PeM! Festival – Words and Music in Monferrato
Edition 2025 Finished Free Music French chanson Storytelling

PeM! Festival – Words and Music in Monferrato

28 Aug 2025 — 09 Oct 2025
San Salvatore Monferrato — Alessandria (006)

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Edition 2025 — PeM! Festival

The 20th edition of the PeM! Festival took place from August 28 to October 9, 2025: 22 events over 43 days, distributed across ten Monferrato municipalities with San Salvatore Monferrato as the hub. Under the artistic direction of Enrico Deregibus, the festival combined music, literature, journalism, and comedy with nationally renowned guests, all with free admission.

PeM! Festival 2025 — the 20th edition

For its twentieth anniversary, the PeM! Festival – Words and Music in Monferrato offered a rich and widespread program: 22 events spread over 43 days, from August 28 to October 9, 2025. The artistic direction of Enrico Deregibus confirmed the formula that weaves together music, words, journalism, comedy, and cinema.

The events touched ten municipalities in Monferrato — San Salvatore Monferrato (hub), Lu and Cuccaro Monferrato, Balzola, Valenza, Mirabello Monferrato, Alessandria, Pontestura, Rive, Fubine Monferrato, and Cella Monte — bringing singer-songwriters and intellectuals to the stage such as Sergio Caputo, Niccolò Fabi, Pacifico, Peppe Voltarelli, Franco Mussida, Paolo Bonfanti, Gad Lerner, Oscar Farinetti, Lella Costa, and Gene Gnocchi. There was also space for young people with the PeM Music Contest. As per tradition, all events were free to attend.

Programme

The 20th edition featured 22 events between late August and early October 2025. Musical guests included: Sergio Caputo, Niccolò Fabi, Pacifico, Peppe Voltarelli, Franco Mussida, Paolo Bonfanti, Grazia Di Michele, Eleonora Bordonaro, L'Orage, and La Bottega del Suono. Writers, journalists, and intellectuals included: Gad Lerner, Alberto Grandi, Oscar Farinetti, Vivian Lamarque, Diego De Silva, and Antonio Dipollina. Comedy and cinema featured: Lella Costa, Gene Gnocchi, and Luca Ribuoli. The PeM Music Contest showcased young bands and emerging artists. A closing event was held on Thursday, October 9, at the Teatro Comunale in San Salvatore Monferrato.

Highlights

The most anticipated moments of the twentieth anniversary: the concerts by Sergio Caputo, Niccolò Fabi, and Pacifico, the meeting with Gad Lerner and Oscar Farinetti, and the performances by Lella Costa and Gene Gnocchi.

Prices

<p>All events were free to attend.</p>

Where does it take place — PeM! Festival

Teatro Comunale e piazze del Monferrato

Contact PeM! Festival

Tel
+39 0131 233122

PeM! Festival in brief

Music French chanson Storytelling Comedy Literature Poetry Heritage Folk traditions Folklore Outdoor Free Multidisciplinary Alessandria

History of PeM! Festival

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