Radici Urbane Festival
Cinema, music, art, and culture in the Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello
About Radici Urbane
A festival weaving the arts in Alessandria
Radici Urbane Festival is a multidisciplinary event held in the heart of Alessandria, in the Piedmont region. Established in 2025 by the APS Requiem For a Film, the festival brings together cinema, visual arts, literature, and food and wine in a single program, aiming to celebrate shared culture and strengthen the bond with the area's artistic and social identity.
The setting: the Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello
The heart of the event is the Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello, one of the city's most fascinating historical sites, which transforms into a sprawling stage for several nights. Starlit screenings, concerts, DJ sets, readings, and debates take place among the cloister's arches, inviting the public to experience the historic center of Alessandria in an unusual and vibrant way.
Cinema, music, and meetings
The program ranges from open-air cinema, featuring major titles and a short film competition, to live music and DJ sets that keep the evenings going until late at night. Significant space is dedicated to meetings with writers, authors, and voices from the Italian cultural scene, as well as discussions on the cultural development of the territory.
- Cinema: evening screenings of cult films and a short film competition.
- Music: concerts, musical marathons, and late-night DJ sets.
- Literature: meetings with authors, literary awards, and readings.
- Talks and debates: discussions on culture and local identity.
Local flavors
Alongside the cultural offerings, Radici Urbane features an area dedicated to food and wine: stands with local products, street food, and regional wines accompany the evenings, in line with the festival's mission to highlight local roots. A charity dinner supporting the cloister completes the preview events.
Why attend
Radici Urbane Festival is an opportunity to discover the cultural scene of Alessandria in an intimate, high-quality setting where art, music, and conviviality meet. An event that, in just a few editions, has become a reference point for the local public and those visiting Piedmont in search of authentic cultural experiences.
Radici Urbane — edition 2026
Radici Urbane 2026: the second edition
After its 2025 debut, Radici Urbane Festival returns to Alessandria for its second edition, from June 15th to 21st, 2026. The previews (June 15-18) feature open-air cinema screenings in Piazza Santa Maria di Castello, the presentation of short films in competition, and a charity dinner supporting the cloister. The heart of the festival is concentrated in the three days from June 19th to 21st, in the Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello.
The program alternates music, DJ sets, literary meetings, debates, and evening screenings, accompanied by a food area with local products, street food, and regional wines. An edition that confirms the festival's vocation to unite different artistic languages and enhance the cultural identity of Alessandria and Piedmont.
Programme Radici Urbane 2026
Previews (June 15-18)
- Monday, June 15, Piazza Santa Maria di Castello: musical performance by Effetti Indesiderati and screening of "Escape from Alcatraz".
- Tuesday, June 16, Cloister: presentation of short films in competition and screening of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws".
- Thursday, June 18, Cloister: "Fuga di Sapori" charity dinner based on local roots (minimum donation to support the cloister, reservation required).
Friday, June 19
- 18:00 - "Radic'Arte" inauguration with DJ set by Fede Noche.
- 19:30-21:00 - Musical marathon with Giovanni Giordano, Saka Fuma, Pietro Montanaro, and Pacific Bureau.
- 23:00-01:00 - Boss Doms in concert.
Saturday, June 20
- 10:10-14:30 - "Good Morning Alessandria" with DJ set (Oana, Pulli, Fede Noche, Duert).
- 16:00 - Literary competition (Poetarum Silva and Radura Poetica).
- 17:00 - Meeting with writer Antonella Lattanzi.
- 18:00 - Filippo Giardina interviewed by Salvatore Di Fiore.
- 19:15 - Meeting with Alessandro Di Battista.
- 21:30 - Screening of "Blade Runner - Final Cut" with reading.
Sunday, June 21
- 17:00 - Debate on the cultural development of the territory.
- 18:00-20:00 - DJ set by Duert.
- 21:30 - Murubutu with "Letteraturap", closing talk-show.
Highlights Radici Urbane 2026
- Concert by Boss Doms (Friday, June 19).
- Closing show Murubutu - "Letteraturap" (Sunday, June 21).
- Meetings with Antonella Lattanzi, Filippo Giardina, and Alessandro Di Battista.
- Award ceremony for the literary competition curated by Poetarum Silva.
- Open-air cinema with major titles and a short film competition.
Prices Radici Urbane 2026
Practical information — Radici Urbane
How to get there
The festival takes place in the Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello, in Piazza Santa Maria di Castello, Alessandria, in the historic center. By train, Alessandria station is reachable from major cities in Piedmont and Lombardy; from the station, the cloister is a short walk away. By car, take the A21 (Turin-Piacenza) or A26 motorway; we recommend using the city center parking lots.
Tickets
Admission to many initiatives is free; some events (headline concerts and the charity dinner) are ticketed or require reservations via Eventbrite. We recommend checking the program and tickets on the festival's official channels.
Information
Website: requiemforafilm.com - Instagram: @radiciurbane_festival - Email: [email protected]
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Where does it take place — Radici Urbane
Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello
Piazza Santa Maria di Castello, 15121 Alessandria