Woodstarz Festival

A festival for emerging talent

Woodstarz Festival is the music event returning to liven up Gallo Matese, a small mountain town in the province of Caserta, in Campania. Born as a stage for young emerging musical talents, the event focuses on new voices and local bands, offering them a real space to perform live in front of an audience. It is a festival that relies on music as a tool for growth and community building, capable of giving visibility to artists taking their first steps in the music scene.

Gallo Matese and the Matese Regional Park

Gallo Matese rises in the heart of the Matese Regional Park, in a landscape of mountains, forests, and lakes that represents one of the most evocative corners of the Campanian Apennines. The village, overlooking the lake of the same name, retains an authentic and intimate atmosphere, far from the major tourist circuits. It is precisely in this context that the Woodstarz Festival finds its identity: music becomes an opportunity to bring life and movement back to the streets of the center, enhancing a territory rich in nature and traditions but marked, like many small inland towns, by depopulation.

Live music in the heart of the town

The festival takes place in the town center, where a stage is set up to host the artists' performances. The program is built around live music: bands, singer-songwriters, and emerging projects take turns in a series of concerts designed to introduce the public to the new protagonists of the scene. The intimate setting of the village allows for direct contact between musicians and spectators, in a festive atmosphere that involves both residents and visitors.

Music that regenerates the territory

Behind Woodstarz is a precise idea: using music to regenerate the territory. Bringing cultural events to a small town like Gallo Matese means creating new opportunities, attracting an audience from outside, and restoring centrality to a Matese village that has much to offer. The festival thus fits into the broader panorama of initiatives that, in recent years, have rediscovered the inland areas of Campania as ideal places for quality musical and cultural events.

An appointment for the public and artists

Aimed at both music lovers and those looking for a different experience in the Matese mountains, the Woodstarz Festival combines listening to new musical proposals with the discovery of an authentic village. For emerging artists, it represents a precious showcase; for the public, it is the opportunity to enjoy an evening of live music in a natural and welcoming setting, in the town of Gallo Matese and in the heart of the province of Caserta.