Eufonica 2026: what is coming on sunday 17

Final day for Eufonica 2026, the Salone della Musica e delle sue Professioni currently taking place at BolognaFiere.On Sunday, May 17, the event closes its fourth edition with a wide-ranging programme spanning music, education, wellbeing, creative professions and live performances.

Throughout the final day of the fair, the social and cultural value of music takes centre stage, with events dedicated to education, music therapy, music communication and new audiovisual narratives. Among the day’s highlights, at 11:00 AM on the Silent Arancio Stage, the panel “The Social Value of the Arts: Towards a New Cultural Welfare” will take place, promoted by the Department of the Arts of the University of Bologna. Meanwhile, in Sala Gavotta, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, “The Sound and Musical Experience in the Family as a Tool for Early Childhood Development”, organised by Nati per la Musica in collaboration with SIEM Bologna, will be held.

The recurring theme of music and inclusivity - a key thread throughout this edition - returns with the conference “A Different Kind of Music! Training Professionals in Audiotactile Music”, scheduled for 2:00 PM on the Silent Verde Stage and promoted by AIdSM and Eufonica. Later in the afternoon, Sala Gavotta will host “Music Therapy: Sound in Relationships”, a round table organised by AIM - Italian Association of Music Therapy Professionals.

On the education and music careers front, other notable events include “Singing as a Profession Today: From Dream to Real Possibility” at 1:15 PM on the Silent Arancio Stage and “Music for Images: Creativity, Composition and New Narratives”, an event dedicated to the relationship between music and audiovisual storytelling, scheduled for 3:45 PM on the Silent Giallo Stage.

Live concerts and performances will also take place throughout the day, from the performance by the Celtic Harp International Academy at 12:45 PM on the Silent Giallo Stage to the Outdoor Stage programme featuring the Filarmonica di Padova Youth Orchestra, the “Polifonia di Regioni” concert by the Intrecci di Corde Festival and, later in the afternoon, live sets curated by MEI - Meeting delle Etichette Indipendenti.

The grand finale begins at 4:30 PM on the Outdoor Stage with the “Memento 20 Years Block Party”, a special DJ set event organised by The Vinyl Market Berlin celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Memento Records, the historic international electronic music label founded by DJ Idriss D.

The Drum Show also continues throughout the day in Pavilion 25, with masterclasses, demos and concerts dedicated to the world of percussion, featuring guests such as Thomas Lang, Vera Figueiredo, Paolo Valli and Sergio Bellotti, leading up to the closing concert of the Dom Famularo Day.

A final day that fully reflects all the different souls of Eufonica: its focus on education, its exploration of the social role of music, its trade fair dimension and its live performances.