ViviFortezza

The inaugural edition of ViviFortezza in 2025 brought a major widespread festival to the Fortezza Medicea in Siena for the first time, organized by the Propositivo Association (Pro+) with the Municipality of Siena. The opening, with free admission, took place around the May Day celebrations, from May 1st to 4th, featuring street food, a synergistic market, yoga and swing dance lessons, the Zac Family circus, and the inaugural concert by Bandabardò in Piazza della Libertà, followed by a DJ set by Niki Ulivieri.

The program, divided into six areas (music, art and culture, sports and wellness, food and fairs, children, sustainability), continued throughout the summer with four musical festivals — Overload, Calafati Festival, Ampio Raggio, and Oltre le mura — each with its own artistic identity. The Overload festival featured performances by Whitemary, Vanarin, and Fast Animals and Slow Kids, among others, with tickets available on TicketOne.