Abruzzi | |
| Estadanze | Dance | |
| Pescara Jazz Festival | Music | July 13 - 19, 2009 |
Abruzzo |  |
| Green Hills Blues Fest | Music | July 16 - 19, 2009 |
Apulia | |
| Festival of the Itria Valley (Valle d'Itria Festival) | Drama, Music | July 16 - August 5, 2009 |
Basilicata | |
| Pollino Music Festival | Music | August 6 - 9, 2009 |
Calabria | |
| Dance in Italy! | Dance | June 28 - July 11, 2009 |
Campania | |
| Amalfi Coast Music Festival | Music | July 1 - 26, 2009 |
| Eruptions Festival of Theatre Art (Eruzioni Festival d'Arte Teatrale) | Drama | September 14 - 20, 2009 |
Emilia Romagna | |
| Dance Grand Prix Italia | Dance | June 24 - 27, 2010 |
Emilia-Romagna | |
| Danza Urbana | Dance | September 7 - 13, 2009 |
| Ferrara Buskers Festival | Music | August 21 - 30, 2009 |
| Ferrara Musica | Music | October 16, 2009 - May 18, 2010 |
| Festival Chitarristico Internazionale Luigi Legnani | Music | April 11 - May 22, 2010 |
| Independent Days Music Festival | Music | August 30, 2009 |
| Malatesta Nights (Festival delle Notti Malatestiane) | Music | June 17 - July 10, 2009 |
| Modena International Military Tattoo (Festival Internazionale Bande Militari) | Music | July 6 - 10, 2010 |
| Mutinies Festival (Festival Ammutinamenti) | Dance | September 5 - 23, 2009 |
| Porretta Sweet Soul Music Festival | Music | July 23 - 26, 2009 |
| Ravenna Festival | Music | June 14 - July 18, 2009 |
| Reggio Parma Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 1 - November 24, 2009 |
| Santarcangelo Theatre Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | July 3 - 12, 2009 |
Friuli-Venezia | |
| International Diatonic Accordion Competiton (Concorso Internazionale Armonica Diatonica) | Music | September 27 - 28, 2008 |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Folkest Folk Festival | Dance, Music | July 2 - 22, 2009 |
| Incontri Internazionali con la Musica Contemporanea | Music | November 6 - 29, 2006 |
| Trieste Operetta Festival (Il Festival Internazionale dell'Operetta) | Drama, Music | November 18, 2009 - June 12, 2010 |
Lazio | |
| Baia Domizia Blues and Sand Festival | Music | July 22 - August 31, 2009 |
| El Folklore Internacional Storici Sbandieratori i delle Contrade di Cori | Dance, Music | TBD |
| Festival Chitarristico Internazionale | Music | May 19 - 29, 2009 |
| Festival Musicale delle Nazioni | Music | June 5 - September 27, 2009 |
| Fiesta - Festival Internazionale di Musica e Cultura Latino-Americana di Roma | Music | June 18 - September 12, 2009 |
| International Church Music Festival | Music | May 21 - June 1, 2010 |
| International Festival of Sacred Music and Art (Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra) | Music | November 18 - 22, 2009 |
| International Urban Theatre Festival (Festival Internazionale del Teatro Urbano) | Drama | September 11 - 13, 2009 |
| May Day Musical (Primo Maggio) | Music | May 1, 2010 |
| New Opera Festival di Roma | Drama, Music | July 1 - 27, 2009 |
| Roma Gospel Festival | Music | December 20 - 31, 2008 |
| Roma Tango Meeting | Dance | June 25 - 28, 2009 |
| Romaeuropa Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | September 23 - December 2, 2009 |
| Romarock | Music | June 27 - July 24, 2009 |
| Rome Jazz Festival | Music | November 8 - 30, 2009 |
| Rome Summer Festival (Estate Romana Festival) | Music | September 19, 2009 |
| Tuscia Operafestival | Drama, Music | July 10 - August 15, 2009 |
