Prospero Fest – Authors, Ideas, and Books Festival
Edition 2025 Finished Free Theater Storytelling Literature

Prospero Fest – Authors, Ideas, and Books Festival

13 Jun 2025 — 18 Jun 2025
Monopoli — Bari (272)

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Edition 2025 — Prospero Fest

The seventh edition of Prospero Fest took place from June 13 to 18, 2025, at the Old Port of Monopoli: six evenings, twelve guests, and sessions at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Themes ranged from geopolitics to current events, media to youth, and memory to future challenges, featuring writers, journalists, and intellectuals with free admission.

Prospero Fest 2025: six evenings of books and ideas

The seventh edition of Prospero Fest took place from June 13 to 18, 2025, at the Old Port of Monopoli, with six evenings, twelve guests, and two sessions each night at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM. The festival, promoted by the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Monopoli, addressed themes ranging from geopolitics to current events, journalistic reporting to youth issues, and memory to the challenges of the future.

Opening on Friday, June 13, were Matteo Bassetti with "Essere medico" and Nicola Lagioia. Subsequent evenings featured Enrico Galiano, Franco Arminio, Giuseppe Cruciani, Sigfrido Ranucci, Stefania Craxi, Gino Cecchettin, Giuliana Sgrena, Gad Lerner, Roberta Rei, and Dario Vergassola. All meetings were free to attend subject to availability.

Where does it take place — Prospero Fest

Porto Antico di Monopoli

Porto Antico, 70043 Monopoli

Contact Prospero Fest

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+39 080 4140709

Prospero Fest in brief

Theater Storytelling Literature Poetry Crime fiction Young audience Outdoor Night Free Multidisciplinary Bari

History of Prospero Fest

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