Summer music festivals in Bologna 2025

With summer, Bologna fills up with live music, transforming itself into an open-air stage.

There are many music festivals scattered around the city, with a guest program ranging from international artists to up-and-coming bands. Among the most important as every year returns the Sequoie Music Park, which has already started selling tickets for its events. 

There are several free music festivals that combine music, food and community gatherings.

In this article we discover the major summer festivals that bring energy and culture to the city from June to September.

• Sequoie Music Park

Period: June 17, 2025 - July 20, 2025 

Unipol Arena hosts for the fifth consecutive year an international music festival, which for a month will transform the Caserme Rosse stage into a crossroads of international genres, voices and cultures. Among the most prominent artistic presences of this edition: Fontaines D.C., Baustelle, Lucio Corsi, Afterhours, Alice Cooper (national exclusive), Ben Harper and Anastacia.

Address: Parco delle Caserme Rosse, via di Corticella 

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• BOnsai Garden

Period: June 28-July 21 

Also at Caserme Rosse Park on Corticella Street, BOnsai returns again this year.  This summer festival is an encounter between music and nature, an intimate and evocative festival where greenery frames evenings under the stars, with artists of different genres celebrating the beauty and freedom of contemporary music. Among the best-known names on the rich schedule: FASK, Pop X, Franco126 with BNKR44 and the Finleys.

Address: Parco delle Caserme Rosse, via di Corticella 

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• BOtanique

Period: June 13-July 19  

Located in the beautiful garden next to the botanical garden of the Gardens of Via Filippo Re, it is the ideal place for those who love live music. Now in its 14th edition, it maintains its goal of promoting and enhancing access to culture.  Among the most relevant names of this edition: 99 posse, Nada, Banda Bardò, Post nebbia.

Address: Via Filippo Re, 40126 Bologna

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• Montagnola Republic

Period: May 7 - September 30, 2025

Montagnola Republic is a free festival held in Montagnola Park, in the green heart of Bologna. It offers a rich program of concerts, DJ sets, performing arts, children's workshops, stand-up comedy, theater and meetings with authors. 

Address: Montagnola Park, Via Irnerio 2/3  

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• Frida in the Park

Period: May 9 - September 28, 2025 

Frida in the Park is a cultural and social space in Montagnola Park in Bologna. It offers a rich program with free admission with concerts, DJ sets, meetings and presentations, offering a quality musical selection ranging from different genres and local and international artists.

Address: Montagnola Park, Via Irnerio 2/3 

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• DiMondi

Period: May 10-October 12, 2025

The DiMondi 2025 festival takes place as every year in Lucio Dalla Square under the Nervi Canopy. The free all-day program features events for all tastes, including sports, arts, workshops, food and music that weaves together different cultures and sounds.                 

Address: Lucio Dalla Square, Bologna

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