Festambiente

{{Short description|Environmental and music festival in Grosseto, Italy}}

{{Infobox festival

| frequency = Annual

| location = Rispescia, Grosseto, Italy

| established = 1989

| founder_name =

| organizer = Legambiente

| website = {{url|https://festambiente.it/}}

}}

Festambiente is the national festival of Legambiente, held annually in August in Grosseto, Italy.

Established in 1989, the festival takes place at Legambiente's National Center for Sustainable Development, located in the former ENAOLI Farmhouse in Rispescia, near the entrance to the Maremma Regional Park, about 6 km south of Grosseto.{{Cite news|url=https://firenze.repubblica.it/tempo-libero/2017/08/03/news/festambiente-172292416/#gallery-slider=172293035|title=Festambiente, a Grosseto arriva il festival "green"|first=Valeria|last=Strambi|work=la Repubblica|date=3 August 2017|access-date=10 February 2025}} Recognized as a significant environmental event in Europe, Festambiente attracts over 80,000 visitors each year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.regione.toscana.it/documents/735693/1332128/Comunicato-Festambiente-2012.pdf|title=Comunicato Festambiente|date=6 August 2012|publisher=Regione Toscana|access-date=10 February 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.toscanachiantiambiente.it/ritorna-festambiente-il-primo-festival-in-europa-certificato-ecoevents/|title=Ritorna Festambiente, il primo festival in Europa certificato Ecoevents|date=8 August 2021|work=Toscana Chianti Ambiente|access-date=10 February 2025}}

The festival features talks, debates, and performances aimed at raising awareness on topics such as healthy eating, environmental and cultural heritage conservation, and the protection of local traditions and cultures.{{Cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/green-and-blue/2022/08/03/news/festa_legambiente_ripescia-360256939/|title=La crisi climatica al centro di Festambiente a Ripescia|date=3 August 2022|work=la Repubblica|access-date=10 February 2025}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/green-and-blue/2024/08/08/news/legambiente_sfida_la_normativa_e_presenta_pannelli_solari_in_mezzo_a_campi_coltivati-423438016/|title=Legambiente sfida la normativa e presenta pannelli solari in mezzo a campi coltivati

|first=Luca|last=Fraioli|work=la Repubblica|date=8 August 2024|access-date=10 February 2025}} A key highlight of the event is its live music concerts, which close each day of the festival.{{Cite news|url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_agosto_06/legambiente_festa_97bb9f88-82a4-11de-ace9-00144f02aabc.shtml|title=Festambiente: 10 giorni di show e dibattiti per un'Italia sostenibile|work=Corriere della Sera|date=6 August 2009|access-date=10 February 2025}} Artists who performed multiple times at Festambiente include Francesco De Gregori, Vinicio Capossela, Elio e le Storie Tese, Daniele Silvestri, Edoardo Bennato, Alborosie, Quartiere Coffee, Modena City Ramblers, Bandabardò, Caparezza, Roy Paci, Max Gazzè, and Afterhours.