“Music, dance, books and wine: the Bolzano summer”
There are many events that mark the Bolzano summer 2024 calendar, “city of a thousand faces” capable of winning the hearts of those who choose it as their holiday destination. From June to September the city transforms into a large container of events: musical, food and wine, cultural. All not to be missed!
Food and wine and cultural events
Wine Event.
On June 21st, in Piazza Matteotti, from 7pm to 11pm, the curtain will rise on the first wine event of 2024: around twenty local wine producers will bring their labels to the square with small delicacies to taste, music and gastronomy. The right opportunity to taste the best wines in the city, get advice and spend a cheerful evening.
Books on Holiday.
On 5 and 6 July Piazza Walther, the “living room” of the city, hosts the cultural catwalk which will see famous writers present their best-sellers. A long-awaited moment of sharing and listening that echoes the winter event “Christmas of books”.
Chalices of Stars.
On August 9th, under the beautiful Porticoes, Bolzano invites you to spend as every year a pleasant evening discovering the typical wines of the city. The Porticoes are transformed into an evocative tasting route, along which citizens and guests will be able to taste the wines of the various wine cellars. Also not to be missed are the gourmet banquets with typical South Tyrolean products. “Calici di stelle” is organized by the Bolzano Tourist Board in collaboration with the producers and with the patronage of the Municipality of Bolzano. The Cassa Rurale di Bolzano supports the wine events in Bolzano. It will also be possible to skip the queue by purchasing tasting vouchers and the deposit for the glass at the office in via Alto Adige 60 or at the Infopoint in Piazza del Grano 11.
St. Magdalener Culinarium.
The St.Magdalener Culinarium returns on Friday 6 September from 6.00 pm, the long aperitif organized in the splendid scenery of the Santa Maddalena hills. Tasting, finger food and the participation of the best wineries in the city in a very suggestive location under the rows.
Dance, music and art
Bolzano Dance.
In July, dance will provide exciting and entertaining moments: in fact, from 12 to 27 July it returns Bolzano Dance, one of the highlights of the city’s cultural summer. The city presents itself as a great artistic showcase with an international scope on stage performers and leading authors on the world scene, national companies and special projects which have allowed the event to become an important point of reference in the panorama of European dance over the years. Thanks to its combination that has always characterized it – shows on the one hand, training courses on the other – the festival is attended by professionals and enthusiasts of every dance style, who thus find one more reason to reach Bolzano in the height of summer . The program of shows is accompanied by workshops ranging from creative dance to flamenco, from Latin jazz to hip hop to tap dance, from classical to modern dance, as well as meetings with international artists, yoga courses, pilates and long nights of dancing. www.bolzanodanza.it
Bolzano Festival Bozen.
It will be on stage from 30 July to 10 September Bolzano Festival Bozenthe event that transforms the South Tyrolean capital into the capital of classical music. For over a month, the entire city center (and beyond) will be the setting for the most significant summer music festivals intertwining the concerts of youth orchestras led by the champions of the podium with the musical culture of Bolzano: concerts by the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and the European Union Youth Orchestra; Antiqua, the Ancient Music festival; the advanced courses of the Gustav Mahler Academy; The Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition accompanied by its Festival, to date unquestionably one of the longest-running and influential events on the international music scene which intends to create and develop a real meeting platform between masters and young people, between renowned pianists and new talents, new concert formats, open workshops to the public, film screenings and co-production projects with other cultural institutions. Don’t miss the appointment with Filippo Gorini’s piano concert on Friday 23 August, from 9.30 to 11.00 and from 19.00 to 20.00. The young pianist will be ready to perform in a completely extraordinary place: the Renon cable car. Traveling together with the passengers, suspended above the Bolzano basin, Gorini will perform extracts from sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert, a selection of works by Bach-Busoni and a selection of pieces by Kurtág.
Entrance is included in the cable car ticket. https://www.
Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige.
It returns from June 28th to July 7th the most exclusive jazz music festival in South Tyrol which brings together hundreds of artists – from the most prestigious names on the international scene to young talents – arriving from all over the world. For the musicians and groups who participate, playing does not only mean reaching daring musical peaks but also climbing them in the true sense of the word, carrying the instruments on their shoulders to give life to high altitude concerts in extraordinary landscape contexts. During the Festival, an entire region is therefore transformed into a stage, and jazz music becomes an integral part of the landscape. The notes resonate in cities and valleys, in the mountains and plains, on the banks of rivers and lakes, in squares and streets, parks and castles, hotels and industrial plants. Urban and rural environments, rocky walls and mountain huts, culinary excellence and captivating music make the South Tyrolean event a unique event. https://www.
MUSICAL parties
Always different as usual, the MUSICAL parties are back again this summer in the beautiful locations of Castel Roncolo and Castelbello Castle. For 21 years now the goal has always been the same: to propose new and fresh music from different genres, offer the best in music with a pinch of entertainment. This will be the winning mix for engaging summer evenings in the particular atmosphere of a castle. From flamenco guitars to Cuban vocal music, from the wild pop interpretations of a classic string quartet to brass instruments from Austria and Mexico to experimental strings. Pure variety! www.klangfeste.org
