Festivals in Bologna

Galaverna is the traditional non-competitive fun-run in Pianoro, on the hills of the metropolitan area of Bologna. Every year, in mid-Januar...

The Ganesh Music Contest is the musical challenge dedicated to emerging bands and artists from Castel San Pietro Terme, in the province of B...

Gender Bender is the international and multidisciplinary festival produced in Bologna by the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center. Every autumn, it inter...

Giardini & Terrazzi is the Bologna market exhibition dedicated to greenery and outdoor living. Every spring and autumn, the Giardini Margher...

The ninth stage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, 184 km from Cervia to Corno alle Scale, brought the Corsa Rosa to the Bolognese Apennines on Sund...

The Giro dei Tre Monti is Imola's classic running event, in Emilia-Romagna: a weekend of running that combines the charm of the Enzo and Din...

In Ponte Ronca, a hamlet of Zola Predosa, Carnival takes on a special flavour with "Gli amici di Balanzone": a day of masks, music, and reme...

Gnocco Estate is the gastronomic and musical event at the start of summer in Castelletto di Serravalle, a hamlet of Valsamoggia, in the prov...

The Gorgognano Festival is a day that intertwines walking, memory, and theatre in the heart of Val di Zena, in Pianoro (Bologna). Part of th...

The GP Fabbi Imola is one of the most beloved youth cycling events on the national calendar: every late August, hundreds of young cyclists f...

The Granfondo Tozzona Città di Imola is the classic non-competitive cycling tour that every spring attracts hundreds of road bike enthusiast...

Every September, Castenaso, on the outskirts of Bologna, celebrates its most beloved event: the Grape Festival. Born in 1954 as the "Grape D...

The Gran Carnevale di Vado-Monzuno is the young Carnival festival that in February transforms the center of Vado, a hamlet of the Municipali...

GUZZI·IN·BO is the rally dedicated to Moto Guzzi enthusiasts that every year attracts bikers from all over Italy to Sasso Marconi, on the ou...

In Bentivoglio, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, the Handmade Tortellini Festival celebrates the undisputed king of Emilian cuisine: tor...

The Historic Minardi Day is the historic motorsport festival that annually draws tens of thousands of enthusiasts to Imola, at the Autodromo...

Among the oldest carnivals in the Bolognese area, the Historical Carnival of Persiceto animates Piazza del Popolo and the historic center of...

The Historical Carnival of San Pietro in Casale is one of the oldest and most beloved carnival traditions in the Bolognese plain, alive with...