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Stralunà Festival

Name: Stralunà Festival
Start: 2026-09-19
End: 2026-09-19
Location: Piacenza

Stralunà Festival is a street theatre and contemporary circus event held in the historic center of Piacenza, Italy. Organized by Manicomics Teatro, the festival features free public performances including stilt-walking, clowning, and pyrotechnic displays. Scheduled for September 19, 2026, the 6th edition of the festival transforms the city’s squares and streets into a festive stage for surreal and poetic theatrical arts.

Date: Sep 19, 2026
Location: Piacenza
Status: Recently ended

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Event summary

Highlights

Stilt-walking parade by Corona Events starting at Piazza Duomo
Pyrotechnic 'Fuoco' show by Compagnia dei Folli
Free public performances across various city squares
Contemporary circus and comic musical theatre for all ages

The Stralunà Festival brings a diverse range of performing arts to the streets of Piacenza, blending Italian street theatre traditions with contemporary circus techniques. Organized by Manicomics Teatro, the event emphasizes a "stralunato" (moonstruck) atmosphere—a dialect term referring to being strangely creative—featuring a mix of comic, poetic, and surreal performances. Events are free to the public and designed for all ages, supported by regional and national cultural foundations including the Ministry of Culture.

The festival program begins in the late afternoon at Piazza Duomo with stilt-walking performances by Corona Events, which parade through via XX Settembre toward Piazza Cavalli and Piazza dei Mercanti. Following an evening break, the festivities continue with illuminated displays on Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The night concludes with a grand pyrotechnic and ritualistic performance by Compagnia dei Folli, merging medieval traditions with new circus arts in a display of light and fire.

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