Festivals in Bologna

On the summer solstice, Dozza, a medieval village in Emilia-Romagna famous for its painted walls, joins the Romantic Night in the Most Beaut...

The Valley of Soul brings great soul and rhythm & blues music out of the Porretta Terme stage and into the most evocative villages of the Bo...

The Valley of Soul brings the great soul and rhythm & blues music of the Porretta Soul Festival off the main stage and into the villages of...

In Sasso Marconi, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, one of the most anticipated charity festivals of the Bolognese Apennines returns ever...

For three weekends in May, Borgo Tossignano, in the Santerno valley (Province of Bologna), celebrates its signature dish: tortellini made st...

In Querciola, a small hamlet of Lizzano in Belvedere at the foot of Monte Belvedere, the Pro Loco organizes the Tortellino Festival every su...

Every July, Ozzano dell'Emilia, on the outskirts of the Gessi Bolognesi Regional Park, celebrates its signature dish with the Tortellone Fes...

Every Shrove Tuesday, the Municipality of Borgo Tossignano, in the Bolognese Apennines in Emilia-Romagna, revives one of Italy's oldest gast...

Tractor Day Speed Pulling is the agricultural and sporting event that enlivens the hamlet of Sant'Antonio di Medicina every spring, in the h...

Between October and November, San Benedetto Val di Sambro joins the Tartufesta circuit, the large, widespread festival celebrating the prize...

In Bologna, squares, parks, former churches, and museums become stages for contemporary dance. Urban Dance Festival is the first Italian eve...

Born in Monzuno, in the heart of the Bologna Apennines, the Vado a Teatro Festival brings theatre made by schools and for schools to the sta...

The Valsamoggia Summer Festival is the summer celebration that combines sport with fun in the heart of Crespellano, a district of the Munici...

Valsound is the music festival for young talents promoted by the Municipality of Valsamoggia, in the metropolitan city of Bologna. A contest...

Every summer, the small hilly village of Varignana, a hamlet of Castel San Pietro Terme, comes alive with Varignana di Notte: popular festiv...

The Carnival of Vedrana is the historic masked festival of the small hamlet of Budrio, in the Bolognese plain. Born in the late eighties as...

Verdevolo is the festival dedicated to the environment and sustainability that enlivens the Parco Verdevolo in Cadriano every spring. Cadria...

The Vergato Historical Carnival is one of the oldest and most rooted carnival events in the Bologna Apennines. Organized by the Pro Loco of...