7 Summer Festivals in Spectacular Southern Italian Locations
During the summer of 2017, southern Italy is home to seven vibrant cultural festivals. In Calabria, the FRAC Festival runs until July 30, highlighting visual and performing arts at Castello Normanno-Svevo and Castello Murat, with a special show titled Artificialia, curated by Simona Caramia, showcasing works by Mattia Casalegno, Andreco, and Carmela Cosco. Color Fest, scheduled for August 4-5 at Abbazia Benedettina, features Italian musicians including Brunori SAS and Levante. The Somewhere Festival takes place on August 3, 9, and 10, offering electronic music at Castello Murat and Torre Marrana. Meanwhile, Sicily's Ortigia Sound System continues until July 30 with artists like Mount Kimbie, and the Mythos Opera Festival runs until August 31, featuring performances of Carmen and Aida. In Abruzzo, the Siren Festival concludes on July 30 with Baustelle in Vasto, while the Attraverso Festival spans UNESCO sites from August 25 to September 10 in Piedmont.
Key facts
- FRAC Festival runs until July 30 at Castello Normanno-Svevo and Castello Murat in Calabria.
- Color Fest is on August 4-5 at Abbazia Benedettina in Lamezia Terme.
- Somewhere Festival takes place August 3, 9, 10 at Castello Murat and Torre Marrana.
- Ortigia Sound System in Siracusa runs until July 30.
- Mythos Opera Festival runs until August 31 in Siracusa and Taormina.
- Siren Festival in Vasto runs until July 30.
- Attraverso Festival runs August 25-September 10 in Piedmont.
- All festivals are in southern Italy except Attraverso Festival in Piedmont.
Entities
Artists
- Simona Caramia
- Mattia Casalegno
- Andreco
- Carmela Cosco
- Brunori SAS
- Levante
- Nada
- A Toys Orchestra
- One Dimensional Man
- Canova
- Ex-Otago
- Tornado Wallace
- Mall Grab
- Session Victim
- LNDFK
- Giovanni Damico
- Mount Kimbie
- Sevdaliza
- Paquita Gordon
- Palms Trax
- Avalon Emerson
- Baustelle
- Apparat
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Ghali
- Jens Lakmnore
- Paolo Rumiz
- Igor Coretti Kuret
- Georges Bizet
- Pietro Mascagni
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Gustav Holst
- Hans Zimmer
- Ottorino Respighi
Institutions
- FRAC Festival
- CRAC – Centro di Ricerca per le Arti Contemporanee di Lamezia Terme
- Color Fest
- Somewhere Festival
- Ortigia Sound System
- Mythos Opera Festival
- Siren Festival
- Attraverso Festival
- European Spirit of Youth Orchestra
- UNESCO
Locations
- Calabria
- Italy
- Vibo Valentia
- Pizzo Calabro
- Lamezia Terme
- Sant'Eufemia Vetere
- Ricadi
- Capo Vaticano
- Costa degli Dei
- Sicily
- Siracusa
- Ortigia
- Taormina
- Vasto
- Abruzzo
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Roero
- Monferrato
- Benedicta
- Castello Normanno-Svevo
- Castello Murat
- Abbazia Benedettina
- Torre Marrana
- Castello Maniace
- Arena Maniace
- Antico Mercato di Ortigia
- Market Jureca
- Palazzo d'Avalos
- Giardini d'Avalos
- Teatro Antico a Taormina