UFO-Summer: Open-Air Cinema, Children's Cinema and Concerts

UFO-Summer, the cultural summer of Bruneck

For over twenty years, UFO-Summer has been the go-to event for summer evenings in Bruneck, the main town of the Puster Valley in the province of Bolzano, in the heart of Trentino-South Tyrol. The event is promoted by the Jugend- und Kulturzentrum UFO, the city's youth and cultural center, which every year turns the natural arena in front of its building into an open-air cinema and a stage for live music. The motto that has accompanied the festival for years is "Summer, cinema, music, and leisure".

Cinema under the stars

The heart of UFO-Summer is the open-air cinema: in the natural arena, facing a giant screen with optimal views from every seat, dozens of films are screened each summer. Evening screenings are usually held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 PM and feature a curated selection alternating between auteur titles, European cinema, and lighter productions suitable for the summer season. In case of bad weather, screenings move to the center's indoor hall.

Kinderkino: cinema for the little ones

UFO-Summer does not forget families: the Kinderkino offers films for children on Tuesday afternoons at 5:00 PM in the indoor hall, with a theme that changes every year and a program of entertainment and games that welcomes the little ones from the afternoon onwards.

Voices: live concerts

On Wednesday evenings, starting at 8:30 PM, the arena transforms into a garden café with the "Voices" concert series. The festival focuses on a mix of young, emerging bands and established musicians from South Tyrol, with a perspective that looks beyond borders: from indie-folk to ethno-jazz, the musical programming is designed as a high-quality journey of discovery in an informal and convivial atmosphere.

Poetry Slam and major events

Among the special highlights of UFO-Summer is the regional Poetry Slam final, which brings the best spoken-word performers of South Tyrol to Bruneck. Over the years, the festival has also hosted summer parties dedicated to the center's anniversaries and side initiatives linked to major sporting events, with DJ set evenings in the arena.

A free event for the whole community

Thanks to the support of the Municipality of Bruneck and its municipal companies, the Office for Youth Work, the Film and Media Office, and numerous partners and sponsors, all UFO-Summer events are free of charge. This is one of the distinctive features of the event, which serves as a cultural resource open to the entire Puster Valley community and tourists vacationing in this part of Trentino-South Tyrol.