Things to do in Bologna, today and this weekend
What's on in Bologna and its province, today, tonight and this weekend: talks & culture, dinners & aperitivo, concerts & live music, shows & theatre, town festivals & fairs and guided tours. Pick one and go with other people.
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The places where things happen: clubs, bars, sports centres, theatres and squares. Each with its own dates.
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Upcoming events
Saturday 26 September at 07:00 · Insolita Itinera, Bologna 📚Ecuagenera parteciperà a OrchiBo 2026 Edition
Saturday 26 September at 10:00 · Via Giulio Cesare Pupilli, 1, 40136 Bologna BO, Italia, Bologna 🎨Marché Matinée - New Edition 26-27 Settembre 2026
Saturday 26 September at 10:00 · Salotto Boschi, Bologna 📚GroupBoxing® Certification - Bologna
Saturday 26 September at 11:00 · FitActive (Bologna via Friuli), Bologna 🎉Comunella Market da TEST - Nuovo Prototipo Urbano!
Saturday 26 September at 11:30 · TEST - Nuovo Prototipo Urbano, Bologna 📚Iris & Utku Küley - workshop + esibizione a Bologna
Saturday 26 September at 15:00 · Via I. Andreini 18, 40138 Bologna, Italy, Bologna 🏸Padel: mancano 2 giocatori (competitiva)
Sunday 27 September at 08:30 · Country Club Racket World, Via Gozzadini 8, 40055 Villanova 💪Swap Party Sportivo - Giardini Margherita - Bologna
Sunday 27 September at 10:00 · Giardini Margherita, Bologna 💪IBenefit Open Training - Allenamento Gratuito - Aperto a tutti
Sunday 27 September at 10:00 · Giardini Margherita, Bologna 📚OFFICINA DELLE IDEE | Laboratorio | 6+ | Bambini accompagnati
Sunday 27 September at 10:00 · Chiostro | Arena del Sole, Bologna 🏸Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (competitiva)
From 27 September to 1 October, 3 dates · BOLOGNA PADEL, Via Lame, 298, 40013 Torre Verde 🏸Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (amichevole)
Sunday 27 September at 11:00 · Country Club CASTEL MAGGIORE, Via Vancini 5 , 40013 Castel Maggiore 📚MATERIALI PER IL FUTURO: SFIDE DI PROGETTAZIONE SOSTENIBILE
Sunday 27 September at 14:30 · Sala dei Quadri | Arena del Sole, Bologna 📚Connessioni interculturali: una speranza di pace – Area Kids
Sunday 27 September at 15:00 · Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna 🍽️Aperitivo da Pasticceria Santo Stefano: 2 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 15:00 · Pasticceria Santo Stefano, Bologna 🏺Laboratorio di Ricamo - Comunella Market X TEST
Sunday 27 September at 15:00 · TEST - Nuovo Prototipo Urbano, Bologna 🍽️Cena da Velluto Botanique Eclectique: 5 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 15:00 · Velluto Botanique Eclectique, Bologna 🍽️Aperitivo con dj set 🎉 da Eden Restaurant: 9 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 15:30 · Eden Restaurant, Casalecchio di Reno 🍽️PAINT&SIP - Artistic Aperitivo | Ostello Bello Bologna
From 27 September to 4 October, 2 dates · Ostello Bello Bologna, Bologna 🏛️Bologna Sotterranea: Il Rifugio Vittorio Putti
Sunday 27 September at 16:00 · Bologna (BO), Bologna 🎲BURRACO E BIRRETTE | Ostello Bello Bologna
Sunday 27 September at 16:00 · Ostello Bello Bologna, Bologna 🏸Padel: mancano 2 giocatori (competitiva)
From 27 September to 29 September, 2 dates · City Padel Bologna, Via Alberto Calda 2, 40135 Bologna 🎭UN GIOCO ELEMENTARE! Chimica Sow | 6+ | Bambini accompagnati
Sunday 27 September at 16:30 · Sala Thierry Salmon | Arena del Sole, Bologna 🍽️Aperitivo da Ripasso: 5 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 16:30 · Ripasso, Bologna 🏸Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (competitiva)
Sunday 27 September at 17:00 · Tennis Park SSD arl, Via Fratelli Canova, 51 , 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena 🌙Reading Party Bologna: domenica 27 settembre
Sunday 27 September at 17:00 · The Social Hub Bologna 🍽️Cena da Trattoria Bolognese: 8 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 17:00 · Trattoria Bolognese, Bologna 🎸Candlelight: Tributo a Cremonini
Sunday 27 September at 17:30 · Oratorio di San Filippo Neri, Bologna 🍽️Cena da Al Cuntadein: 7 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 17:30 · Al Cuntadein, Sesto 🍽️Cena da i Principi: 10 posti liberi
Sunday 27 September at 18:00 · i Principi, Bologna
Frequently asked questions
What to do in Bologna this weekend?
This weekend in Bologna and its province there are 65 events on anyplans: Swap Party Sportivo - Giardini Margherita - Bologna (27 September), IBenefit Open Training - Allenamento Gratuito - Aperto a tutti (Bologna, 27 September), OFFICINA DELLE IDEE | Laboratorio | 6+ | Bambini accompagnati (Bologna, 27 September), Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (competitiva) (Bologna, 27 September), Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (amichevole) (Bologna, 27 September) and MATERIALI PER IL FUTURO: SFIDE DI PROGETTAZIONE SOSTENIBILE (Bologna, 27 September) and more. The full dates are in the list above.
What's on in Bologna today and tonight?
Today, 27 September 2026, in Bologna and its province there are 32 events on anyplans: Padel: mancano 2 giocatori (competitiva) in Bologna, Swap Party Sportivo - Giardini Margherita - Bologna, IBenefit Open Training - Allenamento Gratuito - Aperto a tutti in Bologna, OFFICINA DELLE IDEE | Laboratorio | 6+ | Bambini accompagnati in Bologna, Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (competitiva) in Bologna and Padel: mancano 3 giocatori (amichevole) in Bologna.
What kind of events are there in Bologna on anyplans?
Talks & culture, dinners & aperitivo, concerts & live music, shows & theatre, town festivals & fairs, guided tours, padel and painting & art. Right now 513 events are scheduled, collected every day from the organisers, the town councils and the platforms where they are announced.
Are the events in Bologna on anyplans free?
458 of the 513 upcoming events are free. When there is a ticket or a fee, the price is on the event's page. Signing up on anyplans is free and only needs your email; you must be 18 or older.
I'm a tourist in Bologna: can I join?
Yes: run clubs, walks, festivals and dinners are open to everyone, for one evening too. Most descriptions are in Italian because the organisers write them, but times, places and prices are on every page in English, and you can see who else is going before you show up.