The first edition of the Bologna Portici Festival received an enthusiastic audience response. The event was promoted by the Municipality to celebrate the inscription of the Porticoes of Bologna on the UNESCO World Heritage List and boasted a program of over 60 events including dance and theater performances, concerts, shows, guided and itinerant tours and a special event created by Cesare Cremonini which illuminated the portico of San Luca.
Over 35,000 people took part in the preview weekend (26 - 28 May) and the six days of the festival (13 - 18 June), crowding the main squares of the city every evening. Around 100,000 people visited the portico of San Luca, illuminated from 19 to 25 June by the light design project which brought the lights and music of the Bolognese singer-songwriter's stage along the 3796 meters of the longest portico in the world.
View the report of the first edition of the Bologna Portici Festival