SPQR Festival (Hope, People, Neighborhoods and Resistance)

The debut of the SPQR Festival

The first edition opened on Friday, September 19, 2025, at 6:00 PM with the inaugural ceremony and the presentation of the monument project for the Martyrs of Pietralata, designed by students of the «Enzo Rossi» Art High School. That same evening, historian Davide Conti presented the book Roma in armi, followed by performances by students of the DAF Dance High School and live sets by Quercia, Quetz al Tenango, and Preferisco Ignazio.

Saturday, September 20, the discussion on Mussolini and fascism featured Miguel Gotor and Stefano Bises, while rapper Murubutu led a talk on literature in music. The evening featured DJ Baro, Bestierare, DJ Fastcut, Sace, Wiser, and Sgravo.

Sunday, September 21, the talk «The Fascism of Today» with Susetto er Duro and Daniele Fabbri preceded a reading by Pierpaolo Capovilla of the Letters of those sentenced to death during the Italian Resistance. The closing was musical, with 1M1CHAEL, Rbox Recordz, ZODA, Circe, and Montelupo.

Admission was free for all three days. The festival, supported under the «Artes et Iubilaeum 2025» public notice, confirmed Pietralata's vocation as a neighborhood of anti-fascist memory and grassroots culture.