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Italian Cultural Festivals Fill Late September and Early October 2026

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

Italy's cultural scene this autumn boasts a variety of festivals occurring from late September to early October 2026. The TXT Festival – Il piacere del testo in Naples, curated by Pier Lorenzo Pisano, is scheduled for 2 to 5 October. The Siena Awards Photo Festival will take place from 10 October to 29 November. Forlì's Ipercorpo is set for 23 to 27 September at EXATR, while Piacenza's Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo runs from 24 to 27 September, curated by Alessandro Fusacchia. The ninth Festival del Parco di Monza is happening on 18–20 and 25–27 September. Milan's COMBO Festival will debut on 3–4 October, alongside Over The Real from 26 September to 4 October. Turin's _resetfestival is from 5 to 10 October, and Produzioni Ininterrotte spans 11 October to 6 December. Biella's Contemporanea festival and Terra Madre 2026 occur from 23 to 27 September, while ROBOT is scheduled for 8–10 October and PhMuseum Days from 1 to 4 October, coinciding with Forma e Poesia nel Jazz.

Fatti principali

  • TXT Festival runs 2–5 October in Naples, curated by Pier Lorenzo Pisano, the Teatro di Napoli's first artistic director under 35
  • Siena Awards Photo Festival holds its twelfth edition from 10 October to 29 November
  • Ipercorpo's XXII edition, Presente Parallelo, takes place 23–27 September at EXATR in Forlì
  • Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo's fourth edition runs 24–27 September in Piacenza with over 60 free events and more than 130 guests
  • Festival del Parco di Monza holds its ninth edition 18–20 and 25–27 September with 100 appointments
  • COMBO Festival debuts 3–4 October in Milan with 150 game tables and more than 40 publishers
  • Over The Real's eleventh edition runs 26 September to 4 October in Lucca and Pietrasanta
  • _resetfestival celebrates 18 years, running 5–10 October at Hiroshima Mon Amour in Turin
  • Produzioni Ininterrotte's eighth edition runs 11 October to 6 December in Crespi d'Adda, a UNESCO site
  • Contemporanea's seventh edition runs 23–27 September in Biella on the theme Geografie dell'amicizia
  • Terra Madre 2026 in Turin, 24–27 September, marks 40 years of Slow Food Italia
  • ROBOT returns to Bologna 8–10 October with a 25 September preview
  • PhMuseum Days runs 1–4 October in Bologna under Giuseppe Oliverio's direction
  • Forma e Poesia nel Jazz's 29th edition runs 1–4 October in Cagliari and opens to international artists

Entità

Artisti

Istituzioni

  • Teatro di Napoli – Teatro Nazionale
  • TXT Festival
  • Siena Awards Photo Festival
  • Ipercorpo
  • EXATR
  • Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo
  • Rete Cultura Piacenza
  • Comune di Piacenza
  • Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano
  • Tlon
  • Festival del Parco di Monza
  • COMBO Festival
  • Morel Milano
  • IED
  • Over The Real
  • _resetfestival
  • Hiroshima Mon Amour
  • Produzioni Ininterrotte
  • Associazione Crespi d'Adda
  • Contemporanea
  • Palazzo Gromo Losa
  • Terra Madre
  • Slow Food Italia
  • ROBOT
  • DumBO
  • Ex Ospedale dei Bastardini
  • Palazzo Re Enzo
  • Estragon
  • PhMuseum
  • PhMuseum Days
  • Photobook Mania
  • Archiginnasio
  • Forma e Poesia nel Jazz
  • Artribune
  • UNESCO
  • Teatro San Carlo
  • Teatro Augusteo
  • Artecinema
  • Biblioteca Laurentina
  • APS Ponte d'Incontro
  • Biblioteche di Roma
  • Institut français – Centre Saint-Louis di Roma
  • Associazione Cultural Pro
  • Roma Capitale – Assessorato alla Cultura
  • SIAE
  • Associazione 'Scripta. L’arte a parole'
  • Regione Toscana
  • Comune di Firenze
  • Libreria Brac
  • Fondazione Cirko Vertigo
  • Teatro Café Müller
  • Teatro Maffei
  • DAR – Dipartimento delle Arti dell’Università di Bologna
  • Comune di Bologna
  • Regione Emilia-Romagna
  • Teatro DamsLab
  • Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d’arte di Montepulciano
  • La Nuvola Lavazza
  • Torino Stratosferica
  • Teatro Arsenale
  • Ministero della Cultura
  • Treccani
  • Sapienza Università di Roma
  • Fridays For Future
  • Regione Lazio
  • WEGIL
  • ReWriters
  • Rete Fotografia
  • MUFOCO
  • Molichrom
  • EstOvest Festival
  • Reggia di Venaria
  • Museo Nazionale del Cinema
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudenda
  • Politecnico di Torino
  • Camplus Bernini
  • MANIBUS
  • Regione Puglia
  • Biennale MArteLive
  • Street Art for Rights
  • ONU
  • Prodes Italia
  • Comune di Milano
  • Club degli Orafi
  • C.N.A. Federmoda
  • Milano Jewelry Week

Luoghi

  • Italy
  • Naples
  • Siena
  • Forlì
  • Piacenza
  • Monza
  • Milan
  • Lucca
  • Pietrasanta
  • Turin
  • Crespi d'Adda
  • Bergamo
  • Biella
  • Bologna
  • Cagliari
  • Marzabotto
  • Quartucciu
  • Parco di Molentargius-Saline
  • Sella del Diavolo
  • Tomba dei Giganti di Is Concias
  • Villa Binaghi
  • Parco Archeologico Kainua
  • Villa Reale di Monza
  • Giardini Reali
  • Piazza Castello
  • Piazza Carlo Felice
  • Piazza Vittorio Veneto
  • Via Roma
  • Piazza San Carlo
  • Piazza Carlo Alberto
  • Palazzo Reale
  • Musei Reali di Torino
  • Arzachena
  • Teatro San Carlo
  • Teatro Augusteo
  • Rome
  • Biblioteca Laurentina
  • Florence
  • Moncalieri
  • Grugliasco
  • Teatro DamsLab
  • Teatro Arsenale
  • WEGIL
  • Largo Ascianghi 5
  • Molise
  • Venaria
  • Guarene
  • Puglia
  • Costa dei Trulli
  • Fasano
  • Monopoli
  • Settecamini
  • Ponte Mammolo
  • San Paolo
  • Porta Venezia
  • Brera
  • Duomo
  • 5 Vie
  • Montenapoleone
  • Quadrilatero della Moda
  • Switzerland
  • Poland
  • Sweden
  • Spain

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