The 105 Summer Festival 2026 returns to light up the Italian summer with a series of free concerts in the square, from Venice to Campania, up to a special date in Malta. Organized by Radio 105which this year celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, the festival brings to the stage dozens of artists including pop, rap and new talents from the Italian scene on which Mediaset radios, apparently, have decided to focus. All with free entry and mandatory booking on Vivaticket.
After the opening on 5 June in Venice, the next appointment is Friday 12 June in Chiavari, the first time ever for the Ligurian town, with a cast that brings together names such as Anna Tatangelo, Emis Killa, Ermal Meta, J-Ax, Fabio Rovazzi, Mr. Rain and Rocco Hunt.
105 Summer Festival 2026, the cast of Chiavari
The Chiavari stage, scheduled for Friday 12 June in Piazza San Giovanni Paolo II (Area Colmata), features a broad and transversal line up. On stage they will alternate:
- Alessandro Coli
- Anna Tatangelo
- Chiello
- Cioffi
- Emis Killa
- Ermal Meta
- Fabio Rovazzi
- Federica Abbate
- Fred De Palma
- J-Ax
- LDA & Aka 7even
- Lorenzo Salvetti
- Memes
- Midas
- Mr. Rain
- Paola Iezzi
- Rocco Hunt
- Sal Da Vinci
- Samurai Jay
- Silent Bob & Sick Budd
- Vidaloca
- Welo
The evening, which starts at 9pm (with entertainment and music starting at 8.30pm), is hosted by Manola Moslehi and Dario Spada, two of the voices of Radio 105, with Dario Micolani in the audience. Between 15,000 and 20,000 people are expected.
How to book your free ticket
The entrance to 105 Summer Festival it is free, but booking is mandatory and can be made online on the Vivaticket circuit, until seats are available. For the Chiavari date, booking is organized in two phases: first reserved for residents of the Municipality of Chiavari, then open to all. Each person can book up to a maximum of four tickets, and access to the concert area with reservation is guaranteed until 8pm, after which the remaining seats are assigned to those present on site until capacity is reached.
105 Summer Festival 2026, the cast of Venice
The opening date, Friday 5 June at Parco San Giuliano in Venice, brought together an equally rich cast: Angie, Baby K, Carl Brave, Charlotte Cardin, Clara, Cristiano Malgioglio, Toe in the sore, Enrico Nigiotti, Fabio Rovazzi, Federica Abbate, Levant, Mara Sattei, MV Killa, Nayt, Petit, Rhove, Sangiovanni, Sarah Toscano And Vidaloca.
Concert dates and information
- Friday 5 June 2026 – Venice, Parco San Giuliano
- Friday 12 June 2026 – Chiavari, Piazza San Giovanni Paolo II
- Thursday 18 June 2026 – Ferrara, Piazza Ariostea
- Friday 19 June 2026 – Ferrara, Piazza Ariostea (Radio 105 Birthday)
- Friday 3 July 2026 – Baia Domizia, Arena dei Pini
- Friday 24 July 2026 – Malta (special date)
All evenings are broadcast live on Radio 105, on digital terrestrial channel 66, on 105.net and on the Radio 105 app.
105 Summer Festival, a free summer in the square
The 105 Summer Festival it is a traveling format that every summer transforms Italian squares and parks into open-air stages, with free entry. In 2024 and 2025 it stopped in Genoa, filling Piazza della Vittoria, while the 2026 edition expands the tour touching Venice, Chiavari, Ferrara and Baia Domizia, with the special date of Malta. This year's edition coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of Radio 105, celebrated in the late evening in Ferrara, and is accompanied by the broadcaster's claim “Proud to be different”.
