Guida ai festival culturali in Italia di inizio maggio 2026
In May 2026, Italy will be alive with a variety of cultural festivals. The inaugural Festa della Cultura Alpina in Tirano is scheduled for May 1-3. In Vicenza, the Danza in Rete Festival will be ongoing until May 24. Palazzo Grassi in Venice will welcome Long Playing on April 29, May 27, and June 3. Turin will host Prima Persona Plurale from May 5-7, aligning with the European Day of Independent Living. On May 1, Detroit Love will take place at Link in Bologna, while the Zerodiciannove Festival is set for May 2-5 in Savona. Other events include the AngelicA festival in Bologna (May 5-30), Popsophia in Ancona (May 8-10), and Misca Festival in Catania (May 2).
Key facts
- Festa della Cultura Alpina – Alpine Culture Fest first edition in Tirano (SO) from May 1-3, 2026.
- Danza in Rete Festival ninth edition in Vicenza until May 24, 2026.
- Long Playing at Palazzo Grassi, Venice on April 29, May 27, and June 3, 2026.
- Prima Persona Plurale second edition in Turin from May 5-7, 2026.
- Detroit Love by Carl Craig at Link, Bologna on May 1, 2026.
- Popsophia 2026 in Ancona from May 8-10, directed by Lucrezia Ercoli, theme 'Melancholia'.
- Brucia Festival first edition in Savona from May 9-17, 2026, organized by Fiammiferi.
- Harmattan Togo Photo Festival first edition at Loro Milano from May 6-20, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Carl Craig
- Nicola Ratti
- Valentina Magaletti
- Francesca Marongiu
- Gaia De Megni
- Gabriele Cordì
- Gianrico Carofiglio
- Fabio Genovesi
- Lucrezia Ercoli
- Nicola Di Croce
- Francesco Bergamo
Institutions
- Palazzo Grassi
- Pinault Collection
- Università Iuav di Venezia
- SSH! Sound Studies Hub
- Polo del '900
- Open
- Link
- Zō Centro Culture Contemporanee
- Fiammiferi
- Fortezza del Priamàr
- Teatro Chiabrera
- AEdicola Lambrate
- Teatro delle Muse
- Teatro Ridotto
- Pinacoteca Comunale Podesti
- Museo Agnassan–Paul Ahyi
- Galerie Artemìs
- Jardin Edith Equagoo
- Loro Milano
- Comune di Santa Margherita Ligure
- Frame – Festival della Comunicazione
- Pastis
- Artribune
Locations
- Tirano
- Sondrio
- Italy
- Vicenza
- Venice
- Turin
- Bologna
- Savona
- Ancona
- Catania
- Milan
- Bergamo
- Santa Margherita Ligure
- Genoa
- Lomé
- Togo
- Piazza Marinoni
- ex Chiesa di S. Giacomo
- Quadrilatero Romano
- Via Conte Rosso
- Lambrate