Suoni 2026

From 30 August to 13 October 2026, the Suoni festival returns for its 13th edition, conceived and organised by Dry-Art ETS. This multidisciplinary festival, spread across several locations, turns music into a tool for connection, community and the care of shared public spaces, as part of the Bologna Estate 2026 programme.

Three urban venues - Salus Space, Parco della Montagnola (with Frida nel Parco) and Giardino Graziella Fava - are at the heart of a programme combining culture and social innovation. They are joined by the evocative setting of the Certosa Monumental Cemetery.

SUONI 2026 PROGRAMME

From singer-songwriter pop and world music to experimental sounds and performance cabaret, the music programme features a series of free-admission concerts.

• Sunday 30 August, 9:00 pm | Frida nel Parco (Parco della Montagnola)
  CRISTIANA VERARDO
  Singer-songwriter / Pop (with electro-acoustic influences)
  Singer-songwriter and guitarist from Salento, and winner of the Premio Bianca d'Aponte and Musicultura, Cristiana Verardo performs her third album "L'Avversaria" live as a quartet. It is an intimate and emotional work exploring vulnerability and mental health, combining the warmth of acoustic instruments with the depth of analogue synthesisers.
  Cristiana Verardo (vocals, synth), Gino Semeraro (guitar), Davide Codazzo (bass), Antonio De Donno (drums).
• Thursday 3 September, 9:00 pm | Frida nel Parco (Parco della Montagnola)
  L'ISOLA DEI CIPRESSI VIVENTI
  Electronic Singer-songwriter / Synth-pop / Electro-post-punk
  A project created by Veneto-Tuscan singer-songwriter Giovanni Fruzzetti. His live show is an intimate yet powerful journey based on the album "Elettricità", where abrasive synths, dance-oriented drum machines and essential guitar arpeggios convey both the paralysis and energy of an electric shock. The introspective performance also features unreleased songs and spontaneous creations on stage.
• Saturday 5 September, 9:00 pm | Salus Space
  COCOA THRILL
  World Music / Cumbia / Afro-funk / Tropical Groove
  An instrumental collective from Salento taking audiences on a journey through rhythms from the Global South: cumbia, afro-funk and tropical grooves enriched with touches of dub and jazz. With their debut album "Subtropical", they offer an energetic instrumental sound featuring meaningful vocal samples focused on integration and social justice.
• Friday 11 September, 9:00 pm | Salus Space
  STEFANO SALETTI & BANDA IKONA
  World Music / Mediterranean Folk / Ethnic Music
  Multi-instrumentalist Stefano Saletti presents "Mediterranima", a musical journey in search of the shared soul of the peoples of the Mediterranean. A richly evocative ensemble performance steeped in tradition, sung in Sabir, the ancient lingua franca of Mediterranean ports, and performed on traditional instruments including the Greek bouzouki, Arabic oud, Turkish saz and chitarra battente.
• Saturday 12 September, 9:00 pm | Giardino Graziella Fava
  DIMAGGIO
  Singer-songwriter Pop / Indie
  Lecce-born queer singer-songwriter Riccardo Roma, known as Dimaggio and trained at the Bergamo Conservatory, brings to the stage an emotional world suspended between exuberance and melancholy. He presents his debut EP "A me non serve niente", featuring songs that explore identity, inclusion and LGBTQIA+ rights.
• Thursday 17 September, 9:00 pm | Giardino Graziella Fava
  LE CADAVERE SQUISITE
  Glam Pop / Musical Comedy Cabaret / Synth Performance
  A Bologna-based collective of artists, actresses, comedians and performers founded in 2016. Inspired by the famous Surrealist game "Cadavre Exquis", the group deconstructs and reconstructs texts and songs through collective writing, improvisation and a distinctive comic and clown-like style. They perform songs from their musical career up to their latest EP "Disagio", in an irreverent, polyphonic and highly theatrical show.
• Friday 18 September, 9:00 pm | Salus Space
  MH DRUM N DIDGE + TIZIO BONONCINI
  Pop-Cabaret / Electro Tribal
  A double bill combining the surreal pop-cabaret of Tizio Bononcini with the ancestral and experimental vibrations of the didgeridoo and electronic drums in drummer Filippo Maccarelli's solo project, MH.
  Bologna-based singer-songwriter and musician Tizio Bononcini combines sharp lyrics with a strong theatrical flair, performing songs from his latest album "Tutto il mondo è un palcOSCENO". His pop-cabaret show blends piano, ukulele and costumes, with Filippo Maccarelli (MH) on drums. MH Drum n Didge is Maccarelli's solo project: a high-impact performance combining the ancestral sound of the didgeridoo with the energy of live drums and contemporary electronic production.
• Saturday 19 September, 9:00 pm | Giardino Graziella Fava
  TASMANIA
  Contemporary Singer-songwriter / Folk Rock
  A Verona-born singer-songwriter based in Bologna, with a strong classical and jazz background. Her music blends the tradition of Italian singer-songwriting with folk, blues and punk influences, placing intimate lyrics focused on social, environmental and emotional themes at its core.
• Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September, 7:30 pm | Giardino Graziella Fava
  PREMIO DALIA – TESTI DI DONNA (Dedicated to Graziella Fava)
  Music Competition / Singer-songwriter
  Artistic direction: Roberta Giallo & Massimiliano Martines
  A competition created to highlight the intellectual and creative contribution of women to Italian songwriting. Two live evenings - the semifinal on 25 September and the final on 26 September - feature artists and groups performing songs whose lyrics were written by women. The prize for the best lyrics written by a woman is €300 towards the production and recording of the song. With the support of Coop Alleanza 3.0. The event is part of "Il Porto Verde di Bologna", the winning project for the Porto-Saragozza district in the 2023 Participatory Budget promoted by the Municipality of Bologna and Fondazione Innovazione Urbana. The Participatory Budget is a direct-democracy tool that allows residents to develop, co-design and vote on proposals for their neighbourhood. The most popular projects and ideas are then funded and implemented.
  More information on the Dry-Art website.
• Sunday 27 September, 7:00 pm | Giardino Graziella Fava
  TIZIO BONONCINI
  Pop-Cabaret / Theatrical Singer-songwriter
  Bologna-based singer-songwriter and pianist Tizio Bononcini presents a witty and surreal show he describes as "pop-cabaret". Combining piano, ukulele, monologues and costumes, he performs songs from his latest album "Tutto il mondo è un palcOSCENO", blending sharp lyrics with a distinctive theatrical flair.

