Sorelle Festival
The widespread review of feminist art and culture in Romagna
About Sorelle Festival
A widespread festival between Faenza and Romagna Faentina
Sorelle Festival is one of the most recognizable cultural events in the province of Ravenna: a widespread review that every year, throughout the month of March, transforms Faenza and the neighboring municipalities into a stage dedicated to contemporary art and feminist culture. Promoted by the Associazione Fatti d'Arte Aps, chaired by Veronica Bassani, the festival has grown to involve an entire network of cities in the Unione della Romagna Faentina — in addition to Faenza, also Riolo Terme, Lugo, Fusignano, and Gambettola — making territorial diffusion one of its distinctive features.
Art, memory, and practices of freedom
The heart of the festival is the encounter between the languages of art (visual arts, photography, ceramics, installation, sound performance, dance) and a collective reflection on the female condition, sisterhood, and practices of freedom. Each edition revolves around a theme: in 2025 it was Scatenate – Free from the chains of patriarchy, while the 2026 edition chose the slogan DIVE – Not out of vanity, but for truth, questioning what happens when visibility ceases to be vanity and becomes responsibility.
What to expect
- Art exhibitions, installations, and photography spread across historic buildings, galleries, and city spaces.
- Talks, performative lectures, and book presentations with female artists, writers, journalists, and historians.
- Concerts, sound performances, and dance and stand-up comedy shows.
- A Romagna Feminism Archive that collects testimonies, photos, and materials on local feminist movements of the Sixties and Seventies.
- Educational activities for local schools.
A free and civic event
Included in the program for International Women's Day on March 8th and sponsored by the Unione della Romagna Faentina and the Emilia-Romagna Region, Sorelle Festival offers over thirty events with predominantly free admission. It is an event that combines artistic quality and civic engagement, and has managed to build a loyal, intergenerational audience, made up of those who live in Faenza and Romagna and those who travel to the city specifically for its cultural offerings.
Sorelle Festival — edition 2026
The VII edition of Sorelle Festival took place from March 1st to 29th, 2026, with a first weekend of inaugurations from March 5th to 8th. The chosen theme, DIVE – Not out of vanity, but for truth, focused on a precise curatorial question: what happens when visibility ceases to be vanity and becomes responsibility? The widespread review involved Faenza, Riolo Terme, Lugo, Fusignano, and Gambettola, with nine exhibitions, talks, book presentations, concerts, sound performances, and educational activities for schools, in addition to the Romagna Feminism Archive.
Programme Sorelle Festival 2026
March 1-8 — First week
Opening on March 6th with the presentation of the association SOS Donna at the Biblioteca Manfrediana in Granarolo (8:45 PM). On March 7th, in Faenza's Piazza della Libertà, the performance Paper Wings: Metamorphosis and the walk On the Footsteps of Women (4:00 PM). On March 8th, for International Women's Day, a guided tour and performance Echoes of Distant Women at Palazzo Milzetti.
Exhibitions and second week
- March 12th — Inauguration of the exhibition Tremate, tremate, le streghe sono tornate! (Tremble, tremble, the witches have returned!) at Palazzo del Podestà, dedicated to Romagna's feminist struggles from the 70s to today, in collaboration with the Romagna Feminism Archive.
- March 13th — Photography exhibition by Sonia Formica at Galleria della Molinella and the show Carla Lonzi sono io! (I am Carla Lonzi!) at Casa del Teatro.
- March 17th — Screening of the film C'è ancora domani (There's still tomorrow) at Cinema Italia.
Third and fourth week
- March 21st — Dance performance Siamo sicure? (Are we sure?) at Palazzo del Podestà.
- March 28th — Day dedicated to comics with Annunziata Verità, meeting with journalist Donata Columbro, and a stand-up comedy night.
- March 30th — Commemoration of the 1946 elections in the Council Chamber.
The festival also featured porcelain and ceramic installations, musical performances of feminist songs, and moments of intergenerational dialogue with the "Sisters of the 70s." Full program at sorellefestival.it.
Highlights Sorelle Festival 2026
- The 2026 slogan DIVE – Not out of vanity, but for truth.
- The major exhibition Tremate, tremate, le streghe sono tornate! on Romagna's feminist struggles at Palazzo del Podestà.
- The photography exhibition by Sonia Formica and the show Carla Lonzi sono io!.
- The meeting with journalist Donata Columbro and the stand-up comedy night.
Prices Sorelle Festival 2026
Practical information — Sorelle Festival
How to get there
Faenza is located along the Via Emilia, in the province of Ravenna. By train, Faenza station is on the Bologna–Rimini line, well-connected; by car, it can be reached from the A14 motorway (Faenza exit). Events in the other festival cities (Riolo Terme, Lugo, Fusignano, Gambettola) are reachable by car or local transport.
Main venues
In Faenza, events take place in locations such as Palazzo del Podestà, Galleria della Molinella, Palazzo Milzetti, Biblioteca Manfrediana, and Cinema Italia. Each event indicates its venue in the official program.
Admissions and reservations
Most events are free admission; some require booking. The admission methods (free, by reservation, or ticketed) are indicated for each event in the program. For information and accessibility: [email protected].
Information
Full program and updated calendar at sorellefestival.it. Organization by Associazione Fatti d'Arte Aps.
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Palazzo del Podestà