Bolognalocation-guides.com - location guide to Bologna featuring Bologna Festivals information, annual festival listing for Bologna, Italy - Last updated 3/9/2010.
Bologna features a busy and noteworthy calendar of festivals, with many of the city's most popular celebrations being concerted during the summer months. Popular festivals in Bologna include the following events.
Annual Bologna Festivals
January: Film Festival, with various screenings in central Bologna, including films shown at the Cinema dei Paesi Arabi
February: Carneval, one of the most popular festivals in Bologna , featuring colourful processions, celebrations, parties and costumed entertainment
April to June: I Grandi Interpreti, with a range of outdoor concerts and musical events around Bologna city centre
May to July: Sintonia d'Assoli, modern jazz festival attracting many prominent jazz artists and musicians
June to August: Bologna Sogna Open Festival, offering concerts, films, theatrical performances and other popular events
July: Bologna Festival, with major events, concerts and celebrations held all around the city
October: Portico di Romagna, Frutti del Sottobosco, food festivals heralding the arrival of autumn and the seasonal harvests
November and December: Suoni dal Mondo, popular ethnic event