Events in Bologna — October 2026

October 2026: events in Bologna.

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22 events are listed in Bologna. These are the ones we'd start with.

Concert hall with an orchestra platform as the audience arrives — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Hans Zimmer by Ensemble Symphony Orchestra

Teatro Europauditorium · Bologna

From €47

Sat, Oct 17

The Strokes - Reality Awaits

Unipol Arena · Bologna

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Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Eleazaro Rossi - KAMIKAZE

Teatro Duse Bologna · Bologna

From €26

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

Ryan Adams

Teatro Celebrazioni · Bologna

From €52

Thu, Oct 22

Temples

Locomotiv Club · Bologna

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Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

Fiorella Mannoia

Teatro Europauditorium · Bologna

From €49

Silhouetted cyclist on an empty coastal road at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Bologna vs Inter Milan

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara · Bologna

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Sat, Oct 17

The Strokes - Reality Awaits

Unipol Arena · Bologna

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Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Giuseppe Ninno Citofonare Casa Imbarazzi · Oct 17

Teatro Duse · Bologna

From €30

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Roby - Jenny - Lorenzist

Teatro Celebrazioni · Bologna

From €37

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Giuseppe Ninno Citofonare Casa Imbarazzi · Oct 18

Teatro Duse · Bologna

From €30

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Brunori Sas

Teatro Europauditorium · Bologna

From €39

Dancers in sparkling gold costumes in a chorus line on a pink-lit stage, seen from the audience — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Eleazaro Rossi - KAMIKAZE

Teatro Duse Bologna · Bologna

From €26

Tue, Oct 20

FABIO DE LUIGI - BIOL - In Carne e Ossa Tour

Teatro Duse - Bologna · Bologna

From €46

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

Fiorella Mannoia · Oct 21

Teatro Europauditorium · Bologna

From €49

Thu, Oct 22

Fiorella Mannoia · Oct 22

Teatro Europauditorium · Bologna

From €49

Thu, Oct 22

Temples

Locomotiv Club · Bologna

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Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Le opere complete di Shakespeare in 90

Teatro Dehon · Bologna

From €32

Orchestra on a tiny lit stage seen from the back of a steep balcony — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Hans Zimmer by Ensemble Symphony Orchestra

Teatro Europauditorium · Bologna

From €47

Three panel speakers seen from behind at a draped table facing a packed theatre audience under bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

The Selecter

Estragon · Bologna

From €35

Sat, Oct 24

POOH60 - La Nostra Storia - Notte A Sorpresa

Unipol Arena · Bologna

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Visitors walking through a museum hall lit around white marble statues — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26

Sounds of Legends - La Musica da Oscar di Hans Zimmer

Teatro Duse Bologna · Bologna

From €27

Tue, Oct 27

Willie Peyote - Club Tour 2026

Estragon · Bologna

From €37

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Willie Peyote

Estragon · Bologna

From €37

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

Ryan Adams

Teatro Celebrazioni · Bologna

From €52

Lone reader seen from behind standing in a grand oak library reading room with green banker lamps on long tables — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

FINK

Locomotiv Club - Ingresso riservato ai Soci AICS · Bologna

From €35

Thu, Oct 29

Niall Horan: Dinner Party Live On Tour

Unipol Arena · Bologna

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Cyclist seen from behind riding a coastal road beside the sea at sunset — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

Bologna vs AC Monza

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara · Bologna

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