The Giorni di Tuono Festival is back!
The festival of comics, music, and film dedicated to Tuono Pettinato will take place in Pisa from Thursday, June 11, to Saturday, June 13, 2026. Following the great success of the four previous editions, the event organized by the Tuono Pettinato Foundation with the support of the City of Pisa returns with an even richer program in terms of guests and events—all with free admission—while maintaining the quintessential “Tuonesque” spirit: a sly and ironic perspective for decoding reality.
Artistic direction by Antonio Capellupo and Guido Siliotto.
This year’s poster was created by cartoonist and comic artist Mario Natangelo, winner of the 2026 Tuono Pettinato Prize for “Cenere,” an intimate and delicate book that ironically recounts one of the most excruciating losses: that of a mother.
EVENT PROGRAM – FREE ADMISSION
MONDAY, JUNE 8
5 P.M. – Biblioteca SMS – MAGNIFICI LAVATIVI –Opening of the exhibition of drawings by girls and boys from schools in Pisa
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
9 P.M. – Teatro Sant’Andrea – LAVATIVE MAGNIFICENZE – Preview of the opening minutes of the show dedicated to Tuono Pettinato, produced by the Collettivo Corpicini
9.30 P.M. – Teatro Sant’Andrea – FAVOLA – Public reading by Francesco Cattani and Fumettibrutti
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
12 P.M. – Museo della Grafica – Opening of the exhibition of Tuono Pettinato’s illustrations and official greetings
4 P.M. – Margot – SANDWICH – Interviews with festival guests for the podcast hosted by Salvatore Zappia, Carolina Paolicchi, and Marcello Pastore
6 P.M. – La Nunziatina – UNA COMMUNITY VI SEPPELIRÀ – Conversation on the encounter-clash between comics and social media with Natangelo, Maicol & Mirco, Fumettibrutti, and Francesco Cattani
6.45 P.M. – La Nunziatina – INFERNO! – Presentation of Dante’s Inferno illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martín, interviewed by Guido Siliotto
7.45 P.M. – River Art Lab – IMMAGINI DALL’INFERNO – Opening of the exhibition of Miguel Ángel Martín’s illustrations
8 P.M. – Cantiere San Bernardo – SCHEGGE – Book presentation with Francesco Catelani, Alpraz, Federica Ferraro (Archivio di Ferro), Holly Heuser, Liz Van Der Null, moderated by Alino
8.45 P.M. – Cantiere San Bernardo – VIETATO ARRENDERSI – Opening of the exhibition of illustrations by Gianluca Costantini
9 P.M. – Cantiere San Bernardo – GIANGIACOMO FELTRINELLI. RIVOLUZIONE PERMANENTE – Public reading curated by Davide Toffolo and Giulio D’Antona
10 P.M. – Cantiere San Bernardo – Uochi Toki in concert
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
12 P.M.– Studio Gennai – CENERE – Opening of the exhibition by Natangelo, winner of the 2026 Tuono Pettinato Award
12.30 P.M. – Studio Gennai – SQUAME – IOpening of the exhibition by Eugenia Erba, winner of the 2025 Tuono Pettinato Scholarship, introduced by Andrea Bruno
4 P.M. – Margot – SANDWICH – Interviews with festival guests for the podcast hosted by Salvatore Zappia, Carolina Paolicchi, and Marcello Pastore
6 P.M. – La Nunziatina – DAL MITO AL FUMETTO: GLI DEI NELLA NONA ARTE – Discussion with Rita Petruccioli (“Medea”), Cristina Kokoro and Eleonora Gatta (“Gorgonia”), Donatella Puliga (“Antikoi”), moderated by Virginia Tonfoni (in collaboration with Fumetti & Popcorn)
6.45 P.M. – La Nunziatina – FUMETTI A 33 GIRI – Record covers in the art of Miguel Ángel Martín, Davide Toffolo, Dottor Pira, and LRNZ, a discussion moderated by Guido Siliotto
7.30 P.M. – La Nunziatina – GEIST MASCHINE VOL. 2 – Presentation of LRNZ’s book, with an interview by Maurizio Vaccaro
9 P.M. – Cineclub Arsenale – CINEMA O FOLLIA? – Discussion with director and producer Ciro Ippolito, interviewed by Antonio Capellupo
10 P.M. – Cineclub Arsenale – MARATUONA CINEMATOGRAFICA –“Arrapaho” (Version restored by the Cineteca di Bologna) and “Aliens” (Director’s cut)
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
11 P.M. – Cineclub Arsenale – CIAO MAMMA, VADO DAI FANTASMI – Book presentation by Luca Raffaelli, Piero Bulzoni, and Lucia Nanni, interviewed by Matteo Pelliti, followed by a comic book workshop
4 P.M. – Margot – SANDWICH – Interviews with festival guests for the podcast hosted by Salvatore Zappia, Carolina Paolicchi, and Marcello Pastore
6 P.M. – La Nunziatina – ICONOGRAFIE FELINE: COME I GATTI HANNO SEGNATO IL MONDO DEL FUMETTO – Discussion with Dottor Pira (“Gatto Mondadory. Trilogia della valle Scrivia”), Juta (“Gatto Pernucci”), Gilbert Shelton (“Fat Freddy’s Cat” – via video link), and Fabio Gadducci, moderated by Maurizio Vaccaro (in collaboration with Fumetti & Popcorn)
6.45 P.M. – La Nunziatina – LA FINE DEL MONDO – Presentation of the new issue of the magazine tuttofumetto with Maicol & Mirco, Dottor Pira, Vitt Moretta, and Chiara Cruciati
9 P.M. – Circolo Caracol –Altro in concert. Opening act: “Ma non erano in tre?”, an illustrated concert by Guido Brualdi
FESTIVAL VENUES
SMSBiblio – Via S. Michele degli Scalzi 178
Teatro Sant’Andrea – Via del Cuore snc
Museo della Grafica – Lungarno Galileo Galilei 9
River Art Lab – Via San Martino 76/78
La Nunziatina – Via la Nunziatina 11
Cantiere San Bernardo – Via Pietro Gori snc
Studio Gennai – Via Giovanni Bovio 4
Cineclub Arsenale – Vicolo Scaramucci 2
Circolo Caracol – Via Carlo Cattaneo 64
Margot – Piazza Chiara Gambacorti (La Pera) 43
