Esine 2026

The meeting "Life between the pages" with Monica Acito, Valentina Maini, and Riccardo Meozzi.

Prices OltreConfine in Esine 2026

Free admission subject to availability. No reservation is required for the Esine stop.

Practical information — OltreConfine in Esine

When

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 9:00 PM (Esine stop; the festival runs from April to June 2026).

Where

Council chamber of Esine (BS), Valle Camonica.

How to get there

Esine can be reached by car via the SS42 and by train on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line (Esine station).

Admission

Free admission subject to availability; no reservation is required for the Esine stop. Full program at oltreconfinefestival.it.

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