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The events not to be missed in June
Festivals, concerts and lots of live shows are back
With the arrival of summer, festivals also make a return to Milano with lots of concerts and an exciting line-up of great outdoor live events.
Milano è Viva is the perfect go-to programme for all the season’s shows featuring pop, electronic and classical music, theatre and dance.
June is also the month in which the city’s streets and piazzas are buzzing with colours and sounds thanks to Milano Pride that presents an extensive programme of events celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, and culminating in the Pride Parade on June 24, a mega party that traverses the city centre.
The exciting season of outdoor shows begins in June with Milano è Viva: pop, electronic and classical music concerts plus theatre and dance performances. Free tickets or reduced entry fees.
The Castello Sforzesco will be the designated venue and, every evening from June 21st to September 10th, it will host the Milano è Viva - Estate al Castello festival in the Cortile delle Armi.
Click here to check out the upcoming highlights at the Castello.
However, the Milano night sky will also be illuminated in and around the city districts which, this year, are hosting 8 Festivals in 8 different piazzas and in many other selected venues, from the Sormani library to the Fabbrica del Vapore.
Discover the full programme of Milano è Viva here.
- Music Festivals
The Music Festivals in Milano will set the summer stages ablaze with music, performances and loads of surprises. Ready to dance and sing all summer long?
Milano will offer three great dates for lovers of different musical styles: starting off with the Milano Summer Festival, followed by the I-Days indie music festival and, last but definitely not least, the Latin Festival that will, naturally, celebrate Latin American music.
The Milano Summer Festival main stage will be the SNAI San Siro Racecourse where artists of all musical genres will alternate performances from May to September, comprising rap from Lazza and Guè Pequeno, metal from the legendary Iron Maiden, and rock from Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard.
The I-Days festival is also ready to set the La Maura racecourse on fire in June and July; it boasts a great line-up of, amongst others, indie-rock band Arctic Monkeys, and Rosalìa, the Spanish artist who mixes pop sounds with flamenco.
Last but not least, from June 30th to July 29th at the Ticketmaster Arena, let yourself get carried away by the rhythm of the Latin Festival, the Latino event par excellence that celebrates its culture and music, inviting great guests of honour to the summer city party, such as J. Balvin, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Prince Royce and many others.
- The mega concerts in Piazza Duomo
The Concerto per Milano is back on Thursday, June 8th, the free open-air date with the Filarmonica della Scala.
Set against the scenographic backdrop of the Duomo, Maestro Riccardo Chailly will conduct his orchestra of 135 musicians in a tribute to the great Italian opera composers, with the exceptional participation of the acclaimed Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez who will give magnificent renditions of some of the most famous melodies of world music.
Feel like dancing and donating to charity at the same time? LOVE MI 2023 will take care of that! The mega charity concert, organized by singer and influencer Fedez together with many other famous names in Italian music, will set the stage in Piazza Duomo ablaze on June 27th. The concert line-up is yet to be revealed. Keep checking back here for all the details!
Join the big Pride Milano 2023 party that will celebrate LGBTQ+ culture in the piazzas and streets: art, dance, cinema and theatre, meetings in Pride Square (on June 22nd and 23rd, 2023) plus the Pride Parade through the city centre streets on June 24th.
