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Panoramic view from the San Genesio path over the city of Bolzano on a summer afternoon.In a summer music concert a trumpeter is lying on his stomach on the edge of a platform above the water and playing his trumpet.An open-air wine-tasting event in which many visitors are intent on tasting wines from various South Tyrolean wine cellars. Band of five young people playing various wind instruments on the Bolzano meadow on a summer afternoon.

Summer

Bolzano in Summer: A Succession of Music and Wine Events

Bolzano has earned a special place in the European music world, thanks to international events such as the Jazz Festival, Bolzano Danza, and the Bolzano Festival Bozen. It is from here that the summer tours of the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester start—unique opportunities for young pianists taking their first steps toward a world-class career.

During the summer, the Bolzano Tourist Board offers a variety of special offers for those attending the Jazz Festival, Bolzano Danza, and the Bolzano Festival Bozen. To fully satisfy the needs of guests, from the end of June to September, the holiday offers include discounted tickets for concerts, shows, and various events organized during these special occasions.

Bolzano, City of Wine
Good wine, a cozy atmosphere, and culinary specialties are the ingredients of the summer events featuring tastings of Bolzano's best wines. The city's producers offer unforgettable evenings.

Calici di Stelle: Local Wine at Its Best

Early August 2025

Excellent local wines, sipped in the picturesque setting of Bolzano's arcades.

Every year in August, Bolzano invites you to spend a pleasant evening discovering the city's typical wines. Via dei Portici is transformed into an atmospheric wine-tasting path, along which citizens and guests can taste the precious nectar from various wine cellars.

Calici di Stelle is also an opportunity to meet the producers in person and hear their stories. Not to be missed are the gourmet banquets with typical South Tyrolean products.

Calici di Stelle is organized by the Bolzano Tourist Board in cooperation with the producers and under the patronage of the City of Bolzano. The Bolzano Rural Bank supports the Bolzano wine events.

  

Click here to download the 2024 programme (Italian and German only)

 

Bolzano Dance

 21st July - 2nd August, 2025

Bolzano Dance is one of the highlights of the city's cultural summer. The city presents itself as a great artistic showcase with an international scope. Leading artists from the world stage, national companies, and special projects have helped the festival become an important reference point in the European dance scene over the years. Thanks to its characteristic combination of performances and training courses, the festival attracts professionals and dance enthusiasts alike, giving them an "excuse" to visit Bolzano in the middle of summer. In addition to the performance program, there are workshops for children, with special packages ranging from creative dance to flamenco and hip hop. There are also meetings with artists, long dance nights, courses for experts, and lessons in classical, modern, or Latin jazz dance.

www.tanzbozen.it

St. Magdalener Aperitivo

Early September 2025

Aperitivo lungo St. Magdalener Fresh & Cool -  St. Magdalener Hill, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Reservation required 

Tel. 0471 307000

Free Shuttle service: from Piazza Walther Platz and crossroads Via Rencio Straße / Via Untermagdalena

Bolzano Festival Bozen

Every summer, Bolzano becomes the capital of classical music, thanks to the Bolzano Festival Bozen. The next edition of the festival will be held from 5 August to 7 September, 2025.

The entire city center is the setting for the most important summer music events:

  • The concerts of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and the European Union Youth Orchestra
  • Antiqua, the Ancient Music Festival
  • The Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition and its Festival
  • The masterclasses of the Gustav Mahler Academy
  • And numerous other events...

Information and programs are available on the site: https://www.busoni-mahler.eu/festival/en/bolzano-festival-bozen-home-en/

1st Summer Edition of Books on Vacation

Piazza Walther-Platz 5th and 6th July 2024

great evenings with famous authors and their last bestseller:

Here the program.

Südtirol Jazzfestival South Tyrol

27th June - 6th July 2025

The soloists and ensembles at the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige not only venture to dizzying musical heights but quite literally ascend the “real” heights of the mountains, instruments on their backs, and entertain the public against a breathtaking Alpine backdrop.

The Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige is something of a ground-breaker: sure-footed, yet treading carefully over the “tricky” patches, the festival blazes new trails through the musical landscape, putting the mainstream jazz and concert halls of the area at risk of extinction. With contrasts and fusions in unusual concert venues and new worlds of sound, event organizers and artists follow the path less traveled in the quest for unheard-of tones and unimaginable melodies.
Hundreds of jazz artists have come to the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige over the years, including world-famous names on the international stage and aspiring young musicians from around the world.

The Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige was held for the first time in 1982 under the name “Jazz Summer,” which later became “Jazz & Other.” While in the early years the concerts were only held in Bolzano, today the festival stretches throughout all of South Tyrol and beyond.

Premieres are the rule rather than the exception, and many concerts are unique events that can only be experienced in this setting and at these South Tyrolean venues. The land becomes the stage, and jazz becomes a part of the landscape. Musicians perform in towns and on mountains, at lakes and rivers, in squares and streets, in parks, castles, hotels, and factory halls. Urban spaces, rocky mountain slopes, and mountain pastures, with culinary climaxes and mesmerizing music melting into one unique festival experience.

Information and program: www.suedtiroljazzfestival.com

FestivalMUSIC

Music genres ranging from classical music, jazz, contemporary popular music and international ethnic music; the sounds range from the bluesy sound of guitars, the delicate harmonies of the zither, the ringing notes of the trumpet to a cappella choirs. What counts is the freshness and originality of the music offered by innovative artists and groups. All in the magical and atmospheric setting of Castel Roncolo. www.klangfeste.org

Wine Event

20th June 2025, Matteotti Square

One Bolzano square, one Bolzano night, and almost 20 Bolzano winemakers. Deliciousness to taste, music, and a lot to discover!

The perfect opportunity to taste the best wines of Bolzano/Bozen, get tips from local producers, and enjoy music.. 

This is the announcement of the 2024 event on the Matteotti Square: Wine Event.

 

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