Festivals in Bologna

ARTinCIRCO is the International Festival of contemporary circus and performing arts that every summer brings acrobatics, balancing acts, and...

Every July, the center of Casalecchio di Reno, on the outskirts of Bologna, transforms into the capital of artisanal gelato. Along Via Marco...

Every early August, the hamlet of San Venanzio, in the Municipality of Galliera (Metropolitan City of Bologna), comes alive with the August...

AUT AUT – Culture Against the Mafia is the festival that in Bazzano, in the Municipality of Valsamoggia (Metropolitan City of Bologna), comb...

Auto e Moto d'Epoca is the largest European exhibition dedicated to historic vehicles, held at BolognaFiere from October 22nd to 25th, 2026....

When autumn arrives, the hamlet of Bevilacqua, in Crevalcore, fills with the aroma of homemade tortellone. Under the heated marquee of the P...

Every autumn, Imola transforms into a large culinary laboratory: Baccanale is the food and culture event that has made the city a national r...

Every May, Piazza Matteotti, in the heart of Imola, transforms into a large open-air restaurant: it's the Baccanale Preview, the spring tast...

In Ozzano dell'Emilia, on the outskirts of Bologna, the area in front of the Town Hall is transformed each year into a medieval village for...

In Minerbio, in the plain north of Bologna, the first weekend of July intertwines the passion for band music with the most genuine Emilian g...

At Mongiorgio Castle, on the heights of Monte San Pietro in the Bologna Hills, the Castelli in Aria Cultural Academy stages "Banqueting at C...

Every May 1st, Baricella, in the plains of the Metropolitan City of Bologna, gathers on two wheels for Bariciclona, the traditional cycling...

The Baroque Days is a widespread review that throughout the month of May brings the enchantment of the 17th and 18th centuries to Medicina a...

For four days in July, Lizzano in Belvedere transforms into a corner of Bavaria on the Bolognese Apennines. In Piazza Marconi, food stands w...

The Notte Bianca di Bazzano is the evening when the historic village of Valsamoggia, in the province of Bologna, stays awake late with shops...

The Befana del Maggi is one of the most spectacular Epiphany traditions in the Bolognese plain. Every January 5th, in the small hamlet of Ma...

The Festa dell'Unità of Bentivoglio is a popular event that takes place between May and June at the Casa del Popolo on via Enrico Berlinguer...

In the heart of the Emilian summer, the hamlet of Bevilacqua, in the Municipality of Crevalcore (Province of Bologna), celebrates its most b...