Things worth doing in Brescia in summertime

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Summertime in Brescia is synonymous with culture, fun and… endless surprises! Music, theater, dance, guided tours, open-air cinema, and taste&food experiences: until September many events are scheduled that liven up the city and the most beautiful urban parks.

Are you ready to experience Brescia in summertime? While waiting to find out the complete schedule, here are the first events not to be missed!

1. Music: the great protagonist of summertime in Brescia

Throughout the summer, many reviews and festivals are scheduled: music lights up the season in Brescia with concerts for all tastes and ages!

Brescia Summer Music awaits you between Campo Marte and Piazza Loggia, featuring the best stars of Italian and international music and the most famous new faces of pop music.

And that’s not all! Every summer many other events are scheduled to liven up the city, like GRANDEBRIXIA, the review by Teatro Grande at the Roman Theater, Festa dell’Opera and La Strada XL Festival. Are you ready to be captured by the sound of music?

2. A dive into the culture and the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Brescia

What better way to savor the history and culture of old Brixia than by immersing yourself in the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the city?

From a stop to discover Roman Brescia with the Capitolium, the Winged Victory and the ancient Roman Basilica to a visit to the treasures of the Santa Giulia Museum, the cultural summer in Brescia is full of exhibitions and initiatives. For the complete list and all details, visit the Fondazione Brescia Musei website.

The Viridarium Park inside the Santa Giulia Museum complex lights up every summer thanks to “L’Eden d’estate. Il cinema al Museo“: get ready to relish cinema under the open sky! Check out the schedule and come enjoy your favorite movies in an exceptional setting!

3. Teatro Grande: special openings

A summer full of initiatives and guided tours to one of the most important cultural sites in Brescia, thanks to the Teatro Grande Foundation!

Teatro Grande allows visitors to admire the “Ridotto” and the wonderful frescoes of one of the city’s most striking 18^th-century jewels for free, or experience guided tours for a fee to discover the Sala Grande with its history. The Teatro Grande Foundation offers these initiatives and much more every summer!

Click here for all details and updates.

4. Summer in the castle

Every summer the city comes alive with We Love Castello and its rich schedule of food&wine events, concerts, guided tours, educational games for families in the extraordinary setting of the Castle of Brescia!

Numerous activities and events will light up the summer:

• Belvedere 030, the FoodTruck Villageof Piazzale della Locomotiva;
• the large event areawith dozens of shows, festivals, and concerts throughout the season at the Bastione di San Marco;
• a continuous succession of “festivals within the festival” with many proposals for everyone.

5. The best international photographers on stage with Brescia Photo Festival

Immerse yourself in the evocative images of the most important photographers in the world with Brescia Photo Festival!

Maria Vittoria Backhaus – Milan, 1978

Organized by the Municipality of Brescia and the Brescia Musei Foundation, in collaboration with the Cavallerizza – Centro della Fotografia Italiana and the curatorship of Roberto Corsini, each year the masterpieces of the best-known names on the contemporary photography scene converge on the city, in a compelling succession of exhibitions hosted in some of the city’s most beautiful locations.

6. Tasty breaks in amazing locations

Inside the Santa Giulia Museum complex, at the Viridarium Park, a new food and drink space is set every summer!

L’eden d’estate. Il cinema al museo. Viridarium Park. Brescia 06/18/2021 Ph. Christian Penocchio

Thanks to “Stasera? Museo! Food & drinks, cinema cultura”, the Viridarium museum terrace becomes the perfect location to enjoy an aperitif immersed in the history of our city. More info on 2025 openings coming soon.

And what about the Castle of Brescia? All summer long with Belvedere 030, the FoodTruck Village of Piazzale della Locomotiva, you have the chance to spend an evening cherishing the city from the top. Discover all the details about Belvedere 030!

7. Nightlife in Brescia

Aperitifs with friends, dinners where typical flavors and a glass of the best local wines go hand in hand, evening walks in the most beautiful city streets, night-time entertainment in the squares with music and drinks.

Piazzale Arnaldo and the Carmine district are the places to be if you want to have fun while sipping a drink and enjoying the unstoppable sound of music.

Let the nightlife in Brescia charm you!

8. Things worth doing in Brescia in summertime: other events

Among other events that usually take place in summer, these are worth noting:

• Theatrical Season of Teatro Grande
• Festival LeXGiornate
• Visits to Palazzo Tosio