| Tuscia Rock | Music | July 21 - 24, 2009 |
Liguria | |
| Chamber Music Festival (Internazionale Musica da Camera) | Music | July 4 - August 25, 2009 |
| Festival di Sanremo | Music | February 17 - 21, 2009 |
| Prototipo Festival | Dance | August 18 - September 12, 2009 |
| Urban Bodies International Festival of Dance in Urban Landscape (Corpi Urbani) | Dance | September 7 - 12, 2009 |
Lombardy | |
| Brianza Open Jazz Festival | Music | June 25 - July 28, 2009 |
| highSCORE | Music | July 14 - 26, 2010 |
| International Dance Competition (Concorso Internazionale Danza) | Dance | March 5 - 7, 2010 |
| International Piano Competition Ferruccio Busoni (Festival Pianistico Internazionale) | Music | April 9 - June 12, 2010 |
| Lago di Garda Music Festival | Music | October 14 - 18, 2010 |
| Salsa World Meeting | Dance | January 22 - 24, 2010 |
| Short Formats - Internazionale della Nuova Danza | Dance | November 6 - 15, 2007 |
| soundSCAPE | Music | July 14 - 25, 2010 |
Marche | |
| Macerata Opera Festival | Drama, Music | |
| Rossini Opera Festival | Drama, Music | August 9 - 20, 2009 |
| Sferisterio Opera Festival | Drama, Music | July 23 - August 9, 2009 |
Molise | |
| Two Shores of the Sea (Due Sponde un Mare - Festival Culturale del Mare Adriatico) | Dance, Drama, Music | April 24 - May 2, 2009 |
Piedmont | |
| Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica Michele Pittaluga | Music | September 21 - 26, 2009 |
| Festival Internazionale del Teatro di Strada di Torino | Dance, Drama, Music | May 21 - 28, 2009 |
| Folkermesse | Music | June 13 - September 27, 2008 |
| Il Gioco del Teatro | Drama | April 9 - 25, 2010 |
| INSOLITI - Festival of Contemporary Dance (INSOLITI - Festival Internazionale della nuova danza) | Dance | October 10 - 12, 2008 |
| International Puppet and Figures Festival ("Arrivano dal Mare" Festival Internazionale dei Burattini e delle Figure) | Drama | May 7 - 11, 2009 |
| Internazionale Stresa Festival - Settimane Musicali di Stresa e del Lago Maggiore | Music | August 1 - September 5, 2009 |
| Music in September (Settembre Musica) | Music | September 3 - 24, 2009 |
| Theatre at Court (Teatro a Corte) | Drama | July 10 - 26, 2009 |
| Torino Tango Festival | Dance | April 1 - 5, 2010 |
Reggio Calabria | |
| Festival CATONAteatro | Drama | July 19 - August 22, 2009 |
| Roccella Jonica Jazz Festival | Music | August 12 - 22, 2009 |
Sardina | |
| Narcao Blues Festival | Music | July 22 - 25, 2009 |
Sardinia | |
| Animar - International Theatre Festival of Animation in the Mediterranean | Drama | July 19 - 27, 2008 |
| Dance World Cup | Dance | June 30 - July 4, 2010 |
| Festival Alguer | Drama, Music | August 1 - September 4, 2009 |
| Jazz in Sardegna | Music | November 20 - 22, 2009 |
Sicily | |
| Verdura Festival (Festival di Verdura) | Dance, Music | July 2 - 29, 2006 |
Tuscany | |
| Barga Jazz | Music | July 24 - August 16, 2009 |
| Carnevale de Viareggio | Dance, Music | February 7, 14, 16, 21, 2010 |
| Encounter in the Land of Siena (Incontri in Terra di Siena) | Music | July 23 - 31, 2010 |
| Estate Musicale Chigiana | Music | July 20 - August 26, 2009 |
| Fabbrica Europa | Dance, Drama, Music | May 6 - 25, 2010 |
| Festival Brezice Group Festival of Early Music (Seviqc Brežice) | Music | June 30 - August 30, 2009 |
| Festival Puccini (Festival Pucciniano) | Drama, Music | July 10 - August 23, 2009 |
