Sesto RiverSide Festival

Sesto Calende's Summer Spread Out

The Sesto RiverSide Festival is the major summer event in Sesto Calende, a municipality in the province of Varese on Lake Maggiore, where the Ticino River flows out of the lake. Organized by the Municipality, it offers a multidisciplinary and widespread program, capable of highlighting the most picturesque views of the town along the river.

Over Twenty Free Events

The festival brings together more than twenty free-entry events: concerts, performances, literary readings, DJ sets, theatre shows, and workshops. A deliberately diverse offering, designed to engage different audiences – young people, adults, families, schools, and tourists – and to accompany the entire Sesto summer with a rich and varied calendar.

Music, Culture, and Entertainment on the Water

From the inauguration with the Festa della Musica (Music Day) on June 21st until the closing in early August, the RiverSide Festival alternates evenings of singer-songwriter music, DJ sets, jazz, theatre, and dance. The riverside setting and the town's locations provide a natural backdrop for an event that has become a landmark for the Summer of the Lakes, confirming Sesto Calende's cultural and tourist vocation.