From October 16 to 18, 2026, Mantua’s historic center will host Sbrisolona & Co., a festival dedicated to the famous *sbrisolona* cake and the finest Italian pastries. Over the course of three days, the event will feature tastings, producer stalls, cooking...

On October 8, 2026, Ligabue will perform at the PalaUnical in Mantua at 9:00 PM—the only Mantua date of the “Certe Notti 2026” tour. An event-filled evening to revisit Liga’s greatest classics and celebrate one of the most significant eras of his career.

On October 1–2, 2026, Laura Pausini will perform at the PalaUnical in Mantua as part of her “Io Canto / Yo Canto World Tour 2026/2027.” This will be one of the first dates of the new world tour, with the show scheduled from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

Il Volo will be in Mantua with "Tutti per Uno", a show filled with great voices, emotion, and live arrangements, in the splendid setting of the Esedra of Palazzo Te. The dates are September 24, 26, and 27, 2026, at 9:00 PM.

Festivaletteratura 2026 will be held in Mantua from September 9th to 13th and will be a special edition, celebrating the Festival's thirtieth anniversary. For five days, the city will be enlivened by over 300 Italian and international writers, with meetings,...

On September 4, 2026, at 9:00 PM, Gianni Morandi will be at the Esedra of Palazzo Te in Mantua with the "C'era un ragazzo – Estate 2026" tour. It will be an evening dedicated to his great classics and to the 60th anniversary of "C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i...

Paolo Ruffini and the actors of the Mayor Von Frinzius Company return to the stage with the new and unmissable show Din Don Down. It will be a concentration of unscrupulous irony and brilliant improvisation, a challenge to political correctness. On the 31st of August...

Following the success of his arena tour, COEZ announces a new summer tour that will take the roman singer-songwriter to perform in the most evocative locations throughout Italy, including Palazzo Te in Mantua on the August 28th for a date of the Mantova Summer Festival.

The Fiera delle Grazie is the setting for an international street painting competition that starts on the night of August 14th. A blend of sacred and the profane, the Fiera delle Grazie is a huge open-air art workshop that is a strong traditional attraction for...

The legendary band led by virtuoso flutist Ian Anderson will bring the musical energy of their "Curiosity Tour" to the Mantua stage! Audiences at the Mantua Summer Festival are preparing to welcome a true rock icon and experience a concert that will combine the unique...

LP – Italian-American singer-songwriter and one of the most powerful and versatile voices in international music – will be in Italy with her summer tour and Mantua will host this event on the 10TH of July in Piazza Sordello! A live return eagerly awaited by her fans,...

The moment everyone has been waiting for has come: after four years of waiting, Caparezza returns live with over 20 dates, the only ones scheduled, which see him on the stages of Italy's main festivals from June to September. The artist will be in Piazza Sordello on...

Run 5.30 is the non-competitive 5 km run/walk, open to all, that takes you through the beauty of the city, in the particular and evocative atmosphere of the sunrise. The event, which receives huge support everywhere, aims to promote daily physical activity, allowing...

The contemporary circus welcomes prestigious young international companies, bringing artistic languages from various parts of the world to Mantua in an exchange that enriches the local cultural fabric.From the 5th to the 7th of June 2026.

Thematic itineraries, cultural itineraries, workshops, and meetings intertwine with concerts for an international event that brings together artists from around the world and pays homage to chamber music. From the 29th of May to the 2nd of June in Mantua, the festival...

Mantua's PalaUnical will host the spectacular DATA ZERO, a preview of Zucchero's new international tour: his unmistakable and unique voice, his rich repertoire of songs that have always thrilled and excited fans from every corner of the world, and his explosive energy...

Giovanni Vernia's new show is ready to amaze Mantua’s audiences with a truly theatrical innovation! It will be an exercise in intelligent lightness, where the artist's personal story will overlap with a hilarious journey through the clichés of these strange modern...

Following the success of their summer tour, ANGELS & DEMONS, Shiva announces their arena tour, scheduled for May 2026, which will see them return to stages throughout Italy.The tour will kick off in Mantua on the 4th of May.

From the 24th of April to the 26th Mantua's lakeside promenade will be transformed into a major street food festival with the return of the STREEAT Food Truck Festival. The event will bring dozens of mobile kitchens from all over Italy.

On the 12thof Aril at Teatro Sociale in Mantova - Filippo Caccamo, a comedian on stage, is touring Italy with the show “Fuori di tela”: a completely new show, an original, unreleased, and above all irresistibly comical project.

On the 11th and 12th of April, 2026, the historic center of Mantua will be transformed into a widespread garden for the fourth edition of the event.

- On the 24th of March 2026, at Teatro Sociale in Mantua - After 20 sold-out dates in 2025 that spanned all of Italy, Alessandro Cattelan returns to the theater with a show that engages audiences in a comical and irreverent reflection on modern times and human...

PanPers return to the stage of the Sociale in Mantua, on the 7th of March at 9 pm, with their new show entitled “Couple Therapy”.

- On the 5th of March at the Palaunical in Mantua - "E se domani...", Giorgio Panariello's show, which debuted in Italian theaters with over 40 performances in 2025, fueled by audience enthusiasm, continues in 2026.

- On the 27rd of February at Teatro Sociale - Is a one-of-a-kind show! It's not just a tavern, but a tavern with a show included. Surprise guests change every night and, between a bite and a glass of wine, perform for the theater audience, offering music and laughter...