Segni Barocchi Festival

Foligno, the city of the Baroque

Among the historic festivals of Umbria, the Segni Barocchi Festival has been the major event since 1981 that ignites Foligno, in the province of Perugia, at the end of summer. The event focuses on the city's Baroque identity—visible in the facades of its palaces, the interiors of its churches, and its artistic and literary production—and reinterprets it through contemporary theatre, music, and performing arts.

A festival between past and present

The festival is not a simple re-enactment; it explores the typically Baroque tension between appearance and truth, power and conscience, representation and reality. To do this, it alternates great 17th-century texts, modern reinterpretations, ancient music concerts, and collective actions in the most evocative spaces of the historic centre: the Auditorium San Domenico, the Oratorio del Crocifisso, the courtyard of Palazzo Trinci, and the Teatro San Carlo.

The artistic direction of Daniele Salvo

Since 2024, the artistic direction has been entrusted to actor and director Daniele Salvo, who has given the festival a strong theatrical focus, capable of attracting nationally renowned performers to Foligno. The festival also engages with the Giostra della Quintana, Foligno's famous Baroque re-enactment, reinforcing the link between tradition and civic identity.

The Baroque Night

The symbolic moment is the Baroque Night, which closes the festival: for one evening, the entire centre of Foligno becomes a stage, with performances, guided tours, and a city-as-theatre that remains open until late at night. Promoted by the Municipality of Foligno with the support of the Umbria Region, the festival confirms Umbria as one of Italy's regions richest in widespread culture.