Festivals in Bologna

Festivals in Bologna

381 festivals — Region Emilia-Romagna

381 festivals

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2026 17 Jul → 19 Jul
Free

July Fair of Castello d'Argile

Castello d'Argile — Bologna (237)

Every third week of July, Castello d'Argile, in the province of Bologna, renews its most anticipated event: the July Fair, a festival with a...

Music Gastronomy Local produce +8
2026 01 Jul → 31 Jul
Free

July Festival of Castel Maggiore

Castel Maggiore — Bologna (237)

In Castel Maggiore, in the province of Bologna, the July Festival revives the ancient tradition of the July Fair with a large community tabl...

Gastronomy Local produce Folk traditions +7
2026 22 May → 19 Jul
Free

La Campeggia FS — Fuori Sistema

Pianoro — Bologna (237)

La Campeggia FS is the cultural festival-camping event at Parco del Paleotto, in the hamlet of Rastignano in Pianoro, on the outskirts of Bo...

Music Electro Contemporary music +9
2026 25 Jun → 12 Jul
Free

La Centrale – Imola Summer Fest

Imola — Bologna (237)

For eighteen consecutive evenings, from June 25 to July 12, 2026, the Parco Centrale Hera in Imola transforms into the beating heart of summ...

Music French chanson Folk +9
2026 05 Jun → 06 Jun
Free

La Dolce Fiera

Minerbio — Bologna (237)

La Dolce Fiera is the big village festival in Minerbio, in the plain of the Metropolitan City of Bologna. Every year, at the beginning of Ju...

Music Gastronomy Local produce +10
2026 15 Feb
Free

La Sfrappolata

Dozza — Bologna (237)

Every year, in the heart of Carnival, the charming Piazza Zotti in Dozza fills with the aroma of freshly fried sfrappole. La Sfrappolata is...

Magic Gastronomy Local produce +5
2026 20 Jun → 21 Jun
Free

La Suzzeza ed Galira

Galliera — Bologna (237)

La Suzzeza ed Galira is the new summer festival organized by Pro Loco Galliera in the hamlet of San Venanzio, in the Municipality of Gallier...

Gastronomy Local produce Food truck +5
2026 09 May → 10 May

Lamborghini Arena

Imola — Bologna (237)

Lamborghini Arena transforms the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Circuit of Imola into a grand gathering dedicated to the myth of the Sant'Agata Bologne...

Innovation Heritage History +7
2026 28 Aug → 30 Aug
Free

Late Summer Evenings

Sala Bolognese — Bologna (237)

The Late Summer Evenings are the end-of-August event organized by the Pro Loco of Sala Bolognese, in the Bolognese plain in Emilia-Romagna....

Music Gastronomy Local produce +6
2026 07 May → 29 Sep
Free

Le Serre d'Estate

Bologna — Bologna (237)

Le Serre d'Estate is the major free cultural event that, from May to September, enlivens Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita in the heart of Bo...

Music Indie Cinema +9
2026 20 Jul → 24 Jul

Leo Nucci Returns Home — International Masterclass of Opera Singing

Castiglione dei Pepoli — Bologna (237)

In Castiglione dei Pepoli, in the Bolognese Apennines, great opera returns home. The renowned baritone Leo Nucci, born in this very village,...

Music Classical Opera +5
2026 29 May → 07 Jun
Free

Little Theatres — Puppets and Figure Theatre

Sasso Marconi — Bologna (237)

Every spring, in the green setting of Giardino Gimbutas, Sasso Marconi transforms into the kingdom of puppets. Little Theatres is the figure...

Theater Puppets Storytelling +8
2026 28 Feb
Free

Lom a Merz

Borgo Tossignano — Bologna (237)

In Borgo Tossignano, in the Santerno valley, the Lom a Merz, an ancient Romagnolo peasant rite, is renewed on the last evening of February....

Brass band Gastronomy Local produce +6
2026 14 Mar
Free

Lòm a Mèrz

Imola — Bologna (237)

In Imola, in the heart of the city, Lòm a Mèrz revives the ancient Romagnol rite of the March fires. In Piazza Matteotti, from late afternoo...

Gastronomy Local produce Heritage +6
2026 28 Feb → 01 Mar
Free

Lòm a Mêrz

Ozzano dell'Emilia — Bologna (237)

Lòm a Mêrz is the re-enactment of the ancient peasant tradition of propitiatory bonfires that, in Ozzano dell'Emilia, in the metropolitan ci...

Nature Heritage History +5
2026 28 Feb
Free

Lòm a Merz Festival in Mordano

Mordano — Bologna (237)

In Mordano, in the province of Bologna, the Lòm a Merz bonfire is lit on the last day of February, one of the oldest peasant rites in Romagn...

Gastronomy Heritage Folk traditions +4
2026 28 Aug → 29 Aug

LUPO Festival - Montesole Resistente

Marzabotto — Bologna (237)

LUPO - Montesole Resistente is a collective ritual of music, performance, and civic engagement held in the Monte Sole Historical Regional Pa...

Music Electro French chanson +9
2026 26 Jun → 05 Jul
Free

Maccherone al Pettine Festival

Pieve di Cento — Bologna (237)

Every summer, "Little Bologna" celebrates its signature dish: maccherone al pettine, a fresh egg pasta ridged by hand and dressed with tradi...

Gastronomy Local produce Folk traditions +3