Piacentini Fridays

Piacenza's Biggest Festival

The Piacentini Fridays are the main cultural, tourist, and commercial event of the Municipality of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna. For five consecutive Fridays, spanning the end of June and the first half of July, the city's historic center transforms into an immense open-air stage: over 200 free events and more than 300 shops open until midnight fill the squares, streets, and gardens enclosed by the ancient Farnese walls with music, shows, and people.

A Widespread Festival in the Historic Center

The heart of the event beats in the city's main squares. Piazza Cavalli, Piacenza's monumental living room with the Palazzo Gotico, is the hub of the main events; Piazza Duomo, Piazza Borgo, Piazza Sant'Antonino, and numerous small squares and gardens simultaneously host concerts, shows, art installations, and food and wine offerings. The formula is that of a large, widespread event: you stroll freely from one square to another, discovering a different initiative at every corner.

Program and Activities

The offering is deliberately diverse, designed for all ages and tastes. Among the protagonists of the evenings, you will find:

• Concerts and live musical performances, from pop to '70s-'90s revival;
• Street shows and performances, light and art installations;
• Street food and local Piacenza food and wine offerings;
• Cultural initiatives with open museums, exhibitions, and talks;
• Sports and entertainment activities spread throughout the center.

Over the years, some events have become true cult favorites, such as the Gran Galà del Pattinaggio Artistico (Artistic Skating Grand Gala), which attracts thousands of spectators, and the famous Radio Sound quiz show, a participatory event much loved by the public.

An Event for the City

Conceived and produced by the agency Blacklemon in collaboration with the Municipality of Piacenza, the Piacentini Fridays were born in 2011 and have established themselves as one of the most important territorial marketing formats in Emilia-Romagna. With a peak of tens of thousands of attendees in a single evening and a significant economic impact on local commerce, the event has become the symbolic appointment of the Piacenza summer, an opportunity to rediscover the historic center and experience it at night.