Autori
Dubini, Paola
Ponte di Pino, Oliviero
Alonzo, Giulia

Titolo
Piccoli e tenaci: i festival culturali nei piccoli comuni italiani
Periodico
Economia della cultura
Anno: 2025 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 341 - Pagina finale: 359

This article examines the role of cultural festivals in Italian municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, exploring their function as tools for social cohesion and territorial regeneration. Based on a desk analysis of the DBFest database and a purposive sample of festivals active in 2024, the authors identify three main territorial clusters: isolated municipalities, small tourist towns, and underutilized amenity-rich areas. The research highlights how festivals – even in contexts marked by low population density and limited infrastructure – can activate social capital, foster civic participation, and strengthen collective identity. Festivals are understood not merely as cultural events but as «fluid infrastructures» capable of catalyzing place-making processes and bottom-up sustainable development. Nevertheless, their long-term sustainability depends on tailored public policies, stable institutional support, and a careful balance between authenticity, local engagement, and territorial capacity.



SICI: 1122-7885(2025)2<341:PETIFC>2.0.ZU;2-L
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