Festivals in Bologna

Notte Blu is the big summer street festival of Sasso Marconi, in the Bolognese Apennines. For one evening, the historic center closes to tra...

Nuova StraDozza is the non-competitive women's walk that every year, around March 8th, fills the streets of Dozza (Province of Bologna). A m...

Ocarina Rave is the international music camp dedicated to the ocarina that takes place every spring in Bentivoglio, in the heart of the Bolo...

Of Sounds The Steps is the travelling festival that each year transforms the Via degli Dei, the ancient path between Bologna and Florence, i...

OLTRE Festival is the music event that transforms the green space of Parco delle Caserme Rosse in Bologna into a crossroads of sound. Born i...

For an entire weekend in April, the Bolognese Hills open their doors to visitors with Open Weekend, a widespread event that crosses the muni...

The Opening Bike Area Corno alle Scale is the weekend that officially kicks off the summer season for the Vidiciatico bike area, in Lizzano...

The Osteria Grande Beer Festival is the most anticipated summer event in the hamlet of Castel San Pietro Terme, in the province of Bologna....

Osteria sul Lago in Festa is the summer festival that enlivens the park of the Mariver municipal lake, in the hamlet of Osteria Grande in Ca...

The Ozzano Carnival is the traditional Carnival celebration that enlivens Piazza Allende every year in Ozzano dell'Emilia, in the metropolit...

Ozzano fa Storia is the cultural event that enlivens Ozzano dell'Emilia every spring, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, around its most p...

The Palio del Torrione of Bubano is the great historical re-enactment of the hamlet of Mordano, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna. Every y...

The Paradiso Jazz Festival is the historic jazz review in San Lazzaro di Savena, on the outskirts of Bologna, organized by Circolo Arci San...

Every June 29th, the mountain village of Vidiciatico, part of Lizzano in Belvedere at the foot of Corno alle Scale, celebrates its patron sa...

Every year, around May 24th, Bentivoglio gathers around its patron saint, the Most Holy Mary Help of Christians. It's a day that blends popu...

Every year, from August 11th to 13th, Imola gathers around its patron saint, Saint Cassian, with three days of celebrations blending liturgy...

PhMuseum Days is the international contemporary photography festival that animates Bologna with exhibitions, talks, workshops, and urban ins...

Pianofortissimo & Talenti is the summer classical music review that lights up Bologna's evenings each year with thirteen open-air concerts....