Via Dolce Via — Dergano Festival
Dergano's streets become shared public space, with workshops, music, and a big neighbourhood dinner.
About Via Dolce Via
Streets Return to the People
Via Dolce Via is the festival of Dergano, a neighbourhood in Milan's Municipality 9, and one of the most successful examples of reclaiming public space in the city. The idea is simple and radical: close the neighbourhood streets — Guerzoni, Davanzati, and Ciaia — to traffic and return them to the inhabitants, transforming them for a day into a large shared space for meeting and creativity.
Workshops, Music, and Performances
From afternoon to evening, the neighbourhood comes alive with a rich programme: creative workshops and activities for children organized by local associations, musical performances by bands and choirs, DJ sets, performances, and dance. A widespread vernissage brings works of art to the neighbourhood's flowerbeds, while wellness activities such as fitness, meditation, and urban gardening complete the offering.
The Big Dinner in Via Ciaia
The most symbolic moment is the communal outdoor dinner in Via Ciaia: shared tables where neighbourhood residents gather to eat together, in a collective gesture that embodies the spirit of the festival. There is also a market for exchanging clothes and items, promoting sustainability and waste reduction.
A Neighbourhood Building Community
Organized by citizens and local entities, Via Dolce Via is an entirely free and participatory festival. It involves associations, schools, artists, and cultural spaces in Dergano, creating a grassroots event model that showcases the Milan of the neighbourhoods, the one rediscovering local culture and the value of togetherness in Municipality 9.
Via Dolce Via — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of Via Dolce Via, the thirteenth, will bring the Dergano neighbourhood to life on Saturday, June 6, from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The neighbourhood streets become shared public space, where associations, schools, artists, and citizens present their activities and projects.
The programme combines workshops for children, music, performances, and dance, culminating in the communal outdoor dinner at 7:00 PM in Via Ciaia, with shared tables. The widespread vernissage on the neighbourhood's flowerbeds, the exchange market, and wellness activities are also featured.
Programme Via Dolce Via 2026
Saturday, June 6 — Dergano (Municipality 9), 3:00 PM-11:00 PM
Music and Shows
- Bands Ottoni a Scoppio and Affori
- Choir Bovisa InCanta
- DJ set Vinile Virile
- Performance by Giorgia Alioto
For Children
- Creative workshops, soap bubbles, face painting, artistic activities, and vintage games by the Gaia Association
Community
- 4:44 PM — vernissage of artworks on the neighbourhood's flowerbeds
- 7:00 PM — communal outdoor dinner in Via Ciaia with shared tables
- Market for exchanging clothes and items
- Wellness activities: fitness, meditation, kung fu, embroidery, urban gardening
Free admission. Streets pedestrianized for the duration of the festival.
Highlights Via Dolce Via 2026
Prices Via Dolce Via 2026
Practical information — Via Dolce Via
Where
Via Guerzoni, Davanzati, and Ciaia, Milan — Dergano neighbourhood (Municipality 9).
How to get there
By metro: line M3 (yellow) Dergano or Affori Centro stop; ATM trams and buses serve the Via Imbonati and Via Davanzati area. Streets are pedestrianized during the festival.
Times and admission
From 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Free admission. Communal outdoor dinner in Via Ciaia from 7:00 PM. Contact: [email protected].
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Where does it take place — Via Dolce Via
Via Guerzoni, Via Davanzati, Via Ciaia — quartiere Dergano
Via Guerzoni, 20158 Milano