What's on, where

Turin's beating heart for the international underground techno scene — explicitly inclusive ('come as you are'), with a garden/smoking area and serious bookings (Token, Ostgut-Ton, Fuse, Mord residents). Far more credible than the city's commercial discos.

Event · Turin · Sat 27

Genoa's 15th-edition avant-garde electronic + performance festival (theme 'Outer Space'), 50 artists from 25 countries, gender-balanced and transnational — the antithesis of a tourist-trap night out. Spreads across historic-centre theatres, the fishing-market Darsena and clubs. This is exactly their electronic/indie wheelhouse (Moor Mother, afro-house/gqom club nights at Menodue, Double Drop, QUE DJ).

Event · Liguria · Mon 22 – Sat 27 Jun

The legendary stone arches under Piazza Vittorio, reopened after years of renovation, are once again Turin's summer nightlife soul — local collectives (Subvrs, Muzak, GENAU, Ratcrew) spinning house/electro right on the Po. Capodoglio and Gianca run nightly June DJ sets.

Nightlife · Turin

A small, authentic Langhe retreat in a two-century-old family cascina among vineyards and hazelnut groves: sunrise 'yang-to-yin' yoga, an experiential picnic walk through the noccioleti with pranayama in nature, a natural-cosmetics workshop, and home-cooked Langhe food. Dates fall squarely in the trip window.

Wellness · Langhe & Monferrato · Fri 26 – Sat 27 Jun

Weekly sunset yoga on the only terrace overlooking the Gulf of Tigullio — fluid flow with the sound of the waves and a post-class aperitivo included in packages. A lovely, low-commitment coastal wellness moment right where the Portofino-area route runs.

Yoga · Liguria · Wed 24

One of the few open-air dancefloors in Genoa — a historic seafront beach club on the Corso Italia promenade with a terrace right over the beach. Summer programming rotates Latin (salsa/bachata/reggaeton/kizomba, often with a beginner lesson first), tango milonga and house, so you can dance over the sea instead of in a basement club.

Dance · Liguria · Tue 23

Turin's edgiest cultural club, part of the Docks Dora industrial scene — hosts AMORƏ ('Kinky galaxxxy') with the Kiki House of Savoia ballroom crew, vogue beat/electro/hyper-pop, and a strict no-discrimination door. Genuinely queer and underground, not a tourist gay bar.

Nightlife · Turin

Milan's standout sex-positive collective — explicitly non-commercial, consent-obsessed 'contemporary ritual' fusing techno with sexual freedom, run by Industrial Romantico with a care team ensuring every interaction is wanted. Held the last Saturday of the month at the legendary squat-venue Tempio del Futuro Perduto; the 27 June 2026 'Kinky Garden — After Pride' edition lands perfectly in the window.

Kink · Milan & around · Sat 27

The big official Milano Pride 2026 night party (Pride parade is the same day, Sat 27 Jun). Toilet Club is Milan's defining queer/genderless/'eterofriendly' party brand — teased wigs, stilettos, smudged makeup, 'show up however you want'. Huge Fabrique stage with LoZelmo DJ (queer-fem slut-pop) and a roster of drag/performers (Croce Atroce, Khendrah Lamborghini, Phoebe, Slava, Simon Bowery, Kweeng). Not a kink/fetish play space — it's a high-energy queer club night — but it's the queer-scene standout in the window if the Milan leg lands on the 27th.

Kink · Milan & around · Sat 27

A friendly, volunteer-run weekly mixer (every Tuesday 20:00) that explicitly connects travellers with Turin locals to chat, make friends and swap languages — set on the beautiful Piazza Vittorio. Zero-commitment way to actually meet locals over a drink; Turin also has parallel nights (Wed language tandem at Six Nations, Thu 'Speak Italian' at La Drogheria, Fri English Speakers at Jumping Jester).

LocalConnect · Turin · Tue 23

A genuine Pro Loco fishing-village sagra (mussels 'muscoli' + anchovies) with food stands every evening and live orchestras — the unpolished, local, eat-with-the-neighbours side of the Gulf of La Spezia. Runs across four weekends so it hits the late-June trip window.

Event · Liguria · Mon 22 – Sat 27 Jun

Every Friday in June the Moscato-country castle at Mango hosts evenings of aperitivo, cocktails and music with a hilltop view — the closest the Langhe gets to a relaxed DJ/clubbier night, in a beautiful authentic setting rather than a city club.

Aperitivo · Langhe & Monferrato

An authentic, local-run cycle of sunset yoga and pranayama on Vernazzola's free beach in the heart of Genoa — the kind of unfussy, community session locals actually go to, not a tourist package. Mondays & Thursdays at 19:15 in June.

Yoga · Liguria

A vast Latin-American 'village' (ex-Expo) running Wed–Sun all summer with 3 dance plazas (salsa, bachata, reggaeton/kizomba), DJ sets, animation, street food and a big concert main-stage. Crowded and commercial, but unbeatable for sheer open-air social dancing if the Day-5 Milan leg lands on a festival night.

Dance · Milan & around · Mon 22 – Sat 27 Jun