Porretta Soul Festival 2026: the full program and what’s new
The program for the 38th edition of the Porretta Soul Festival is complete! Four evenings at Rufus Thomas Park...
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Artists on Stage
In association with:
National Italian American Foundation
House Band 2026:
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band
In association with:
American Consulate in Florence
House Band 2025:
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band
In association with:
National Italian American Foundation
In association with:
American Consulate in Florence
In association with:
National Italian American Foundation
House Band 2025:
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band
In association with:
American Consulate in Florence
With over thirty years of history, Porretta Soul Festival has hosted the best Soul music Bands, many of whom have come to Europe for the first time.
Rufus Thomas Park
Dedicated to Rufus Thomas, this Park host Porretta Soul Festival main stage.
Rufus Thomas Cafè
Central Square, the best location to enjoy daily free shows.
Street Food Village
With more than 30 street foods from around the world, Street Food is in for all days of the shows.
Sweet Soul Music, is an association created to promote Soul music knowledge. It was founded by Graziano Uliani in 1987.
The following year Porretta Soul Festival was born, which over the years has taken on such dimensions of prestige and notoriety as to make it the most important European event dedicated to Soul and Rhythm & Blues music.
Rick Hutton, Master of Ceremonies. For the press release and biographies click here.
8:00 PM The Özdemirs
9:00 PM Mitch Woods & Bononia Sound Machine
10:15 PM Sandy Carroll
11:00 PM Curtis Salgado & Soul Shot Band
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
8:00 PM Tad Robinson Band
9:30 PM Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band, The Jewels,
Eric Gales, Stefanie Bolton, Bigg Robb
Sweet Soul Music Award 2026 presented to Jerry Phillips
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
8:00 PM Thornetta Davis & ZBlues Band
9:30 PM Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band, The Jewels,
Lenny Williams, Karen Wolfe
Sweet Soul Music Legacy Award presented to Albhy Galuten
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
8:00 PM John Ellison & The Carpenter Ants (opening)
9:30 PM Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band Revue with The Jewels,
Eric Gales, Lenny Williams, Stefanie Bolton, Bigg Robb,
Karen Wolfe, Sandy Carroll, Mitch Woods
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
Piazza della Libertà – Free concerts from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Thursday, July 23
5:00 PM The Heaters (Pistoia)
6:00 PM Miami Soul Band (Modena)
7:00 PM The BlueSisters (Pistoia)
Friday, July 24
11:00 AM Hevol Band (Pistoia)
12:00 PM Soulfix (Pesaro)
5:00 PM Giallo Blues Band (Modena)
6:00 PM GOMM Rhythm & Blues Tribute (Lucca)
7:00 PM Guitarbo’ (San Donà di Piave)
Saturday, July 25
11:00 AM Soul What?! (Parma)
12:00 PM Open Mic Jam Session
4:00 PM Good Ole Boys (Versilia)
5:00 PM Canettes Blues Band (Geneva, CH)
6:00 PM Joleen Band (U.K./Romagna)
7:00 PM 5th Avenue Retail Market (Lombardia)
Sunday, July 26
11:00 AM Tennessee Rose Blues Band (Firenze)
12:00 PM Aerosoul (Torino)
4:00 PM Golden Soul (Padova)
5:00 PM Doors To Balloons (Forlì)
6:00 PM Battisti Soul (Bologna)
7:00 PM Eightballs (Macerata)
Oversoul StreetBand through the streets of Porretta
Sunday, July 26
Revelation Gospel Choir
Saturday, September 26
“Black Organ” in collaboration with Nuèter
Concert by faculty and students of the Conservatorio Frescobaldi di Ferrara and two vocal ensembles from Mirandola and Francesco Zagnoni
“A Grego-Jazz Christmas”
Free itinerant concerts with Festival headliners
Monday, July 27
Vergato
Thornetta Davis & ZBlues Band
Tuesday, July 28
Tolé
Thornetta Davis & ZBlues Band
Wednesday, July 29
Camugnano
Thornetta Davis & ZBlues Band
Thursday, July 30
Rocchetta Mattei
Mitch Woods & His Rockin’ 88s
Friday, July 31
Grizzana Morandi
Bononia Sound Machine
Off-site concerts
July 17-18
Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Festival
Wednesday, July 22
Fanano (MO)
Thornetta Davis & ZBlues Band
Thursday, July 30
Mombaroccio (PU)
Leon Beal & Luca Giordano Band
Friday, July 31
Mombaroccio (PU)
Thornetta Davis & ZBlues Band
“An accurate portrait of Porretta Soul Festival legends”
Available on demand on
The best of PSF 2025. Unforgettable footage shot by NJ Video & Drones. See you in 2026!
Interviews with the artists and staff, gags and curiosities, why Enrico doesn’t give up and tries to fit in everywhere.
Anything can happen at the Porretta Soul Festival, even meeting the Blues Brothers or record producer Albhy Galuten.
To TV Libera S.p.A. Production in association with: Sweet Soul Music & Lepida TV. Created by: Riccardo Fagioli
The best of PSF 2024. The unforgettable images shot by NJ Video & Drones. See you in 2025!
Remembering PSF 2023. Some images of an unforgettable edition. Thanks to NJ Video feat. Jacopo Indelicato & Nicola Galati. Supervision of P. Gramegna.
A special interview in which Graziano Uliani tells us about the Porretta Soul Festival and murals that have changed the face of Porretta Terme (Bo).
The best of the female vocal performances of the Porretta Soul Festival 2022. Made by Alessandro Baroncini (Lepida TV).
Porretta Soul Festival Street Art has created a path that allows you to discover characteristic corners of town. Selected European artists.
Porretta Terme is located in the middle of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, halfway between Bologna and Florence, not so far from International Airports.
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