Parioli Punk

Parioli Punk 2025: the second edition

From April 4 to 6, 2025, Parioli Punk returned to shake up the elegance of Parioli with its second edition. The heart of the event was once again The Hoxton Rome on Largo Benedetto Marcello, transformed for three days into an immersive, 24/7 environment: rooms became exhibition spaces, the lounge and the Cugino bar hosted DJs and markets, while activities extended as far as Villa Borghese and Villa Balestra.

The program mixed concerts and DJ sets, installations and video art, workshops, a non-competitive run, botanical walks, and even an esoteric tour of the neighborhood. On the musical front, artists such as Loris & i Gentili, Paolo Alneon, Kapta, and Kodacci took turns; visual artists included Roberta Krasnig, Giulio Michelini, and Carola Spina, with a 72-hour performance by Jacopo Natoli serving as the common thread. An edition that confirmed the formula of the festival signed by Bla Studio and ROMADIFFUSA: bringing contemporary creative Rome into an unexpected neighborhood.

Friday, April 4

• 19:30 — Private preview by invitation at The Hoxton Rome
• 21:20 — Opening concert with Loris & i Gentili
• Immersive installations in the hotel rooms and common areas

Saturday, April 5

• 11:00 — Non-competitive run at Villa Borghese (Soupless Running)
• 11:00 — Crochet workshop with Hello Mimmi
• Design and independent publishing market between the lounge and Cugino bar, with illustrators in the small square
• In the evening, concerts and DJ sets with Paolo Alneon, Kapta, and Kodacci

Sunday, April 6

• Esoteric tour of Parioli with Gabriele Amalfitano
• Botanical walk at Villa Borghese
• Moodboard composition workshop
• Brunch with vinyl sets at Cugino bar
• Sound bath in the park of Villa Balestra and closing with musical performances (Thomas Valerio, Bartolini)

Visual artists involved included: Roberta Krasnig, Giulio Michelini, Carola Spina, Edoardo Ciaralli, Niccolò Giacomazzi, and Jacopo Natoli, author of a 72-hour continuous performance.

• The 24/7 take-over of The Hoxton Rome, transformed into a gallery and sprawling club.
• The 72-hour non-stop performance by Jacopo Natoli.
• Evening live sets by Paolo Alneon, Kapta, and Kodacci.
• The sound bath at Villa Balestra and the esoteric tour of Parioli.