| Florence Dance Festival | Dance | July 8 - 20, 2009 |
| Italia Wave Love Festival | Drama, Music | July 15 - 18, 2010 |
| Mediterranean Jazz Festival Elba (Concorso Mediterraneo Jazz Festival Isola d'Elba) | Music | June 24 - July 5, 2009 |
| Music of the People (Musica dei Popoli) | Music | October 3 - 30, 2009 |
| Opera Barga | Drama, Music | July 28 - 31, 2009 |
| Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca | Drama, Music | June 2010 (TBC) |
| Pistoia Blues | Music | July 2 - 5, 2009 |
| Settimana Musicale Senese | Music | July 9 - 17, 2009 |
| Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino | Drama, Music | April 29 - June 22, 2010 |
| Torrita Blues Festival | Music | June 26 - 27, 2009 |
| Toscana Music Festival | Music | March 26 - 30, 2010 |
| Toscana Opera Festival | Drama, Music | July 23 - August 14, 2009 |
| Tuscan Sun Festival (Festival del Sole) | Music | August 3 - 9, 2009 |
| Versiliana Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | August 26 - 30, 2009 |
Umbria | |
| Agosto Montefalchese | Music | August 1 - 19, 2009 |
| Baroque Signs Festival (Festival Segni Barocchi) | Dance, Drama, Music | August 29 - September 20, 2009 |
| Cantamaggio Ternano | Drama, Music | April 30 - May 18, 2009 |
| Es.terni Festival - International Festival of Contemporary Creation | Dance, Drama | September 18 - 26, 2009 |
| Festival of Nations (Festival Nazioni) | Music | August 26 - September 5, 2009 |
| International Theater and Street Festival (Festival Internazionale del teatro di strada) | Drama | September 4 - 6, 2009 |
| La MaMa International Symposium for Directors | Drama | July 17 - August 7, 2010 |
| Spoleto Festival - Festival dei Due Mondi | Dance, Drama, Music | June 26 - July 12, 2009 |
| Terni in Jazz | Music | January 25 - March 12, 2010 |
| Todi Arte Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | September 6 - 13, 2009 |
| Trasimeno Blues | Music | July 23 - August 2, 2009 |
| Umbria Jazz Summer | Music | July 11 - 19, 2009 |
| Umbria Jazz Winter | Music | December 30, 2009 – January 3, 2010 |
| Umbria Sacred Music (Sagra Musicale Umbria) | Music | September 12 - 25, 2009 |
| Zipfest | Dance | June 23 - 25, 2009 |
Veneto | |
| 00 Zero Zero Jazz Fest | Music | April 11 - 13, 2008 |
| Carnival of Venice (Carnevale Venzia) | Dance, Drama, Music | February 6 - 11, 2010 |
| Festival Chitarristico Internazionale delle due Citta | Music | May 19 - 29, 2009 |
| International Competition for Children’s Choir “Il Garda in Coro” | Music | April 20 - 24, 2010 |
| International Festival "Abano Danza" (Festival Internazionale Abano Danza) | Dance | April 30 - August 6, 2009 |
| International Festival of Children and Youth Groups Competitions | Music | June 30 - August 19, 2010 |
| Masterplayers International Music Competition | Music | September 18 - 29, 2009 |
| National Theatre Festival for Children (Festival Nazionale del Teatro per i Ragazzi) | Drama | September 26 - November 29, 2009 |
| Opera in the Arena (Arena di Verona Opera Festival) | Dance, Drama, Music | June 19 - August 30, 2009 |
| Sacred Music Festival (Festival Musica Sacra) | Music | May 13 - 17, 2010 |
| Soave Guitar Festival | Music | April 30 - May 2, 2010 |
| Venezia Suona | Music | July 11, 2009 |
| Venice Biennial (La Biennale di Venezia) | Dance, Drama, Music | May 26 - November 21, 2010 |
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