Festivals in Bologna

BilBOlbul is Bologna's international comics festival, conceived and curated by the cultural association Hamelin. Founded in 2007 and dedicat...

Every June, Bologna becomes the capital of biographical cinema and author documentaries with the Biografilm Festival, the only event in the...

Every autumn, Loiano, a small town in the Bolognese Apennines, celebrates its most typical product: the Marrone Biondo, a chestnut variety w...

Birra in Sala is the beer festival organized every September by the Pro Loco of Sala Bolognese, in the hamlet of Padulle in the province of...

Bolo One Move is the major event dedicated to hip hop culture and street dance that enlivens the Palazzetto dello Sport in Castenaso, on the...

The Bologna Carnival transforms the historic center and city parks into a grand stage of masks, traditional sweets, and merriment. Between t...

The Bologna Children's Book Fair is the most important international fair dedicated to children's publishing and illustration. Every spring,...

Bologna Estate is the widespread programme that enlivens the city and the entire metropolitan area from May to September. Promoted by the Mu...

The Great Performers are the heart of the Bologna Festival, the event that for over forty years has brought the most famous orchestras, cond...

The Bologna Jazz Festival is one of the longest-running and most prestigious jazz events in Italy, organized by the Fondazione Bologna in Mu...

The Bologna Mountain Evergreen Fest is the widespread festival of well-being and beauty in nature that enlivens the Bolognese Apennines alon...

For four days, Bologna transforms its squares and porticoes into a widespread stage: the Bologna Portici Festival celebrates the city's port...

For one week, Bologna transforms into the Italian capital of innovation: Bologna Tech Week brings dozens of distributed events to the city d...

For four days, Bologna Wine Week transforms Palazzo Isolani, overlooking Piazza Santo Stefano, into the headquarters for wine and good music...

The Bologna-Raticosa is the legendary historic car hill climb that transforms the hairpin bends of the Bolognese Apennines, between Pianoro...

BOnsai is the open-air summer festival that transforms the green space of Bologna's Parco delle Caserme Rosse into a stage under the stars e...

BOOM! Growing Up with Books is the most important Italian festival dedicated to books, illustration, and comics for children and adolescents...

Borghi DiVini is the travelling food and wine event that brings local wines, regional specialities, and musical performances to the villages...