a bridge
From the Mediterranean to the rest of Europe. We connect scenes, artists and professionals across both shores, bringing Sicily into the major international circuits.
4th edition · Mazara del Vallo, Sicily
Mezzo
Festival
the festival of the New Mediterranean
Manifesto
We stand
in the middle!
Mezzo Festival is a journey into Mediterranean culture — not as a nostalgic echo of the past, but as the living expression of a sea that unites stories and peoples.
A place where the Mediterranean stops being Europe’s periphery and goes back to being what it has always been: the centre of the world.
We do it in Mazara del Vallo, on the south-western tip of Sicily — a port town facing Africa, where Arab, Norman and Baroque histories share the same streets.
This is the New Mediterranean.
Mezzo Festival is…
inclusion
For a community that cares about everyone. Volunteers and local associations at its core: a festival that belongs to the people who live it.
music
From local artists to international stars. Concerts, DJ sets and off events that put new voices and established names on the same stage.
They played at Mezzo
From local artists
to international stars
- Casadilego
- Davide Shorty
- Giovanni Truppi
- Ele A
- Random
- Nico Arezzo
- Alessio Bondì
- Mascarimirì
- Libero Reina
- Katadeo
- Cico Messina
- Fabrizio Mocata
- Leila Koumiya
Mezzo at a glance · since 2024
A community
that keeps growing
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…and a network of 50+ sponsors and institutions.
From the Mediterranean to Europe
A bridge
on the move
Networks we belong to
European Festivals Association
Keep On Live
Sicily Music ConferenceWhere you’ll find us
WOMEX 26
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
21 – 26 October 2026
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2027
Groningen · Italian Pavilion
13 – 16 January 2027
30.07 – 1.08.2027 · Mazara del Vallo
Come and stand
in the middle
Tickets
On sale from December 2026. Save the dates and stay tuned.
Artists
Bring your music to the stage of the New Mediterranean, alongside names from the Italian and international scene.
Professionals
Bookers, labels, promoters, festivals: let’s meet at Mezzo and at European showcases to build real connections.
Partners & brands
Support change, young people and the future of Southern Italy. Let’s build the next edition together.
The curious
Three days of music, art and culture under the Sicilian summer sky. Just show up.