Taranto Swing Festival

The sixth edition (2025)

The 2025 edition opened with a special event in Taranto, the Swing on Boat evening with a cruise on the Ionian Sea and a live concert by the Spaghetti Brothers, before moving permanently to the Mon Rêve Ecogreen Resort. Every evening, a concert by international bands and singers preceded the DJ sets, while the days were dedicated to workshops in Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Authentic Jazz, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, and Burlesque.

Teachers and artists that year included Marcus & Bärbl, Dietmar & Nellia, Ksenia Parkhatskaya, Stephen & Karine, Mickey & Natalia, Dimitri & Alexsia, and Sara Vianello, hailing from the United States, Colombia, Germany, France, and Russia. An edition that reaffirmed Taranto's role as a benchmark for the swing scene in Southern Italy.