SUONI DI BASKET

• Saturday 12 September, from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Giardino Graziella Fava
  GRAZIELLA FAVA TOURNAMENT (8th edition)
  4-on-4 Basketball Tournament
  A 4-on-4 streetball tournament open to everyone, organised in collaboration with CSI Bologna. The registration fee includes a playing jersey, with final prizes in the form of Coop Alleanza 3.0 shopping vouchers.
  Registration: via DM on the Instagram profile @regazdeifava.

SUONI DI MEMORIA

• Thursday 10 September, 6:30 pm, and Tuesday 13 October, 8:30 pm | Certosa Monumental Cemetery
  SUONI DI PIETRA
  Themed guided visit (Storytelling, Song, Poetry)
  An evocative journey through history, botany and art curated by Manuela Capece. Along the route, medicinal plants and funerary monuments enter into dialogue with pop reinterpretations by singer Sandra Graniti and poetry readings by actor Massimiliano Martines.
  Information and booking: €10. Booking is mandatory via WhatsApp at 389 8284797 or by email at segreteria@dry-art.com.

This edition of the festival is entirely dedicated to the memory of Matteo Fantuzzi, a poet, cultural organiser and one of the founders of Suoni, who recently passed away. A heartfelt and fitting tribute will also take the form of a special event dedicated to him during the next edition.

Suoni is conceived and organised by Dry-Art ETS, with contributions from the Culture Departments of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Municipality of Bologna and with the support of NuovoIMAIE. The festival is organised in collaboration with Salus Space, Frida nel Parco and Chiosco Favaloso. Activities at Giardino Graziella Fava are part of the "SUONI al Porto Verde di Bologna" project (2023 Participatory Budget of the Porto-Saragozza district, promoted by the Municipality of Bologna and Fondazione Innovazione Urbana) and are supported by Coop Alleanza 3.0. Visits to the Certosa are part of the 2026 Summer Calendar curated by the Museo civico del Risorgimento - Settore Musei Civici of the Municipality of Bologna. Artistic direction: Massimiliano Martines.

Suoni 2026 venues:

• Frida nel Parco / Parco della Montagnola | via Irnerio 2/4, Bologna
• Salus Space | via Malvezza 2/2, Bologna
• Giardino Graziella Fava | via Milazzo 24 (alternative entrance from via Boldrini), Bologna
• Certosa Monumental Cemetery | via della Certosa 18, Bologna

Admission is free for concerts at Frida nel Parco / Parco della Montagnola, Salus Space and Giardino Graziella Fava. The themed guided visit at the Certosa Cemetery requires a fee and advance booking. For full details, download the SUONI 2026 programme leaflet.