Summer 2024 Festival Guide: 17 Cultural Events Across Italy
The summer festival season in Italy for 2024 includes 17 events spanning from late May to August, showcasing a blend of contemporary art, music, theater, and cultural heritage. Notable highlights are: the Festival dei Matti in Venice (May 30–June 2), organized by Anna Poma; the Polifonic Festival in Milan (May 31–June 2); and Rizomatica in Matera (until June 18). Other significant events include Elementi in Emilia-Romagna (June 2–August 14), Between Land And Sea BLAS in Palermo (until June 9), and the Late Spring Music Festival at Reggia di Venaria (May 30–June 2). Many of these festivals are either free or require tickets.
Key facts
- 17 festivals across Italy from late May to August 2024
- Festival dei Matti in Venice marks 14th edition and Franco Basaglia centenary
- Polifonic Festival moves to Milan's Sarpi design district
- Rizomatica uses unconventional spaces in Matera and Basilicata
- Elementi offers 14 free site-specific performances in Emilia-Romagna
- Between Land And Sea BLAS focuses on decolonization and climate
- Late Spring Music Festival features cellist Claudio Pasceri
- Torino Jazz Festival Piemonte spans 16 towns with 26 concerts
- Torino Fringe Festival presents 154 performances in 16 venues
- BorghilentiFestival is a new territorial regeneration event
- Barocco e Neobarocco returns to Ragusa Ibla for fourth edition
- Attraversamenti combines performance and archaeology at Appia Antica
- La Festa del Rinascimento in Acquasparta celebrates 25th edition
- Tutta BASE at BASE Milano is a 36-hour marathon on the body
- Sequoie Music Park in Bologna features international headliners
- OGR Sonic City includes Dogstar with Keanu Reeves and Tom Morello
- Holi Dance Festival tours Turin, Milan, and Naples
- La Grande invasione expands to Aosta for first time
Entities
Artists
- Anna Poma
- Somne
- Tomás Saraceno
- Claudio Pasceri
- Stefano Zenni
- Fulvio Albano
- Diego Borotti
- Marco Cassini
- Gianmario Pilo
- Marianna Doria
- Ludovica Giovine
- Federico Cesi
- Omar Apollo
- Keanu Reeves
- Tom Morello
- The Hives
- Glen Hansard
- James Arthur
- Mogwai
- Salmo
- Noyz Narcos
- Cat Power
- Take That
- Elio e le Storie Tese
- Nick Mason
- Mahmood
- Fulminacci
- Blue
- Kool & The Gang
- Franco Basaglia
- Fabio Boasi
- Alessio Boasi
Institutions
- Fondazione Matera – Basilicata 2019
- Marea Art Project
- Fondazione Studio Rizoma
- Reggia di Venaria
- Fondazione per la Cultura Torino
- Torino Jazz Festival
- Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo
- Consorzio Piemonte Jazz
- Comune di Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda
- Politecnico di Milano
- Ministero della Cultura
- Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica
- Rete dei Teatri di Pietra
- BASE Milano
- Fondazione Reverse
- Città di Nichelino
- Sistema Cultura Nichelino
- OGR Torino
- Unconventional Events
- ADI Design Museum
- Magma
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Milan
- Matera
- Basilicata
- Emilia-Romagna
- Palermo
- Reggia di Venaria
- Turin
- Piedmont
- Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda
- Lodi
- Ragusa Ibla
- Rome
- Acquasparta
- Terni
- Umbria
- Bologna
- Ivrea
- Aosta
- Valle d'Itria
- Puglia
- Cervia
- Milano Marittima
- Faenza
- Lugo di Romagna
- Parco delle Caserme Rosse
- Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
- Nichelino
- Naples
- WhiteMoon
- Carroponte
- Arenile di Bagnoli