Sotto le stelle di Torre Spaccata

A festival that breathes new life into the neighborhood

Sotto le stelle di Torre Spaccata is a widespread cultural festival that fills the Torre Spaccata neighborhood—located in the eastern outskirts of Rome between Via Casilina and Via Prenestina, within the Municipality VII—with music, theater, and spoken word throughout the summer months. Launched in 2024 and reaching its second edition in 2025, the event is designed to bring people back into public spaces and mend the neighborhood's social fabric: it is not just a simple calendar of events, but a community project that moves "from places to people."

A program of music, theater, and tradition

The calendar alternates between different genres and styles, all offered free of charge: live concerts, theater and comedy shows, readings and storytelling, choirs, Roman dialect poetry evenings, and events dedicated to the music and folk dances of Southern Italy, with tarantellas and traditional dances open to the public. There are also workshops and activities for younger audiences, in a program built for everyone from 0 to 99 years old.

• Concerts and musical evenings (from the Piccoli Cantori choir to swing nights and tarantellas)
• Theater and comedy shows by local neighborhood companies
• Folk dances, readings, and poetry in the Roman dialect
• Workshops and moments designed for children and teenagers

The festival venues

The events are spread across various spaces in the neighborhood to involve the entire community: Parco Mancini, Parco della Torraccia with the Torre di San Giovanni, the Torre Spaccata Market, Parco dei Romanisti, the "La Torraccia" Club, and the Parish of San Bonaventura da Bagnoregio. Parks, markets, and squares become open-air stages for summer evenings.

Organizers

The festival is promoted by the Torre Spaccata Neighborhood Committee together with local associations, including È tutta scena APS, the Piccoli Cantori di Torre Spaccata, the Il Teatro del Lunedì company, and other local cultural entities, with the support of the Fondazione Italiana Charlemagne as part of the Periferiacapitale program and under the patronage of the Municipality VII of Rome Capital.

Torre Spaccata and the Roman summer

In the landscape of the Roman summer, Sotto le stelle di Torre Spaccata represents one of the most genuine experiences of neighborhood culture: a grassroots event that, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital and the Lazio region, chooses the suburbs as a place for gathering, enhancing green spaces and the local associative energy. It is an opportunity for residents and curious visitors alike to discover a less touristy and more authentic side of Rome.