Bologna's Summer Open-Air Cinema Season: 2023 Guide

Bologna and its province host multiple open-air cinema arenas for summer 2023, part of Italy's Cinema Revolution initiative offering tickets at €3.50. The season runs from late June to mid-September across five main venues. In Piazza Maggiore, Sotto le Stelle del Cinema presents 50 nights of screenings until August 14, including classics like Stella Dallas (June 26), The Big Lebowski (July 21), Roman Holiday (July 27), and a Vasco Rossi concert film (July 30). This 37th edition coincides with Il Cinema Ritrovato festival (June 24–July 2). Arena Puccini at Parco del Dopolavoro Ferroviario, curated by Cineteca di Bologna and Ibc Movie, runs until September 9, featuring Italian and international hits such as Le otto montagne (July 10), Il primo giorno della mia vita (July 4 and 22), I migliori giorni (July 15), and Siccità (July 20). Arena Tivoli on Via Massarenti opens July 1 with Pupi Avati's La quattordicesima domenica del tempo ordinario, plus La cospirazione del Cairo, As bestas, Il sol dell'avvenire, Le otto montagne, and Decision to leave, running until September 16. Cinema Arena Via Emilia 92 in San Lazzaro di Savena, managed by Galliera, Gallery 16, and Fun cool oh!, features Casablanca (June 26) and a live concert film of Lucio Dalla and Francesco De Gregori's Banana Republic tour (June 28), until September 3. Cinema Italia in Castenaso, run by Morris Donini, screens family films and past-season hits in the courtyard of Biblioteca Casa Bondi until September 10.