Piazza Verdi Urban Co-Lab

Name: Fresher's Night
Start: 2026-10-03T19:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-03T19:30:00.000Z
Location: Piazza Verdi, Bologna

Piazza Verdi, Bologna

Events, culture and participation in the heart of Bologna.

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Piazza Verdi and Bologna city center during the day

Evening

After dark, Piazza Verdi finds a new rhythm.

Open calendar

An urban lab, open to the city.

Events, music, wellbeing, sport, food and ideas turn Piazza Verdi into an open, welcoming and shared space.

Culture

Wellbeing

Food

Music

Dialogue

Participation

Piazza Verdi comes alive

Events

Browse the schedule, choose what to experience this week, and find the date, time and place at a glance.

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From the square

Life in Piazza Verdi

News, voices and photographs from life in Piazza Verdi.

Journal

Latest story

News and perspectives

Interventions to increase greenery in Bologna’s historic center

news29 Jun 2026Eco dalle Città

Bologna plans to increase greenery in the historic center

The Municipality of Bologna has outlined a strategy to increase greenery in the historic center and improve urban comfort in areas most exposed to the effects of heat waves. The plan includes new trees, depaving interventions, public-space redevelopment projects and forms of…

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Your voice matters

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What future do you imagine for Piazza Verdi?

Choose the direction you would like to see grow in the square. Your vote helps shape future programs, events and activities.

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More culture and public talksTalks, presentations, dialogues, cinema, readings and cultural moments open to the city.More music and evening lifeConcerts, DJ sets, performances, jam sessions and curated evenings to experience the square after sunset.More wellbeing and sportYoga, movement, outdoor activities, wellbeing practices and moments dedicated to body and mind care.More food and convivialityFood experiences, markets, tastings, shared tables and opportunities to meet through food.More green and sustainabilityActions for a more welcoming, sustainable, shaded, clean and environmentally aware square.More civic participationWorkshops, assemblies, proposals, co-design and tools to involve citizens, students, associations and local groups.

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What would you like to see in Piazza Verdi?

Tell us what you have in mind: music, performances, talks, workshops, food experiences or community activities.

What happens next

Your input helps shape the programme.

Votes help the team understand what matters to the square. Proposals are reviewed against timing, feasibility and opportunities to collaborate.

Votes highlight priorities

Aggregate results help reveal the community’s interests and needs.

Ideas are reviewed

Each proposal is considered against the calendar, available resources and potential partners.

We follow up when an idea can move forward

If an idea could become an activity or collaboration, the team contacts the person who submitted it.

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