Festival au Désert Firenze is a music festival that brings together Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe, starting from the collaboration between the Festival au Désert of Timbuktu (Mali) and the Fondazione Fabbrica Europa.
It is a project conceived as an “open space,” an urban interpretation of the desert as an imaginative vision. A journey/pathway/passage that shifts from a geographic dimension to a cultural one, made up of creative encounters and co-productions that promote “artistic nomadism.”

The Parco delle Cascine becomes the ideal place to experience this cultural offering in an open and active way, enhancing a context in which musical imagination fosters new possibilities for coexistence among diverse cultures.

The programme is structured so that the park is experienced throughout the day, from morning to evening, envisioned as a space for storytelling, exchange, dialogue, and unique creative encounters.

Among the highlights of the upcoming edition are The Zawose Queens (pictured), produced by the prestigious Real World label founded by Peter Gabriel.

Festival au Désert is an event within the framework of Estate Fiorentina 2025.

photo: Michael Mbwambo