With the arrival of summer, the event that has been a fixture in Val Cavallina every August since 1993 returns: the Bum Bum Festival marks its 34th edition, offering 11 nights of completely free concerts at Parco Le Stanze, from 20 to 30 August 2026.
What began as a beer festival on a small sports field is now one of the biggest free music events in Northern Italy, having attracted over 600 artists to the stage and more than one and a half million visitors over its 34-year history. It’s a journey that has never strayed from its true essence: no tickets, no premium areas, no hidden costs. Just music, good food and the desire to get together.
PROGRAMME:
THURSDAY 20 AUGUST — 360° Urban Night
9 p.m.: Leon Faun (headliner, rap) · Sissi (soul pop hip-hop) · Ibla (folk-electronic) · Mareschi (rap from the Valley)
FRIDAY 21 AUGUST — King of Folk-Rock
9 p.m.: Bandabardò (headliner, folk rock) · Primogenito (rock singer-songwriter)
SATURDAY 22 AUGUST — Metal for Emergency
5 p.m.: Carcass (headliner, metal) · Labyrinth · Shores of Null · Never Obey Again · Embrace of Souls · Integral
SUNDAY 23 AUGUST — Friends of La Cassettina
9 p.m.: Albertino (headliner, dance) · EckyDj (electro house, hard dance, EDM) · Addiction School (hip-hop dance) · Modern Ballet (dance)
MONDAY 24 AUGUST — No Sleep Till Brooklyn
9 p.m.: Shade (headliner, rap) · Dani Faiv (rap) · Emsa (rap)
TUESDAY 25 AUGUST — Get Up, Stand Up
8.45 p.m.: Andrea Cerrato and Pietro Morello (one-man shows) · Lorenzo Bonfire (folk singer-songwriter)
WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST — Nu-Folk Swing Patchanka
9 p.m.: I Patagarri (swing folk jazz) · Gotto Esplosivo (folk rock)
THURSDAY 27 AUGUST — Hip-Hop K & Q
9 p.m.: Nitro + Live Band and Beba (headliner, rap) · Gotham La City (rap)
FRIDAY 28 AUGUST — Bum Bum Montagna Festival
6.30 p.m.: literary après-ski with Maurizio Agazzi & Yuri Parimbelli, Folkstone and The Rumpled (headliner, folk hard rock/folk rock) · Maurizio Agazzi & Yuri Parimbelli (literary après-ski)
SATURDAY 29 AUGUST — Bum Bum Punk Rock Festival
5.30 p.m.: Punkreas (headliner, punk rock ska) · Weird Bloom (glam punk rock) · Etta (punk rock, crossover) · Camilla PNK (electro-pop punk) · Cornoltis (punk rock) · Mistakes on Floor (punk rock)
SUNDAY 30 AUGUST — Freestyle & Dance Party — Grand Finale
5 p.m.: Stillhere Freestyle Battle (hip-hop);
9 p.m.: Dance Revenge (headliner, dance party) · Just Dance (dance)
Doors open every evening from 7 p.m. (earlier at weekends). Line-up and timings are subject to change: real-time updates on the official website and social media.
INFO:
– As well as the music, every evening from 7 p.m. the festival features a food court serving traditional Bergamo cuisine, with gluten-free, lactose-free, vegetarian and vegan options, and a beer bar serving locally brewed craft beers from the OTUS brewery, including non-alcoholic alternatives. Doors open at 7 p.m., concerts start at 9 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays the venue opens earlier, at 5 p.m. and 12 p.m. respectively, with the park also hosting sporting activities as part of Sport Sunday;
– In accordance with local council regulations, it is prohibited to bring glass bottles into the venue.
