Balamondo World Music Festival: Romagna Tradition Meets Music Greats
From 10 to 12 September 2026, Piazza Cavour, Rimini's historic centre
What it is: The festival where popular music blends with the stars of international pop, rock, and jazz.
Piazza Cavour, the medieval and Renaissance heart of Rimini, will be transformed into a high-energy musical arena for three nights.
Directed by Mirko Casadei, the Balamondo Festival transcends the confines of simple Romagna liscio: it is a unique project of sonic contamination in which the Mirko Casadei POPular Folk Orchestra shares the stage with great icons of singer-songwriter music.
In 2026 the program brings to the stage:
Thursday 10 September: The extraordinary soul and jazz voice of British singer-songwriter Sarah Jane Morris .
Friday 11 September: The overwhelming, folk-rock energy of Orchestraccia .
Saturday 12 September: The irreverent, virtuosic and hilarious show of Elio e le Storie Tese .
An exhilarating, free-to-enter musical experience that brings an entire historic square to life under the stars.