| Cinema
dei Paesi Arabi |
bi-annual
film festival, January, Cineteca Comunale |
| Carneval |
a
celebration of excess before the fasting of Lent, with parades,
balls and costumes and particularly the huge feasts, February-March,
throughout the city |
| Children’s
Book Fair |
March, Bologna Fiere |
| Cinema
Ritrovato |
retrospective
film festival, April, Cineteca Comunale |
| I
Grandi Interpreti |
a
cycle of concerts, April-June, various venues |
| Bologna
Festival |
classical
music festival, May-June, various venues |
| Sintonia
d’Assoli |
a festival of jazz and contemporary music, May-July, throughout
the city |
| Bologna
Sogna Open Festival |
music, theatre, film, June-August, throughout the city |
| Made
in Bo |
outdoor pop festival, July-August, Parco Nord, Via Stalingrado
|
| Suoni
dal Mondo |
ethnic music festival, Saturdays during, November and December,
Arena del Sole |
| Motor
Show |
December, Bologna Fiere |
|
New Year’s Eve |
31st December, throughout the city |
|