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Napoli Mon Amour: Free Open-Air Cinema at Piazza Garibaldi, 26 August–4 September 2026
Ten free evenings of Neapolitan cinema — Sorrentino, Garrone, Martone, the Manetti brothers — in the Cavea beside Napoli Centrale station, part of the city's Estate a Napoli 2026 programme.
What is Napoli Mon Amour?
Napoli Mon Amour is a ten-evening open-air film festival curated by Dedalus Cooperativa Sociale, part of the city's Estate a Napoli 2026 programme — a run of roughly 80 free cinema, music, theatre and dance events the Comune di Napoli has staged since 2 July across the summer. The festival's focus is narrow and specific: films about Naples, and films by the directors who've shaped how the city gets portrayed on screen — Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, Mario Martone, the Manetti Bros and others — with post-screening conversations and guests rather than a straight run of movies.
Confirmed guests include singer-actor Nino D'Angelo, actor Biagio Izzo, and director Mario Martone, appearing across the ten nights alongside the screenings.
When and where does it run?
The festival runs from 26 August to 4 September 2026 in the Cavea di Piazza Garibaldi — the sunken open-air amphitheatre built into the square above Napoli Centrale, part of the piazza's redesign around the train and metro station. It's an unusual venue for a film festival: rather than a park or courtyard, the screen sits in a modern, terraced public space that most visitors otherwise only pass through on the way in or out of the city.
All ten evenings are free, with the programme built around one film per night through the run.
Is it really free, and how do I plan an evening around it?
Yes — admission is free for all ten nights, funded by the Comune di Napoli as part of Estate a Napoli. There's no ticketing system mentioned in the festival's own announcements, so the practical approach is the same as for any free outdoor screening in a city square: arrive with enough time before the evening's start to find a seat, rather than assume one will be waiting.
The Cavea's location is its biggest practical advantage — it sits essentially on top of Napoli Centrale, reachable by any train, metro Linea 1 or Linea 2, or Circumvesuviana service into the station. That makes it an easy add-on for anyone already passing through the station that evening, or a low-effort plan for a first or last night in Naples: dinner in the nearby Vasto or Duomo neighbourhoods, then a short walk to the Cavea for the evening's film. Reported by the Comune di Napoli and Dedalus Cooperativa Sociale, with programme details confirmed by NapoliToday.
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