Ferrara
Buskers Festival
August 27 - 31, 2025
38° edition
It takes place annually in August, on the streets of Ferrara, and has been a tradition since 1988.
We were the pioneers, and we have continued ever since.
Laboratories, workshops, exhibitions, talks and much more…
The Festival opens up to meetings and cultural exchanges for a 360° street experience
Daily workshops for adults and children to discover and develop new skills, from science to creative arts
Who said you can't live on music alone? Of course! If the notes are culinary: spritzes, aperitifs and street food to satisfy all the senses
From the street to the stage, the music continues all night.
It was in 1987 when a blacksmith, Stefano Bottoni, had a brilliant idea: to transform Ferrara, now a UNESCO World Heritage city, into the capital of street music
Since then, once a year, artists from every corner of the globe have flocked to the streets of his city for an open-air spectacle
Do not forget
It is the bridge that unites opposite sides of the same road, the tacit understanding between the public and its artist: the essence of busking that knows neither barriers nor fourth walls
Remember to give it the same care that was given to you